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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 10, 1920)
13 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTTjAXD, OCTOBER 10, 1920 77ie Meier & Frank Movement to Give Portland Lower Prices Gains Fresh Vigor Giving Portland. ower rice in the Downstairs Store TMt Q.UAL1TVSTO RCOP PORTLAWD SEE OPPOSITE AND BACK PAGES rvUv. 3ixv'MorrtaxvAldS' Sua. "V : Lot No. 1 Women's Blouses $3.98 ALL the important sections of the Downstairs Store contribute new lower prices on seasonable merchan dise of desirable qualities. Compared with January 1920 prices the new selling rates are very low indeed, as heads of families will discover to their satisfaction. Some of the values are described here, but there are many others throughout this Store of Economy. Originally $4.98 to $9.95 Good luck for early comers. Some of these blouses are less than half their original prices. Georgette crepe, pongee or crepe de chine, as one prefers. High, low, round and square necks with long and short sleeves. Many wanted colors and styles because it is a clearaway of all short lines in the Downstairs Waist Shop. Not all sizes in any one style. Lot No. 2 200 Trimmed Hats $3.98 Were $6.94 and $6.98 Effective hats in latest styles for women who want something different. Black silk velvet hats with tan, red and turquoise blue du vetyn crowns in pretty tai lored styles with roll brims showing the face. Also there are velvet hats trimmed with fancy ostrich and bound with silver ribbon. Then there are quaint Tam o'Shanters and other hats with irregular brims. Black, brown, taupe, beaver and navy in the lot. Lot No. 3 Georgette Crepe 115 Early-in-the-Season $2.50 Grade. An extraordinary special for anyone who wishes georgette crepe for dresses, blouses, scarfs and other draperies. All wanted colors, including white, flesh, navy, champagne, salmon, Belgian, black, Copenhagen, turquoise, pink and old rose. 39 and 40 inches wide. Lot No. 4 Women's Union Suits $1.69 All sizes in these medium weight fine ribbed union suits. High neck, long sleeves or low neck, elbow sleeves. Ankle length. Suit able weight for fall and winter. N ILL xtr aor dieary : Lot No. 5 Nashua Blankets $1.79 What could be cheaper than these cot ton blankets at as little as $1.79 for a pair? Gray or white with fancy borders. Good weight. 45x72 inches. Lot No. 6 Nashua Blankets $2.98 Regularly $3.79. 600 pairs of these well known double cotton blankets in white or tan. Good weight, 64x76 inches. Lot No. 7 Plaid Blankets $3.98 Regularly to $5.98. Just 100 pairs of these good heavy cotton plaid blankets in extra large size. Cleanup of small lots. Lot No. 8 Blankets $6.45 Regularly $7.98. Only 37 pairs of these heavy wool mixed blankets in block plaids. Large size. Lot No. 9 Pillows 86c and $1.59 Regularly $1.19 and $1.98. 500 Emme rich feather pillows covered with fancy ticking. Every housewife knows Em merich quality. Sizes 17x24 and 21x27 inches, according to price. Lot No. 10 Comforts $3.98 Regularly $4.98. Home-like home-made warm comforts for full sized beds, 72x90 inches. Covered with standard challis and silkoline, closely knotted and filled with 4 or 5 lbs. of good cotton. These comforts are sold here regularly at $4.98; in this sale save a dollar. Lot No. 11 . Table Cloths $1.98 Just 300 blue and white Japanese table cloths in four different patterns. 48 inches square. Regular $2.49 grade at $1.98. 14-inch napkins to match are $1.98 dozen. Lot No. 12 Bedspreads $1.98 Regularly $2.50. 78x84-inch crochet bedspreads of good substantial weight. All white with woven floral patterns. Lot No. 13 Pillow Cases 48c Regularly 65c. These are hemstitched pillow cases of good heavy muslin. Stan dard grade Size 45x36 inches. Wide hems neatly sewn. Lot No. 14 Curtain Goods 25c Regularly. 29c to 39c. Pretty scrims, voiles and marquisettes, frequently with dots, bowknots and natural roses. So pretty that one instantly wants to hang them at some window just to see the effect. All are a yard wide. Many have borders. Lot No. 15 Curtains $1.95 Regularly $2.49 to $3.98. 200 pairs of Nottingham lace or white and ecru scrim and marquisette curtains. 2 to 3 yard3 long. Plain and lace trimmed kinds. These are odd lots of 2 to 5 pairs which we wish to close out. While any remain, $1.95 pair. Lot No. 16 Cretonne 38c Regularly 45c to 75c. You will be sur prised to find what good heavy cretonne this is. Floral and conventional patterns in light and dark colors. Kinds you will want to . use for even your best rooms. Mostly mill lengths, of 1 to 10 yards in a piece. Sold at the rate of 38c yard. Lot No. 17 Batts 79c and $1.69 At 790. Were $1. 3-lb. cotton batts, size 72x90 inches.' At $1.69. Were $2.49. 2-lb. wool mixed batts, size 72x90 inches. Good warm news for the household this winter. Lot No. 18 Cotton Challis 25c Regularly 35c. Immensely good looking. See them for yourself and you will be sur prised to find anything so attractive at 25c. Many are pretty enough for kimonos. Doz ens of patterns. Rose effects, stripes, flow ers on gray grounds, Persian designs, ef fective Turkey red stripes, cool blues and far too many others to describe. 36 inches wide. Mill lengths of 2 to 10 yards, but some can be matched. Lot No. 19 Floor Mats 25c Regularly 35c. 18x27-inch oilcloth floor mats of heavy quality. Light and dark col ors. Easy to keep clean. Lot No. 20 32-Inch Gingham 32c Regularly 50c. Gingham of the better kind, free from dressing and fully 32 inches wide. Pretty plain shades of gray, blue, yellow, lavender and pink, as well as at tractive checks and plaids. Good for wom en's and children's dresses, aprons, kitchen curtains and other things. Lot. No. 21 Extra Good Percale 35c Regularly 50c. This percale is extra fine grade and is so soft and free from dressing that it is a pleasure to feel". Fully 36 inches wide. Plenty of dark colors, including in digo blue, as well as stripes, dots and small figures. Lot No. 22 Toweling 19c Was "special" at 29c. 16 to 18 inch crash, liuck and glass toweling to replenish house keepers' supplies. Some of this crash has a linen weft. Lot No. 23 Outing Flannel 19c Early season 35c grade. Outing flannel in white and colors for women's and chil dren's underclothes and women's, children's and men's pajamas and other night wear. In Lot No. 24 Women's and Misses' Autumn Coats 24oT5 100 samples and odd lots in sizes 18 to 53. many instances only one or two coats alike. Made of black and beaver colored plush, heather mixtures and meltons, velours, novelty plushes, silvertone and broad cloth. Good autumn shades of brown, navy, gray and other colors. Full loose backs and belted models. Sport and util ity lengths. Lined throughout and half lined'. A few are trimmed with fur. Good fortune to be able to get coats like these at $24.75. Lot No. 23 Fiber Stockings 50c Full fashioned good fiber stockings in white, black and gray with deep lisle tops. Made with double lisle soles and reinforced heels and toes. Sub-standards of higher priced lines. SftfllP Lot No. 26 1800 House Dresses and Coverall Aprons $1.98 Two sample lines together with all broken-size assort ments from our regular Downstairs Store stocks. All sorts of trademarked dresses including Mina Taylor and Gold Medal makes. Standard full-cut garments of ging ham and percale in blue and brown checks, pink and white stripes, green and yellow plaids, rose and black figures, green and white plaids, plain blue, flowered blue Regularly Priced to $1.98 rose and white figured effects, red and white checks, red and white stripes and many other designs. Every dress pictured will be here in this sale at 9:15. There are only two or three of a kind, so it will pay to shop early. Sizes 34 to 46 in the lot, but not in every style. Majority are perfectly fresh. All are first quality. Lot No. 27 Men's. Women's and Children's Shoes A Big Clearaway of Odd Groups Ruthless searching of our stocks has dis closed certain small lots of good shoes which we cannot duplicate and although they are intrinsic ally as good as ever we want to sort them out to make room for new shipments. Women's Shoes 34.69 Originally $8, $10, $11.50. Durable shoes of dull calf with low walking heels and 7 A -inch tops. Good looking street shoes of gray kid with gray kid tops 8Vz inches high and Goodyear welt sewed leather soles, Louis heels. Dress shoes of patent colt with fawn colored 9-inch tops, hand-turned soles and Louis covered heels. Sizes 2 to 8. Women's High Shoes and Oxfords $2.93 Originally $5 to $8. Fawn colored kid oxfords, patent colt oxfords and high shoes of gray kid with cloth tops. Broken sizes. Women's Slippers $1 Soft, comfortable crochet slippers for bedroom wear. Sizes 3 to 1. Limited quantity. Meier & Frank's: Lower Price Store, Basement Balcony. Mail Orders Filled (While Quantities Last) Shoes for every member of the family. Shoes to wear in the house, to wear to work, to wear on dress occasions, to wear to school. Shoes to fit the smallest child as well as the largest- man. Shoes for women who like high heels others for those who like low heels. Immense variety of all kinds, but not all sizes in any one style. Misses' and Children's Sample Shoes $1.69 to 4.65 Salesmen's samples in sizes 8, 11 and 1. Only one or two pairs of a kind and too many kinds to attempt description. Limited quantity. Bovs' School Shoes $4.35 ml Shoes made for growing boys. Kinds that we know will be sat isfactory to boys as well as to their parents. Brown chrome calf heavy shoes, unlined; brown calf dress shoes; black calf utility and dress shoes. Made with sturdy leather soles. Munson lasts included. Men's Shoes 86.98 Originally $7.35, $8.35, $9.85. Marine Corps field shoes for men who want sturdy, strong, but not too heavy shoes for work. Splendidly built and of fine materials. Sizes 6 to 10. MiMifMHiBTiBTrnnrnraiJ