Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-01-12
SEVENTH ANNUAL AUTO
SHOW OPENED IN
THE SQUARE
Altogether New and Novel
Decorative Scheme Greet
ed Assembled ThrOngS.
SHOW Is ONE OF GREAT
SOCIETY EVENTS OF DAY

New York, Jan. 12.-An utterly
new precedent for superb decorative
schemes was set today when the
doors of the Madison spuare Garden
opened for the seventh annual Nation
al Automobile show, which will re-
main open until the night of the
18th. Not even at the automobile
salon at Paris, or in any foreign capt.
tai, has there ever been attempted
anything like such an elaborate and
artistic creation for a show More
than $4,000 has been spent in pre-
pairing, the setting for the exhibits
with the result that the interior of
the garden presents a scene of dazzl-
ing beauty. Those who had been
privileged to see some details of the
preparations were astouned at their
scope even through forewarned by
the general statement about grand
eur and expense. 1T is almost un-
believeable that so much elaboration
ever would be entered upon for an
automobile show; il was more on
the scale of preparations for the
receptions of some national hero,
such as that given in this city for
Admiral Dewey on his return from
the Philippines. The motor cars
have attracted their usual following
of the public but apart from them
the scenic surroundings are worth
long trip to every lover of a gorge
Gus spectacle. The coloring is so varied
and harmoniously distributed as to
elude description in black and white,
but some idea of the ensemble can be
had by those who can picture a
palatial Swiss garden i'm the late
fall or early winter. Beneath an
| amber sky, spangled with pale sill
very stars blink a good night to the
| sinking sun, or the mellow and
flaming glories of autumnel foliage
| are playing hide and seek about
| rustic arbors, and the coloring is re-
| fiected upon pure white statuary and
in plushing fountains; the green
sward of the garden is delicately
| flecked in white by the first desultory
| flakes of "a snow furry sent to tell
| that winter is at hand In the per-
| spective, on all sides, is Alpine seen
cry with hamlets smuggling between
snowy peaks and mountain lakes
cleaning in the lingering, refracted
| rays of the sunset hour. Last year
the decorative plan was to represent
! an Italian garden in summer time
| with classic cOrnices about and q
| color scheme of white and gold
That was fine, but very cheap com
| pared with todays exhibition. Fol
todays show more than $4,000 were
| expended alone I'm getting good de-
| signs and according to Mr.. Bell, the
official decorator, who made a tour
! through Europe the latest ideas have
| been adopted. Overland, the iron
girders of the big showhouse are
concealed by a canopy of amber hue
straded with $1,000 silver stars. The
whole floor Is covered with "a special
| ly woven green carpet, with streaks
and dots here and there to carry out
the snow motif. The side walls OF
| the main floor and platform are con-
cealed by paintings designed to per
feet the Illusion of an Alpine per-
speetive, and at the Fourth avenue
end there is a huge canvass painted
by a we'll known scenic artist de-
picting mid-winter scene. In front
of the pillars which support the gal
leries there are heroic statues on
pedestals, eight on each side. One
nsufe represents the GODDESS OF lnt
| SHOW" another is winged mercury
designed in Paris. These two figures
| are posed alternately along the
sides. At either end of the band
! stand is another heroic figure repre-
senting Triumph" Near the Madi-
son avenue entrance is a great foun-
| tain, twenty feet across the base and
| eight feet i'm height. 1t has three
basins and its several jets are illumi-
| mated by various colored lights. The
| spirit of the fountain is a nymph
! holding a dolphin. and on the rim
Of the bowl are sea urchins pouring
| libations from water vessels held in
| their hands on each side of tho
| fountain are allegorical statues Of
! heroic size having a background OF
natural plants and foliage. This
fountain Is a piece OF work worthy
of permanency for it contains some
of the best thought of the artist who
designed It, Stretching down through
| the centre of the garden, over the
| snow fiecked verdure Is q rustic ar
| bor made of white birch II is in
] tertwined with autumn foliage with