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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1919)
i ! t I I i r ! ! "J ! T1IE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. POKTLAXD. XOVE3IREK 1G, 1919. SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS NO MATTER WHERE YOU SHOP, SHOP EARLY xxxxxtoxxxtoxtoxxxxvi EXPOSITION VISITORS! WELCOME TO PORTLAND AND THE QUALITY STORE Portland Lyceum Course "3 The West's Greatest Toytown and Dollville are ready for a wonderful holiday season with immense new stocks of toys, dolls and games. Fifth Floor. Tickets go on sale Tuesday at a special booth on our Main Floor for the 1919-1920 Portland Lyceum course of seven big num bers at $1.50 for the entire course. William Howard Taffc, Emmeline Pankhurst, Mark Sullivan and other notable speakers. Course will be. given at Municipal Auditorium. No mail orders. The- QjUALiTiT Stor.e of- Portland rlK. SbOJ"Mon-io, Alder 3ta Personal Engraved Greeting Cards for Christmas and the New Year should be ordered now. Our sample books show many new and original designs. Main Floor. Please note that Christmas cards, calen dars, gift stationery and novelties are now located in their holiday quarters on the Second Floor, Fifth Street. See Also Our Ads on Pages 12 and 13 this section, containing news of general interest on our Thanksgiving and pre-holiday activities. The Fourth Floor Celebrates the Approach of Thanksgiving with Sales of Suiits, Ftar s .Hats 11 I V 111 ill 7: IV l-J k 1 I Kd f.L I 111 UTS.. Ml I I . "l tW I If W 1 f-T T-, I i. - 'J ', Dresses- Wonderful Values $55.00 to $75.00 Dresses 31.50 Odd ones from this, that and the other assortment in our vast collection of models. Here one of black lace over white organdie, there a foulard by a famous maker, a lovely beaded georgette for afternoon, beautiful satins rather too exclusive usually for any small price, not to speak of paulette, charmeuse, moire, figured georgette and tricotine combinations without number. Some have the newest slashed and cape collars. Here and there is an evening dress which any clever person can easily utilize by a little pressing. $29.85 to $3 9.50 Dresses $19.65 Wool jersey, navy blue serge, satin, even a few of tri cotine. Coat styles and straight-line effects; some of the skirts are plenty wide enough for rapid walking. Only a few of a kind, but there are sizes 16 to 20 and 36 to 44 in one or another model. 600 Fine Suits Many at HALF $35.00 to $55.00 Suits Now $26.45 $65.00 to $70.00 Suits Now $35.45" $75.00 to $98.50 Suits Now $46.55 Clothes like these will make this Monday a "GLAD" day as Pollyanna would say. Getting up early so as to have first choice won't be hard, because it will pay well. Meter & Frank's: Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Some were re-priced earlier, but all have been re-grouped and marked considerably less so that their savings bulk large to any purse. Tailored by our regular fine manufacturers. Fashioned of velours, silvertone, chevrona; the finer ones with rich embroidery or furs, including nutria, beaver, Hudson seal (dyed muskrat) ; the first group mainly of the plainer styles always in vogue. 75 Hats at One Price $12.50 Enchanted with the charm of her own newly-chosen hat, the Lady in the Picture wants to whisper to other women that "these ?12.50 hats from the MEIER & FRANK French room are discoveries !" A blue beaver swathed with ' blue uncurled ostrich in picture fashion, special at $12.50. A gray beaver cloth small hat with the new silk and vel vet flowers, special at $12.50. A distinguished purple tur ban with brim of purple breast feathers, special at $12.50. A blue panne velvet hat en tirely surrounded with ostrich fringe, special at $12.50. A close-fitting turban in purple, very smart with seven small wings, special at $12.50. A tailored hat of brown vel vet with broad aeroplane wing in beige color, special at $12.50. A duvetyn hat embroidered with colored chenille and hav ing gold cloth sash, $12.50. A black velvet hat with pair of black wings, special at $12.50. And many others, all one of a kind. Meier & Frank's: Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Our Finest Coats Down in Price Velvet, plush, duvetyn, peachbloom, evora cloth, crystal tipped bolivia and tinseltone wraps of luxury for every formal occasion of the winter. $115.00 Coats Now $ 97.75 $125.00 Coats Now $106.25 $150.00 Coats Now $127.50 $175.00 Coats Now $148.75 $225.00 Coats Now $191.25 Sweeping cape collars, shawl collars and chokers of beaver, wolf, fox, nutria, Hudson seal and squirrel. Models . for the street, for afternoon, for more or less formal evening wear. Sumptuous as to furs, warm without oppressive weight distinctive, delightful. Coats which it is a pleasure to possess for not only one but several 6easons. ' Plenty of all sizes and colors for women and misses. Meier & Frank's:-Fourth Floor.(Iall Orders Filled.) All Furs, Chokers, Neckpieces Capes, and Coats Reduced For Thanksgiving! Girls' Party Dresses $43.50 to $92 Formerly Priced $60.00 to $125.00 Fresh enchanting frocks mostly received last week from New York. With Christmas coming we find there is hardly room enough to show them properly. Instead of shielding them carefully in glass cases we shall hang them all in a row and let our customers take their pick at these special prices. Many are copies and adaptations of French models. There is only a single dress of a kind so that no body will find her frock duplicated. The dress pictured is of a new white silk with fascinating paniers and exquisite draperies of toast colored maline and there are touches of gold cloth and brocaded tabs, each one with a little flower in either rose or blue. It is $54. Others are in turquoise blue, pink and mahogany. Meier & Frank's: Second Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Blouses for Thanksgiving and Holiday Gifts Pictured is a new slipon of navy blue georgette, embroid ered with dark blue silk floss and having vivid wool flowers in beige, rose, emerald. 15. A feminine tailored blouse is of gera nium spotted white ' georgette with a cunning tie having six little crocheted pears for pendants. $10. Featuring effective Venise lace is a lovely pink georgette blouse with pleat ing. $11. Chinese green is the artistic color of a georgette blouse which has bright Chi nese red embroidery and beading with a dash of purple for contrast. $1". An interesting navy blue georgette has a double bib collar and is embroidered in orange with little hanging chains of blue and amber beads. $12. Meier & Frank's:-Fourth Floor.(Mail Orders Filled.) FUR NECKPIECES Were $ 12.50, Now .$ 11.25 Were $ 20.00, Now $ 18.00 Were $ 50.00, Now $ 45.00 Were $ 75.00, Now $ 67.50 Were $.98.50, Now $ 88.65 Were $150.00, Now S135.00 Were $175.00, Now S157.50 Were $225.00, Now S202.50 FUR COATS Were $110.00, Now S 93.50 Were $155.00, Now $131.75 Were $250.00, Now $212.50 Were $395.00. Now $335.75 Were $450.00, Now S3S2.50 Were $585.00, Now S497.25 Were $650.00, New S552.50 Were $750.00, Now S637.50 Among the neckpieces are chokers, straight throws, collar effects, animal scarfs, wonder ful wide enveloping scarfs, large cape effects. These comprise lynx, skunk, beaver, nutria, mole, fitch, kolinsky, opossum, wolf, Hudson seal (dyed muskrat), gray and taupe squirrel, white fox, ermine, mink, red, natural, brown and black fox, distinctive Hudson Bay sable. Among the coats are Hudson seal (dyed musk rat), French seal (dyed coney), sealine, marmot, mole, natural otter, caracul, nutria, squirrel. Every fur in the Fur Salons is now re-priced, excepting only the children's furs. hi 1 'ten " -i.' f A i m .n.r $ f W ; If This is a typical illustration of the MEIER & FRANK policy to undersell while offering seasonable merchandise that is not to be excelled for quality. It is an extraordinary opportunity to choose among liter ally SIX HUNDRED SUITS of the kind one thoroughly approves of at the prices the average woman wants to spend. Plenty of all sizes and colors for women and misses. ' Meier & Frank's: Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.) Our clientele knowing the long - established reputation of MEIER & FRANK furs will appre ciate these reductions. All furs concerned are this Autumn's models from our own reliable fur riers nationally renowned for their product. -r-Meier & Frank's: Fourth Floor. (Mail Orders Filled.)