Evening Star Newspaper, January 17, 1932, Page 42

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- 12 THE SUNDAY ST. R LK, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, JANUSRY L some 20,000 persons making their liv-|of systems in front of each player. ing from it, yet its effect on other in- | There are gadgets that tell what to do if a dial is pointed to a particular bid- RATE | estimated at $100,000,000 & year with ‘nre bridge table covers with summaries BRIDGE NUW | custries is far greater. Total A BIG INDUSTRY Total Estimated Expen.di- tures $250,000.000, With 50,000 Persons Employed. By the Assoclated Press NEW YORK, January 16—Bridge is & prosperous big business, which, in the opinions of leaders of the industry ex- pressed vesterday, is assured of a long future Expenditures on itself bridge are annual expenditures caused | ding or playing situation. Some $1,000,- directly and indirectly by the game are | 000 & year is paid for these. around $250,000,000, representing em- ployment for at least 50,000 persons | There are large investments in 1,000 or more bridge clubs. It is easy to Books describing systems of bidding |spend $20,000 for furnishings without and playing contract have been selling recently at the rate of $2,000,000 a year. | For months bridge books, especially one master's output, have been far ahead as the best sellers in the non-fiction class. It is nothing for a small book store to sell as high as $50 worth of bridge books daily. The revenue of two bridge magazines alone is $100,000 & vear $5,000,000 for Instruction. Some $5,000,000 a year is paid for instruction to 2,000 or more teachers to whom the game gives exclusive or supplemental income. Lessons range from $5 to $50 an hour. Devices for self-instruction numerous as they are ingenious are as There being elaborate. Dues range from $50 a year up. A certain club is exclusively for millionaires. Ramifications of the game are highly beneficial to other industries. For in- stance, it has floor lamps. The furniture industry has been aided in many ways. One store in a large city in one day sold eight carloads of bridge chairs at a bargain sale. Thousands of Printers. One bindery is virtually supported by Ely Culbertson. The publishing angle of the industry keeps thousands of printers busy Soctal aspects have had such effect as helping public utility companies and increased the sale of | food industries. Consumption of elec- tric light and ginger ale has increased. | Bridge luntheons ready to eat are on sale There is a special form of bridge cookie. Ice cream is made in molds corresponding to suits of a deck of cards. Textiles are helped by demand | for elaborate card table covers and the [deslres of guests to look their best at bridge parties. On the precedent of auction, which| ran 15 years before contract began to become far more popular, leaders of the industry look to the future with confidence. One element which prompts such confidence is the fact that the social side is uppermost and the gambling angle is negligible. Many games are played 1n homes with no stakes at all. | Duplicate contests in which the only \;—wards are trophies are highly popu- ar. P Extra-fare trains are not popular in Turkey at present. and that which ran between Istamboul been taken off. Rug Prices are down at The Hecht Co. 52095 Axminster Rugs Made to Sell for $7.95 IxI5-ft. Crescent Rugs Manufactured by the people who make Golc Seal Congoleum Rugs. All perfect, and may be had in a choice assortment of carpet designs. Special! $4.95 Soft, Spongy Rug Cushions tile and $9.95 To fit 9x12 and 83x10.6 rugs 3% of an inch thick add years of wear to your bet- ter rugs. Last Day! Semi-Annual Sale $100 Gulistan Rugs $85 Size 9x12 ft, And will ton fringe. 1 95 $3.95 (26x53-Inch) Imitation Oriental Rugs $.98 Woven in Europe of stout cot- varns. Finished with Size 26x53 inches. In various Oriental designs. (8ixth F Street at Seventh They are seamless. and Ankara has | |BARON TO DESCRIBE GERMAN EXCAVATIONS Archeological Discoveries by Von Oppenheim Ranked Among Most Remarkable. The recovery by Baron Max von Oppenheim, German diplomat, ‘of the | | monuments, statues and rock panels | |of an ancient and mysterious civiliza- | |tion from the site of Tell Halaf, in | Upper Mesopotamia, considered one of | | the remarkable archeological discover- | | fes of recent times, will be described by the baron at a free public lecture under auspices of the Freer Gallery of Art Friday afternoon. | Baron von Oppenheim will describe | to his Washington audience some of the latest developments of this work, which is sald to be comparable in many re- | spects to the excavations in Egypt and Sumeria. The archeologist has been ' working on the site of Tell Halaf for more than 20 years. The scene of Baron von Oppenheim's excavations represents a civilization which extends backward to about 4,000 years before Christ, and is part of the “Hittite” culture. Recommended 33 years ago, & medal has just been presented Arthur McAr- thur of St. Peter Port, England, who served 28 years in the army. SPECIAL SUNDAY Bold or subdued effects over neutral or colored grounds. Oriental and conventional designs, appropriate for almost any type of furnishings. 2 Imperfect $85 to $100 Washed Delivers One of These Rugs, Balance Monthly! American Oriental Rugs Size 9x12 ft. Woven of worsted wool yarms. Sarouk, Kashan and signs. Beautiful $65 and $69.50 Wool Wilton Rugs $ 3 4.95 Gold Seal and Seconds of Congoleum Rugs $7.95 Sizes 9x12 ft. and unbelievable to get rugs of this quality for so little. Oriental effects in lovely colors. $3.50 Delivers It . .. Balance Monthly! $5.00 are discontinued 9x10.6. Floor, The Hecht Co.) THE HECHT CO. Reproductions of Kirmanshah de- Gold Seal and Seconds of Congoleum Rugs Were $6.95 Gold Seal Rugs patterns. very fine quality 8.3x10.6. Almost Were $: to 9x9, 77 Seal designs. Rugs are NAtional 5100 6t 54094 $5 Delivers It . . .Balance Monthly! 95. Sizes 4x9 ft. and 6x9 ft. Gold discontinued Free Auto Parking While You Shop Here . E Street, between and 7th. Touch off BLACK with WHITE —is our prescription for any young lady who feels very melancholy about the low state of her wardrobe! We’ve just received simply elegant black crepe dresses touched off with white Irish lace or lingerie. In sizes 14 to 20. 515 (Dress Dept., Third Floor) You needn’t sacrifice a second’s com- fort to attain the new silhouette! Wear Bien Jolie’s THE “Flash” weighs next to nothing and feels like next to nothing on! Its chiffon elastic sides are voile lined not to chafe your skin. Its little bones are strategic- ally placed over the dia- phragm to hold without hurting. 25-30. (Corset Dept., Third Ploor.) Free Auto Parking While You Shop Here HECHT CO. F Street at 7th NAtional 5100

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