The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
DECORATIONS FOR
GREAT AUTO SHOW
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Genius OF Artist Has Produced
Wonderful Results in Famous
Garden.
CHAMPS ELYsEEs is SHOWN.
Beautiful Partisan Thoroughfarc
Rcproduced-Art and Sculpture
on Every Hand.
CHAMPS ELYsEEs is SHOWN.

NEW YORK, November so.-Thc
plans for the decoration and arrange.
ment of Madison Square Garden for the
Fourth Importers Automobile Salon
are so widely different from the plans
for other garden exhibitions of the
past, and SO brilliantly unusual and
original in conception. that the designer
and his staff OF artists have been taxed
to the utmost to complete tho prelim-'
inar4es of the decorative scheme in or
der to begin work on the actual con-
struction.
The work is now sufficiently far adj
vanced at the decorators various stu
dos of the plastic and scenic art to
give definite idea of what the appear
ance of the interior of Madison Square
Garden will be, when. on December 2S.
the cream of imported cars Will make
their fourth annual bow to the Ameri-
can public.
A brilliant scene will greet the eye of
the visitor to this Importers Salon.
Beneath corona of many hundreds of
electric lights. the delicate color scheme
of ivory and blue. with fleeting
glimpses of green. will be one of re-
fined beauty.
No grand opera ever had e more
costly or more beautiful stage setting
than will the cars Of the Fourth I'M
porters' Automobile Salon. There is
nothing about the decorative scheme
that is bizarre or tawdry. but that har-
mony in color and lighting which Is
consistent with good taste and brill
liant scene will prevail. All motordom
will have an ocular feast awaiting 1t
when the salon will open. continuing
until the closing day
Autolst's "ElysIan Fields"
The general decorative scheme of the
interior of the garden for the salon
will be a representation of scene on
grand fete day along the Champs
Elysees, the famous Parisian thorough
fare, to which the visitor to the gay
French capital as naturally turns as
the magnetic needle to the north.
The crush of fashion and beauty
thronging the isles of the garden. the
scores Of magnificent '.steeds of steel"
the exquisite harmony of color. the
pouring effulgence of lights, the music,
all will contribute to make brllliant
scene, long to be remembered.
/ S. II. Ball, the well-known MASTER
decorator, whose magic has transform
ed Madison Square Garden and other
places so wonderfully in the past, Is
leaving no corner of his mind un-
searched for ideas to excel every ef-
fort he has ever made before. It is his
business to make ugly things beau
tiful-to make the illusion perfect.
and in this Importers Automobile
Salon he has perfected perfection.
The floor plan of the garden has
been SO altered for the importers salon
that there will be wide aisle down
the centre, parallel to which. and on
either side, there will be two other
| aisles, making three longitudinal
aisles in all. Tho same area Of gronnd
floor space Will be available as at the
| last automobile show in the garden,
! but without the impeachment Nof over
| hanging platforms on each side, and
other distractions. The ground floor
will be given over entirely to the ex-
Inhibition of cars, while the superstruct-
ure, or platform, which encircles the
arena, and the ,nessnnine floor just
auove 1t, will be occupied by the Access
1 sorry exhibits.
..ingnlnccnt Mural Painting.
The stairways to the balcony and
gallery will be at the centre OF the
sides and will lead direct to the top
gallery. The top balcony will serve