New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
THE GARDEN SHOW
AUTOS TO BE HOSTS.
AttractiUe Decorations 70,
Tenth National Exhibition


ness has been worked our for the tent,
national autonoObils shoH. - be hsla b,
Madison Square Garden during the Vs.<
OF January 8 % rs FOR six months pass
the show COMMITTEES ~ the Associafion -
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers unAs-
whose auspices ene AFFAIR is held. has De-,
putting forth strenuous efforts IN the WORK
of preparing an a1-duate setting FOR t1s
standard makes - motor cars Yearly y
has been the aim Of the show Managers "a
provide decorative scheme suitable 70 ths
exhibits and al The same time furnish
patrons ~ the show with spectacle az
artistic as IS Dracticshie for so short A
period More than go an0 is being expended
for decorations for the 1910 show
Roman amphitheatre % diznihed srchi-
tectural design will constitute the deco
rative theme and will serve a. a pa :.
ground for the exhibits The Garden In.
terror this year viii be more attraottts
than tor anv previous affair although per-
haps less prOfuse IN treatment The hars
walls. steel sirders and balconies 81 ths
structure win be lost 20 view. and t1s
whole interior so Transformed thar visitors
may fancy that they had been carried back
20 the days when daring chariot drivers
We'd with each other on the concourse OF
the Circus Maximus I'm ancient Rome
In deciding upon the sem5lance II a
Roman amphitheatrs the primary thousht
of ". w Knowles. the architect who con-
ceived the idea. and the show committees,
consisting Of Colonel George Pope. chair
man. Charles clifton and Secretary " L.
Downs was 20 get from the big. modern
amphitheatre general impression OF
spaciOusness The layout OF the ex-
hibitors' spaces. Of the galleries. elevated
platform. railings. and even the signs vii
lend themselves 20 this rOomy effect AZ
the early shows the ensemble OF exhibits
was clutteTed with so much decorativs
frippeTy that the magnitude OF The whole
was not fully realized. At the Garden nsxr
month no plaster casts. bunting rubber
plants. palms or hanging bird cages vii
interrupt the general view.
The idea or uniformity in the decors-
tions will be carried out 50 completely
that even the small spaces IN the gallery
viii receive the same attention as thos.
on the main floor White and gold will b.
the dominant Colors in the scheme al
though green and crimson. also. will be
strongly in evidence. The girders OF the
big dome will be screened BY canopy or
seven thousand yards or blue hanzings.
amid which myriad incandescent lamps
will twinkle A score OF huge arc lamps.
with colored shades. will be pendent from
the roof
The exhibition spaces Of the main hoo-
and elevated platform viii be carpeted
with a specially woven fabric OF Hzh-
green TO give somewhat the effect OF ths
cars being on turf More than six thou
sands square Yards OF carpeting will bs
used. At brief intervals along both sides
of the long aisles extending the length ot
the arena will be ornamental Iampposts
eight feet high. finished in what IS known
as verd bronze Lettering on the posts
will inform visitors OF the names OF ths
exhibitors adjoining, and also direct them
20 the various departments OF the show.
Filthy OF these lamps will be on the main
floor, and about thirty will illuminate the
exhibits on the elevated platform
Entering the arena from the foyer. ths
visitor viii be confronted BY A Roman
seat extending about a fountain The seat
will be on the front OF low abutnnent q
grav stone At intervals bav trees viii Be
set in gaps provided for them. The foun-
tain Will have a trough-like basin. n
which goldfish will disport themselves
amid natural pond lilies Interspers.i
with the natural flowers will be artificial
water plants and from the petals OF thsss
vart- -colored lights will shine In the cen
TIRE and az each end water from the mouths
of grotesque heads will spray upon pool
beneath illuminated by concealed lights
Overlooking and extending along both
sides Of the arena will be boxes which will
seat more than one thousand people
These boxes az former shows were COW
cred so a. 70 form A background for thu
cars exhibited on the main aoor II -
expected that they viii be ore OF the DIS
tinCtive features OF the coming show
Extending around all the outer edge Q.
the elevated platform will be thirty Doric
columns. which will lend much statelinsss
70 the effect These columns will Be
twenty-five feet high. and on top Of each
will be the emblem OF the show-a wheel
surmounted by an American eagle Huge
green bronze lamps on brackets will swing
from massive chains adown the column
fronts The columns will be white. while
the emblems will be old gold in color AMI
illuminated by tiny electric lights
Aside from their decorative value. the
use Of these columns will add ga square
feet more OF exhibition space than was
available last year The elevated plat
form. which projects slightly over the
main floor and over the boxes. also. VII
be supported by white brackets. whits
balustrade will extend all along the outer
edge OF the elevated platforms. while the
walls az the back viii be coated with al
imported cartridge paper Of golden hue
ON these walls the exhibitors names VII
appear in white letters on a broad back
ground OF crimson.
In the general view there viii % three
balconies in the rear and in the 'front.' q,
the Garden interior and two on either side
The exhibits or the cars and accessories on
the elevated I'1tform Will be separated oY
an aisle Between the skv line ard the
vertical decorations. extending from col
unn 70 column. viii be hung slrlands rep
resentinS fruit and flowers. The upper
balconies will be edged with a railing ot
Greek lattiCework painted IN white
a novelty IN decorations is the latucst
arbor that will hood the exhibition hall
The woodwork OF the arbcr viii b. white.
and az the sides the walls viii be Hnishsi
with golden cartridge paper. and thus tne
color scheme OF the main floor viii be pro
served overhead twenty-fOur white SIN
bursts will hang. and an immense roseus
will be suspended IN the centre Of the hai-
I'm the concert hall another novel scheins
will be presented Here the EXHIBITS VIA
appear beneath a canvas tent CeilinS sun
liar 20 that Of a circus tent The same color
scheme as that Of the main door viii pf~
vail here.
The basement Of the Garden - 20 -
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