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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1919)
THE SUXDAT OREGOIAN PORTLAND, AUGUST 3, 1919. Great Sales Usher In the 3d Anniversary of See Also Back Page This Section for Additional Store News of Especial hit er est to Women See Double Page Spread In the Center of This Section for News of Meier & Frank's Great Co-operative Sales r 1 m 5 5 THE- Q.UALITSTOR.& OF- PORTLAND rK. iixaJv, "Mor-riMv Alder 3t MEIER & FRANK'S Lower Price Downstairs Store is essentially as the name implies, a place where merchandise is to be had at lower prices but it is more It is a place where GOOD merchandise is to be had at lower prices be cause it is an integral part of the MEIER & FRANK Store famous for more than 60 years for selling good merchandise. The diversity of the lines the Lower Price Downstairs Store handles is at once apparent when one considers that it is a complete store in itself, paralleling in its stocks many of the lines carried in the main store sections. Its value-giving is proverbial, for within the short space of 3 years it has launched and carried to a successful conclusion more big value-giving events than any store of its kind in the whole Northwest. That, too, is to be expected of a store with the MEIER &. FRANK resources behind it and with the MEIER & FRANK principles to guide it. It is very accessible all elevators and escalators connect with the Down stairs Store. It has three direct street entrances. It is a pleasant place to shop flooded with daylight, scientifically ventilated. Above all it extends to patrons the same SERVICE as the Upstairs Store there is no discrimination at MEIER & FRANK'S between Upstairs and Downstairs patrons in the matter of charging purchases or other courtesies between the store and the people it serves. The Downstairs Store offers this page of values for the first week of its 3d Anniversary Sales. -zz, Trit Quality" Store of- Portland A Sale of 1800 Men's Shirts Most Extraordinary Values at 98c If we bought these shirts on today's market they would be priced from $1.50 to $2.00. More than 1800 high-grade dress and negligee shirts of finely serv iceable madras, percale, Oxford cloth and other desirable materials. soft and stiff cuff shirts in a multitude of neat striped effects. The negligee shirts have collars attached. Some of these shirts are subject to very slight imperfections. All regular sizes. Men's Work Shirts 75 Men's work shirts that will give the utmost in made of heavy blue chambray with at- All regular sizes. servio tached collars. Pockets. Union Suits Only 50 Men's and boys' athletic style union suits made with elastic waistband and closed crotch. Some slightly imperfect. All regular sizes. Men's Fiber Sox 19 - First quality fiber silk sox in plain white with printed checks in blue, green, yellow and black, also a few plain colors. Regularly 35c. Men's Hose, 3 Pairs 50 Men's serviceable lisle finished cotton sox in black, white, cordovan and other colors. All sizes 9 to 11. Worth 25c pair. r Sale 600 Pairs Women's White Shoes Formerly Priced at $4.00 to $8.00 $2.98 A great final disposal of women's white shoes including sam ples and small lots taken from regular stock. White wash kid button shoes with 8-inch tops, Cuban heels and leather soles. White Sea Island duck 8-inch top lace shoes with Cuban heels and sewed soles. White nubuck lace Oxfords with white military heels and white leather soles. Other odd lots. Broken sizes 2' to 7. Less than present wholesale cost at, pair $2.98. EXTRA! The type is small but the values big in these: Bathing Suits Special $2.98 Men's and women's one-piece wool mixed bathing suits with skirt. Ihe men's are in plain colors, the women's in combinations. Sizes 33 to 44. Silk Petticoats Special $3.98 Women's good messaline and taf feta silk, petticoats in plain colors, stripes and changeables. All regular sizes. About present cost. American Lady Corsets $1.59 Made of good quality coutil and batiste. Embroidery trimmed. Four desirable styles. To $3.00 values. New Georgine Waists $1.98 Women's new Georgine waists in plain hemstitched and embroidered front styles. With sailor collar. Flesh and white. All sizes. Women's Wash Waists 9S New voile waists in white and col ors, also fancy madras and checked and striped dimity waists. All sizes. Sweaters for SI Children's good sweaters in all de sirable colors. Sizes 4 to 10 years. Some slightly imperfect. Children's Wash Dresses SI. 49 Fancy plaid gingham dresses, also plain linene, batiste and striped and corded voile dresses. 3 to 14 years. To $2.98 values. Child's Play Suits SI Slipover play suits in tan and blue with red trimming. 4 to 8 years. Worth $1.50. $10 2 Great Apparel Sales Values of the most extraordinary kind will be found in our Lower Price Store Anni versary Co-operative Sale of apparel. Two exceptional groups as follows : At Garments regularly priced as high as $25.00. Women's Dresses at $10 Made of Georgette crepe and crepe de chine in wanted colors, also dark taffeta, poplin and messaline dresses and serge and jersey models. Many SAMPLE dresses in sizes 16, 18 and 36. Fifty different styles in the lot. Capes, Coats, Dolmans, $10 Made of all-wool poplin, velours, Panama cloth and gabardine,- these capes, coats and dolmans are shown in all colors. Also a limited number of serge suits in navy blue. Unequaled values at $10. At Garments regularly priced as high as $12.50. Women's Skirts for $5 These are our "Special $7.95" skirts at $5 while any remain. Heavy quality fancy plaid surah silk and twill skirts, plain blue and black serge skirts and fancy block or plaid poplin models. All sizes. Misses' Dresses at $5 Misses' and children's soft silk chiffon taffeta dresses in every wanted shade. Also a limited number of silk poplin coats in all colors. Sizes 3 to 14 years. Regularly priced to $12.50. L DOMESTICS AT ABOUT PRESENT COST! Standard Oilcloth, Yard 33d Standard oilcloth in plain and figured ef fects. Regular width. Subject to slight im perfections. Regularly, priced at 50c yard, special 33c. 1 Table Damask, Yard at 59 Highly mercerized table damask that is 63 inches wide. Mill lengths Wz to 2 yards. Limited quantity. Worth 79c to 85c yard. Curtains, Pair Only $1.98 Samples of marquisette and scrim curtains trimmed with Torchon and Cluny laces. 1, 2 and 3 pairs of a kind. To $3.98 values. Curtaining. Yard Only 23 Marquisette, scrim, sea cloth and voile cur taining. 34 to 38 inches wide. Some of this material is slightly imperfect. Worth to 50c. Curtain Scrim, Yard 12y2$ Good quality curtain scrim in white, ecru and cream with plain, and fancy borders. Full width material. Regularly priced 20c yard. r Comfy Cloth, Yard at 15 Surface fleece comfy cloth in striped, checked, plaid and figured effects. 27 inches wide. Regularly priced at 25c yard special 15c. Muslin Sheets, Each $1.39 72x93 -inch seamless sheets of good sturdy muslin. Full bleached sheets torn before hem. ming. About present cost at each 51.39. Pillow Tubing, Yard 39 Good quality pillow tubing that is full bleached. 42 inches wide. Very specially priced in this 6ale at, yard 39c. Feather Pillows, Each S9 Genuine feather pillows in size 17x25 inches. Covers of fancy art ticking in desirable colors. Limited number. Worth $1.25 each. Comforters Only $3.98 Home-made, hand knotted comforters filled with 4 pounds good white cotton. Covered with fancy silkolines and challis. r Blankets Special $4.75 Fine wool finish blankets in full size. Plain gray and white blankets also plaid effects. Good heavy weight. Regularly priced at $6.49 a pair. Bed Spreads Special S2.39 Pretty Marseilles bed spreads in good weight. Full size. Some have slight imperfections. If perfect these spreads would be priced at $5.00. Bed Spreads Special S3.49 Satin bed spreads in fancy Marseilles pat terns. 76x88 inches. Some slightly shelf-worn. Limited number. Regularly $5.00. Wash Goods, Yard Only 15 27-inch strong cloth in wanted striped and figured designs on light and dark grounds. For garments receiving hard wear. Regularly 25c yard. White Suiting, Yard 29 Standard brand heavy white suiting in mill lengths. Will cut to suit customer. 33 inches wide. Regularly 40c yard special 29c. New Gingham, Yard 25 Zephyr gingham remnants in pretty plaids. 32 inches wide. Lengths from 2 to 6 yards. Regu larly priced at 40c yard special 25c. Good Percales, Yard 19b Good quality percales in light and dark col ors. Many desirable designs. 36 inches wide. Mill lengths ZVz to 20 yards. Worth 25c yard, special 19c. , 1 Fancy Cretonnes, Yard 33 Fancy repps and cretonnes in pretty floral de signs. 36 inches wide. Included are materials worth to 75c yard very special at 33c. Huck Toweling, Yard 15 Fine birdseye weave huck toweling. 16 and 17 inches wide. Also crash and blue striped glass toweling. Regularly priced 19c yard. Terry Tow eling, Yard 29cV Full bleached Terry cioth toweling for bath towels, etc. Extra heavy weight material. 18 inches wide. Very special at yard 29c. 66 3600 Pairs Women's Onyx" Hosiery Very Specially Priced for the Anniversary Co-operative Sales 59c All first quality stockings of the famous "Onyx" make. Included are pure silk, fiber silk, plated and lisle stockings in fashionable shades of cordovan, gray, field mouse, taupe, navy, champagne, black and white. All regular sizes. 3600 pairs in this sale at, pair. 59c. Women's Hose, Pair 25 Good cotton stockings with reinforced heels and soles. Cordovan, gray, black and white. Wide elastic tops. All regular sizes. Some slightly imperfect. Children's Hose, Pair 15 Heavy black cotton stockings in all 8ize. Seconds. 8& mm HI Great Sale of 600 "Mina Taylor" House Dresses $1.39 Just received in time for our Anniversary Co-operative Sales. A fine new lot of 600 house dresses and coverall aprons of the famous "Mina Taylor" make on sale at $1.39 while any remain regular values to $2.50. Full cut, well made dresses and aprons of fine madras, chambray, percale, gingham and soisette. Attractive styles in a diversity of color combinations. These garments all exhibit the superior "Mina Taylor" workmanship, fit and finish. All regular sizes. See the illustration. ft Sale 1200 Women's Muslin Gowns Just Received in a Remarkable Special Purchase On Sale at $2.49 These are SAMPLES and odds and ends of women's gowns from one. of the country's fore most manufacturers. We secured the garments in a most important special purchase at so low a price that we are able to offer gowns of regular $3.50, $4, $4.50 and $5 qualities at $2.49. Made of fine longcloth and nainsook. Beautifully trimmed with laces, embroideries and ribbons. More than 50 styles to select from. All regular sizes. WTomen's Union Suits 39 "Fitrite" cotton knit union suits in good summer weight. Low neck, sleeveless, lace trimmed knee style in all regular sizes. Seconds. 5