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Show Vujrut u 26, 1332 t: : V.IT.KWN J O'lAN. t'AC'l raw T' "LOOKING BACK TO 1932" (iVa 2 of a ixrUi Corn vnalioru in the Future) we completely refurnished our home in 1932 . . . when prices were so remarkably low TTmf davenport for instance . . . only $6 9 i . . and 1 realized when i bought it . . . that it cost much more than that to produce. No doubt but what I would have to pay more than twice as much if I were to buy it today. and this marvelous Oriental rug . . . John and I at a price that I felt certain . . . never dreamed we could ever afford to possess Oriental rugs, but at such ridiculously low prices in 1932, they were well within our means. We also secured a number of excellent domestic rugs for our other rooms at wonderfully low prices. "Do you remember hot v much fun it ivas to shop in 1932 Why almost every week I picked up something Id never tinplicMic iy,ain. Good furniture, you know, is so staple and 1 figured as I was securing such splendid quality that those low 1932 prices represented chances of a lifetime? "Vd be ashamed to tell you how little that table s a I paid for ... I know tables of solid mahogany today aid selling for much, much more! " could take you through all the rooms, Mary, and point out dozens of reminders of the bargain days of 32 . . . and John and I are mighty happy that ire took ad vantage of those glorious opportunities ThrM |