Evening star., 1896-03-18
THE CYCLE SHOW
It Will Open This Evening in the
Light Infantry Armory.
ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS OF WHEELS
Program of Music and Racing and
Fancy Riding.
ATES FOR THE CLUBS S

The cycle show opens tonight at the
Washington Light Infantry Armory,and the
wheelnen and wheelw omen Of the city are
awaiting the event with a great deal of
interest. The show in Baltimore and the
One in New York were great successes bat
Manager Buckley says he does not see how
this one can be behind the others in the
slightest degree in point of attractiveness.
The exhibits will be almost the same as in
the other cities, while some special fea-
lures will be shown here which were lack
ing in the other two shows.
The representatives of the different firms
that will have exhibits began to arrive yes
terday, and the hall presented an anima ted
scene of disorder Manager Buckley states
that he is perfectly satisfied that the show
will open this evening in complete
state as it will be in at any time during
the show.
The hall will present an unusually pretty
and attractive appearance when the doors
are thrown open this evening. The decora-
tons of the hall by the management are In
royal purple and old gold. while the stage
has been furnished in colors of baby blue
and white. All of the Railways and lob
bies will be decorated in the prevailing coll
ors of purple and gold. The different
DOOInS, Oh course, WlIk De UecOTdteu dc-
cording to the Individual tastes of those
who are in charge. The light will be fur
nished by about a thousand incandescant
lights and four arc lights, that will make
imagined. The shapes of some of the booths
are fantastic in the extreme. which allows
some exceedingly pretty effects in draping.
Some of the Exhibits.
The exhibit of Parker Bridget & Co. will
be pretty. The stand will he in white trim
med with gold braid, the corner posts being
surmoUnted by combination of five in
candescent lights. The leading part of the
exhibit will be a full wax figure in the act of
mounting a wheel, dressed In an up-to-date
bicycle costume. The souvenir of the booth
will be silhouettes which will be cut by an
artist who has been engaged for the entire
show. The silhoue.tes will be distributed
free.
The exhibit of the Gormully & Jefrery
people will be very pretentious, large space
being walled up for several feet, and the
outside covered with pea green baze with
Persian figures. The principal exhibit of
the place will be the Brown-Lipe change
able gear There will be on exhibition a
$3.50 wheel decorated by Spaulding the
Tiffany of Chicago. An immense electrical
sign suspended from the ceiling adver:ises
the tires. Souvenir pins and other decora-
tions will be distributed free.
The District Cycle Company has a mag
nificent space at the south end of the hall.
The background is in white and red colored
bunting. arranged with artistic effect. In
addition to their other wheels, they will
exhibit the celebrated military cycle. Silver
spoons and minor bicycle sundries will be
among the souvenirs.
The Crescent exhibit is in one of the CEN
ter spaces. and the stand as prettily gotten
~ "-e"' different makes of road
wheels. two tandems and one racing wheel
will be exhibited. The souvenirs will be
pins and handsome catalogues.
Some Artistics Effects.
The Maryland Manufacturing and Con-
struction Company will Rave pretty stand
on the north wall, exhibiting the Postal.
Suburban and Druid wheels. The back
gloul-a uf Their stand is in yellow ard
black, the centerpiece being a circle CT
multi-colored electric lights, which will he
kept in continual revolution. s'.'
The Enterprise Cycle Company is near
the front entrance, and attracts i'm
mediate attention by the immense sign sus-
pended from the ceiling ssiv:n,, the names
Of the five wheels on exhibition, with the
announcement that it's hard hand TO
Eeat. The souvenirs of this stand Will be
buttons and pins, and also packages of
courtplaster and orient mirrors.
The exhibit of NJ A. Tappan IS an attrac-
tive one and is one of the few covered
stands in the hall, with square pedestal
and round columns; a framework of roof
Is suspended, covered with tennis nets
Along the edge on the roof is a string of
arranged bats. golf sticks and other ath-
ietic implements.
saks & Company have about the most
noticeable stand in the hall. 1t is a mas
peak-shaped roof, covered with blue and
white bunting. They will exhibit; line of
wheels and also athletic goods
The Sterling exhibit Is the first from the
dc or and will be in charge of Mr.. H. L.
Stocks. A large sign suspended from the
ceiling attracts the eye, while the marble
lied wheel will engage the attention Of the
visitors. Wall signs, piano music and but
tons will be the souvenirs.
The Eclipse people will nave ar exhibit
on the south side, and with them will be
Messrs. c. b. and W. H. Kirkpatrick rep
resenting the Dunlop tire They will give
an exhibition of repairing badly punctured
tires, with a three-inch or larger cash
without removing a tire from the rim,
Their souvenir will be Dunlop wave made
in the shape of whistle. The souvenir of
the Eclipse people will be tickets emitting
the holder to one lesson in bicycle riding
at the Eclipse field
a Color Scheme.
Just to the left, at the entrance, will be
the exhibit of Jacobs Brothers, who will
display the three wheels of which they are
agents. At the opposite end Of the hall is
stand Of B. Rich, which is constructed in
graceful outlines and covered with pink and
white cloth. The Syracuse exhibit is on the
west side, to which due attention will be
attracted by the unique sign.
The Ariel the Remington and the Hardy
wheels will have booths on the south side
OF the hall, all Of which will be prettily
fixed up and made attractive The Folding
Bicycle Company Of Bridgeport, Conn, will
have a full line of their wheels on view.
The New Haven cycle and Messrs. Burr
and Jones occupy the northeast corner, the
formers booth having background of del
icate yellow and white. while the latter is
trimmed in pink and white. making a pref
ty combination and producing good effect.
The stand Of the Boston variety store ad-
joins these. and has a background of Inn
ported tapestry. The Morgan and Wright
rpeopfe of Chicago have center stand ad-
joining that Of Saks & Co., in which they
Will entertain the public in tire patching
work, The souvenir will be pretty and
unique. The Liberty wheel will be adjoin-
Ing the G. and J. stand, and the decora-
tions and souvenirs will be attractive
This Evenings Program.