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PORTLAND, 'OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1913.
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pffl Only flirce More Stiopbtnq? Days Till Christmas IStore Wtll Be Open Every Evening TtU 9 o'clock Do Your Shopping Early
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Fourth Floor
Ids Wortinniaiini & Mm
'The Store With the Christmas Spirit"
Occupying Entire City Block Morrison, Tenth, West Park and Alder Sts. j
Red Letter Day
Chanpcd to Friday, Dec. 26
To give customers an opportunity to redeem
their books the days immediately before "XmaV
and New Year's we have, changed "Red Letter j
Day" to Friday, December 26. Future Fed
Letter Days last Wednesday of each, month.
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Claus
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Entertain
the. Chil
dren in
Toyland
Tomorrow
from
2 to 5 and
7 to 9 p. m
With All Cash Purchases Made Tomorrow
M AM PepaiFllMeiiiitts oil ihe 3$m
Groceries Alone Excepted
This will be our Christmas Gift to the thousands of thrifty shoppers who will visit our Store Tomorrow. Plan to
to do your Christmas shopping early in the day and carry small packages if possible,
to help relieve congestion in the delivery department
Prc-Mollday Clearing Women's Wearing Apparel ff
All Suits Reduced All Coats Reduced AH Dresses Reduced All Waists, Furs, Petticoats, Reduced
Women's Tailored Suits
Worth to $25, Special
SECOND FLOOR Plain tailored or
semi-fancy models, in serges, diag
onals, tweeds, fancy stripes, etc.
Cutaway or straight coats, witlt
fancy collars , and cuffs. Skirts
shown in either tailored or draped styles,
of popular plain colors and mixed effects,
ular stock selling regularly up to J2S.00.
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Splendid assortment
Suits from our reg
On sale now SI 4.49
Women's Tailored Suits V4 Oil
SECOND FLOOR Women's and misses' high-grade Tailored Suits,
season's newest models, in velvet, broadcloth, eponge, brocades,
serges, etc. Cutaway and belted styles, beiutifully tailored and
trimmed with velvets, fur, fancy collars and cuffs. In all sizes.
$25.00 Tailored Suit at $18.75
$30.00 Tailored SuiU at $22.50
$35.00 Tailored Suits at $26.25
$38.50 Tailored SuiU at $28.87
$42.50 Tailored Suits at $31.87
$48.50 Tailored SuiU at $36.37
$55.00 Tailored SuiU at $41.25
$65.00 Tailored SuiU at $48.75
$78.50 Tailored SuiU at $58.37
$87.50 Tailored SuiU at $65.62
Women's $20 Coats Now $7.98
Women's 822.50 Coats at $13.95
SECOND FLOOR Special group
of women's and misses' Winter
Coats in belted or box back styles.
Also popular Sports Coats in chin
chillas, velours, cords, -polo cloth,
etc. Short and X lengths. 7 QQ
Coats worth to $20.00 at $lVO
SECOND FLOOR Women's smart
new Coats in nearly every wanted
material and In an unusually good
assortment of popular colors. Tai
lored or cutaway effects, in three
quarter and full length., (1Q QC
Coats worth to $22.50 e?! )?
$5.00 Umbrellas
S3. 95
MAIN FLOOR A timely sale of
beautiful Umbrellas for gift giv
rtng7 "TJoTd; Silver and gunmetal
trimmed handles; also black eb
onoid with large Turks' loops.
All silk and silk gloria Covers.
Our regular $5.00 Urn- Q QC
brellas. Special price h)0JD
Evening Gowns From 65 Up Now at 4 OH
DEPARTMENT SECOND FLOOR Here's a gift suggestion that will meet with instant fvor imong women who believe in giving
something useful. Many of these beautiful gowns were Imported direct from Paris and are the very height of style and loveliness-
Exquisite cteation of crepe de chine, charmeuse, brocaded. veNet$ and silks with beaded and Jet overdrapes, .trimmed
avps from, $63.00 up now at
with fur, flowers, laces, embroidery, etc
ONE FOURTH Wf REUULAB? TKlCGSr
$65.00 Evening Gown, special at $48.75
$68.50 Evening Gown, special at $51.37
$76.00 -Evaniaft-Cawn special -at $96.25-
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Exclusive styles not show;jejsejr
$82.50 Evening Gown, special at
$85.00 Lvemng Gown, special at
$ 90.00 Evening Gown, special at $67.50
$ 95.00 Evening Gown special at $71.25
"$ 980 Evening Gown, special at $73.68
$100.00 Evening Gown, special at $75.00
$125.00 Evening Gown, special at $93.75
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$1 38.50 Evening down, special $103.88
$150.00 Evening Gown, special $112.50
$165.00 Evening Gown, special $123.75
$175.00 Evening Gown, special $131.25
$195.00 Evening Gown, special $146.25
BoofeggorGnllilg
It is easy to find appropriate books for all whom you
wish to remember, and at all prices you wish to pay. The
following few suggestions serve only to give a faint idea of
our wonderful book store:
The Best New Fiction
The story of Wattstill Bax
ter $1.30
By Kate Douglas Wiggins.
Laddie $1.35
By Gene Stratton Porter.
V. V.'s Eyes $1.35
H. Sydnor Harrison. .
The White Linen Nurse
$1.00 Net
Eleanor Abbott.
Polly of Lady Gay Cottage
: $1.00
Emma Dowd.
T. Tembron .$1.40
Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The Iron Trail $1.35
By Rex each.
The House of Happiness
$1.25
Kate Langley osher.
The Heart of the Hirts
$1.35
John Fox, Jr.
Inside the Cup. .$1.50 Net
Winston Churchill.
The Judgment House..
$1.35
Gilbert Parker..
Illustrated Gilt Booksfor Children
Peter Pan's A B C. . . .$1.00
The Wonderful Adventures
of Nils v$2.50
Books of Baby Beasts. .$2.50
The Goop Directory . . . 50c
Rackhame's Mother Goose
$2.50
The Rose Fairy Book. .$2.00
The Children's Blue Bird
$2.50
Popular Fiction at 50c
4 Mary Carey
Joyce of the North Woods
The Blue Flower .
Girl of the Limberlost
"Chip of Flying U
The Common Law
Order No. tl
Ben Hur
The Winning of Barbara
Worth
The Ne'er Do Well
The Spoilers
The Prodigal Judge
The Master's Violin
The Iron Woman
$61
$63
Pre-Holiday Sale Beautiful Silk Waists
$5.00. WAISTS, $2.98 Chif
fons, nets, laces and silks in
many beautiful models, trim
med with laces, frills, etc.
Waists regularly 9 no
worth up to $5.00 $iJO
$7.00 WAISTS, $3.98 Shad
ow laces, chiffons, messalines,
crepe de chine, etc., scores of
different' s t y 1 e s. a An
Worth up to J7.00 i? J.JO
$10 WAISTS, $6.98 Dainty
Waists of chiffop, . nets and
crepe de chine; trimmed with
hand embroidery, a
laces, etc. Choice ep D7v
All Fancy .Waists From $14 Up on Sale at Halt Oil
Regular $14.00 Fancy WaiiU now at $10.50
Regular $15.00 Fancy Waists now at $11.25
Regular $17.50 Fancy Waists now at $13.13
Regular $18.00 Fancy WaitU now at $13.50
Regular $20.00 Fancy WaisU now at $15.00
Regular $22.50 Fancy WaisU now at $16.87
Regular $25.00 Fancy Waists now at $18.75
Regular $37.50 Fancy WaisU now at $28.13
Christmas Sale ot Fine "Kayser" Silk Underwear
Union suits, Vests and Bloomers Main Floor
3.95 "Kayser" Silk Union Suits, now $3.15
$3.50 "Kayser" and "Niagara Maid" Silk
Vests and Bloomers, special sale price $2.69
Women's 2.50 "Kayser" Silk Vests, $1.69
Broken sizes $1.85 "Kayser" Silk Vests $1.35
Special showing of Fancy Boxed Silk Hosiery.
$3S.OO Coats Now $17,95
SECOND FLOOR Full and three quarter length
models in great variety of wanted materials
and colors. Semi-fancy or plain tailored Coats
selling formerly up to 35.00. QC
Pre - Holiday Clejr .lerlcj!. 1 1 VD
$48.50 Coats, N6wJ$87JD8
SECOND FLOOR Beautiful new Winter Coats
in the most favored styles. Astrakhan, dove-
tyne, novelty stripes, brocades'v nd popular
rough weaves. Coats 'selling up COT OQ
to 48.50. Clearing Sale price at 3f30
Dainty Kimonos Quarter Oil
Regular $12.50 Kimonos, special price $ 9.38
Regular $18.50 Kimonos, special price $13.87
Regular $25.00 Kimonos, special price $16.75
Regular $30.00 Kimonos, special price $22.50
Regular $38.50 Kimonos, special price $28.87
Regular $45.00 Kimonos, special price $33.75
Regular $50.00 Kimonos, special price $37.50
$4.00 Wool Sweater for S2.98
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SECOND FLOOR Women's - and misses' Wool
Sweaters, in Norfolk style. Plain and fancy
weaves. Sailor, roll or V neck. Side pockets.
Colors red, navy, gray and white, ffn QQ
Regular 5.00 and 6.00 grades at 790
Knlt-Rloht Sweater Coals $S
SECOND FLOOR "Knit-Right" heavy Shaker
knit Wool Sweaters for women. Large Ruff
neck collar and close-ribbed cuffs. ff aa
Very appropriate gifts; $6.50 grade D.UU
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$20 fion Ton .Corsets at
This Includes :our entire -stock
of women's - Scarfs, Muffs, - Sets
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inu rur .uis. - aisj enuarcne t
Sets and Separate 'Pieces. .Com-
plete line of all the 'wanted skins. CS55
to choose from. , B U Y .N O 1 .
S6.98
Gilt Books
$6.00
The Near East. .........
Robert Hichens.
The Guardians of the Columbia.
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Harrison risher books
Paris Nights
Arnoia Bennett.
The Blue Bird t $4.50.
. Maeterlinck.
Siegfried . . $5.00
Rackham Ills. - , v ;
BOOK DEPARTMENT, FIRST AND MAIN FLOOR
. . .75c to $2.50
..50c to $12.00
.75c to $3.50
..... ..$3.00
SECOND FLOOR Special line of cel
ebrated Bon Ton Corsets in several
discontinued styles. Materials include
silk, broche and French coutil. Broken
line of sizes. Corsets reg- C QO
ularly worth to $20.00, at fVO
$3,50 Corsets Now $2.49
SECOND FLOOR Royal Worcester
Corsets sample line of broken sizes.
Made from fancy batiste and coutil.
Grades selling formerly up A(
to $3.50. Offered special at 7.i9
Nemo Xmas Corset
Special $2
SECOND FLOOR Have you seen the
"Nemo" Special Christmas Corset at
$2.00? Made from best quality coutil,
with four hose supporters attached.
Low bust, long hips, with elastic bands
In back. Put up in fancy tfO 1A
Christmas -box. Special at P.UU
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Boys' $6.50
Norlolk Suits Now
3.19
MAIN FLOOR Odd line of boys'
high-grahe Suits at a price that
will close them out quickly. Pop
ular Norfolk styles In good, serv
iceable materials. Sizes in this lot
range from 6 to 17 years. Suits
selling ..formerly up to Q 1Q
$6.50. Offered special at e9 !
Gilt Linens From Portland's Beat Linen Store
DEPARTMENT MAIN FLOOR The undisputed superiority of . the Linens we sell have given
this store a statewide reputation. If undecided what to give for Christmas choose beautiful,
snowy Linens from our superb stocks gifts that are always greatly appreciated.
Cluny Lace Table Cloths
Reg, $ 50.00 Cluny Lace Table Cloth, $38.00
Reg. $ 75.00 Cluny Lace Table Cloth, $54.00
Rev. $ 90.00 Cluny Lace Table Cloth, $72.50
Reg. $100.00 Cluny Lace Table Cloth, $75.00
85c Hemstitched Guest Towels, special at 62c
Hemstitched Tea Cloths
30x30-inch Hemstitched Tea Cloths now $1.50
45x45-inch Hemstitched Tea Cloths now $2.90
54x54-inch Hemstitched Tea Cloths now ,$3.25
Imported Plain and Fancy Hucks, yd., 50c, $1.00
Handsome Lace Centerpieces, special at $1.50
A Great Half Price Sale oi Fine Oriental Rugs
DEPARTMENT THIRD FLOOR Our entire stock of Oriental Rugs now on sale at Just half price. A gift
of rare beauty for any home. Kermanshah, Khiva, Kurdistan, Kablstan, Bokhara, Shlrvan, Moussoul, Sara-
Daa, rerragnan, aaruic, lannz, ueioocntstan, Hamadan, Daghistan, Iran and many other beautiful specimens
Kememoer, our stocK comprises only first quality. lA n.MA
All Oriental Rugs during this sale at 1 1 11C
in richest ot patterns ana colorings,
Rugs. The prifts range from $35.00 to 575.00.
INDIAN ROBES, $6.98 Special
line of wool Indian Robes, Couch
Covers, etc. slightly soiled.
Selling formerly up tof fto
8.50 each. Choice at i 090)
45c SCRIMS, 25c Linen Scrims,
hemstitched edges. White, Off.
cream avid colors, yard WC
$2.50 RUGS AT $1.9827x54-
Inch Axminster Rugs in good,
up to date patterns and( no
colors; $2.50 grade at? 1.170
$2.75 Tap. Table Covers, . $2.19
$3.50 Tap. Table Covers, $2.78
$4.50 Tap. Table Covers, $3.48
$7.50 Tap. Table Covers, $5.98
NAVAJO RUGS REDUCED Ex
cellent assortment of designs
and colors to select from.
PILLOW TOPS, 23c TO 48c
Cut from tapestries and silks sell
ing up to $5.50 a yard. Make
Handsome Christmas gifts.- JO''
Special sale price 23c and 40C
AGloveSale!
,$1.15
MAIN FLOOR Fownes "Euj
genla" 2-clasp Kid Gloves
for women. Splendid qual
ity for tlress wear. Tan and
duck only. Regu
lar 1.30 uioves
Women's 1.75 "Dagmar"
Iwoclasp Gloves, In M Jf
tan and , black, pair l.K)
Women's 2.00 "Phylis" two
:lasp Kld Gloves," In 1 CC
;an ana black, pair 9i.VJ
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Chafing Dishes, Casseroles, Percolators, Trays. Etc.. 20 off
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Fireplace Fixtures 1-5 Oil
.. THIRD FLOOR Fire ; Sets,: Fire Screens, Spark Guards,
, etc.,' In black or brass finishes. ; Entire stock Included at
' above reduction. Gifts that are useful and ornamental as . .
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BffRmtuUr $11.75 Chafing Dishes, special $ 9.39
Regular $12.50 Chafing Dishes, special 9 9.99
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M:Mut&iM Keguwr lo.u rercoiaior sec, special
"t:! R'f-'f 3-80 Electric ToMters, spc'l $ 2.79
MtLM fiiii.Ji Regular 9 sanawicn irays, special 9 S.zu
i Regular $21.00 Automobile Lunch. Kits $16.80
III Regular $24.00 Automobile Lunch Kits, $19.20
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Regular $6.50 "El Grillo," special price $5.00
$3.50 Nickel Copper or Brass Trays for $2.79
Regular $4.00 Copper Serving Trays for $3.49
Regular $2.25 Nickel Serving Trays for $1.79
Regular $16.00 Coffee Set, special price $12.80
Regular $2.25 Casserole Set (9 pieces), $1.92
Regular $2.75 Nickel Frame Casseroles at $2.19
$1.50 Serving Trays, mahogany finish,' at $1.20
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HARDWARE DEPARTMENT, v THIRD r FLOOR For the next three davs
we offer any of the following articles at 20 per cent off regular prices J
nici, oopper ana orass serving rrays, cnaflng Dishes (alcohol burners), .
Casseroles, Coffee Urns; Coffee, Breakfast and Ramekin Sets, Grapefruit,
aeis, unaimg uisn ana uasseroie sets, Shaving Mirrors, Alcohol Stoves,
Toast Racks, Boa Bon Baskets,' Trivet Trays and hundreds of other articles.
!?2-5rC!?ai Kettles,; sp.i.I ,t J4 40
$8.75 N'kIftr Copper Kettles special at $7.00
Regular $3.00 Egg BoUers, special sal. price $2.40
Regular $2.00, Crumb Sets, speciai. price $1.60
Regular $3.00 Crumb SeU, special price $2.40
Regular $2.75 Tea Ball Pots, special price $2.20
neguiar m.ou v.orre rercolators, special at $2.00 - j' ,
veguiar .ow i.one rercoutors, special at $3.60, ' CS! if
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5 J!i?X,pRTrMirrS,V pushes. Combs, Toilet and MinKV
' Vi l?Av yU?S W,r? Faroes,, Trays,' Napklm Rings
n . cor of, other, articles appropriate ; for gift t giving. . -
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