The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-11
By JULIA nF.ANEnARD NEA nefNlcn WflleR

New Yorlx--Ali the world. ap- parently, is catering to the greatest American indoor sport. bridge.
 Exhibssed at the first National Contract and Auction Bridge Ex- position at the Grand Central Palace is the largest collection of gadgets, accessories. furnishings and whntnots for bridge fans that has ever been assembled in the name of e single pastime.
 Illustrating the universal inter- est now shown in the game, there are hraiIie cards for the blind, holders for the cards for one-arn- ed players. There are sets of iit- tie Ivory discs for the deaf to bid with the trick being to lay down the heart, diamond, spade or club to name the suit you choose and then you raise your fingers to in- dicate the number of the bid. { And Now Aluminium Cards.
 Card holders appear for use on porches, in penthouses or on sands or boats or any other windy place where 0 zephyr might blow away your ace just as you are winning.
 Side by side with them are. alu- mfnum cards that afe non-tear and baby cards sets for g quiet little game in the Pullman.
 Also designed for travellers is the new game, bridge solitaire, a littlo contrivance that automatical- ly phys against you, if you can't raise foursome. ThiM has Q but ton which you manipulate for bids and then, when the hands arc. laid down, they are automatically played.
 Brand new and very serviceable Is a buffet top which fits down over bridge table to give you a larger space on which to serve your luncheon or refreshments. It Is a boon to the perfect hostess who likes to play when she enter tains the club.
 For Speedy Serving.
 This 3C-inch top, made of wash able fabric in lovely pastel tones of green, blue or yellow. with a maple leaf design in self-color to enrich 1t, can be set up in the kitchen complete with the tomato surprise salad, hors d'oeuvres and beverages and brought. in with no time wasted when playing is fin- ished. It sets onto any size card table and is a non-saop device.
 This is particularly designed to please hostesses who serve lunch cons and those who number men among their guests, for 1t gives them room enough to be comfort able while eating, in addition to allowing the hostess to prepare in advance.
 New bridge tables come com Dlete with their tops all printed with rules for bidding, rules for scoring and rules for playing.
 New Aids for Scorers
 Equally helpful are the two prize innovations, the scoring fn- ger ring and the pencil. scorer. The former Is little finger ring which helps absent minded or busy people to estimate their nOnOT LTlCkS III CVHtLAGty With thc least amount of trouble. The pen- cir automatically figures the score by neat trick of turning the end of 1t this way or that.
 For bridge fans who like to ex- pertinent with hands given in newspapers there Is q little vest pocket card table which has It's four sides marked North, East, South and West, and has little slits into which the cards fit. It folds up into q minimum of space and there- fore is good for travelling.
 There are even contrivances to help you out if you play with neighbors who have way of peck ing! These arc holders into which you fit, your card hand. They have sides like binders on which arc written rules, regulations. scoring. No one but yourself can see the cards held in the center portion.
 Turn the Crank-Prcsto!
 New. too. Is the little dealer de- signed by couple of engineers at Massa chusctts Institute of Technol- ogy. This Is an automatic shuffler