The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
AUTO SHOW ON
LAVISH SCALE
Coming Event Replete with
Interest to Washington's
Automobile World.
DECORATIONS A FEATURE
Cars, Music, and Crowds Promise to
Make the 1913 Event a
Supreme Success.

The most important feature in an!
automobile show Is without doubt tn
class of its exhibits, and second in i'm
portance is the distinCtiveness OF thu
decorations" said T. o. PRODIGY. presi
dent of the Washington Automobile
Dealers Association, Inc. which will con
duct the big automobile show which will
be held in Convention Hall the week o
February . In both instances we eX
pect to lead all previous exhibitions Of 4
similar character held in this city" con
tinued Mr.. PrObey. 1T was the genera
opinion Of the committee which visited
the New York shows last week that tht
scheme outlined for the decorations fol
the local affair will lose nothing by
comparison with the metropolitan eXhi
bitiOns."
The decorations designed by J. NJ
Nichols are under construction in his
PENNSYLVANIA Avenue studio. The gen
eral color scheme is ivory white. gold
and green. This combination allows
wonderful effects.
At the corner of all of the center spaces
there will he fifteen-foot pillars. the base
OF which are square, inlaid with gold
panels and suIrmounted with large cleo
Uic light globes. These pillars are con-
nected at the top with light and graceful
lattice work, which will be entwined with
smilaX and interspersed poinsettas. The
divisions between the booths will be
separated with golden rope. thereby leav-
ing everything open. thus affordinS a
clear view Of the hall from all points.
The side spaces are to be divided with
twelve-fOot pillars Of the same charac-
ter as those used for the centers. each
being surmounted with a rustic basket
filled with flowers. In the center of each
there will he concealed canary birds in
1.ak.,
Hartz Mountain variety, noted for their
enduring sweetness Of song.
, Never before has such a display of
p"nnants and bunting been seen in the
hall Over two tons of this material are
90 he used To conceal all Of the iron
work and roof structure OF the building
All Of this is in keeping with the general
effects.
The general effect Of the tout en-
semble" will strike the most fastidious
rs wonderful and beautiful to the utmost
extreme.
The whole structure is designed after
the celebrated gardens of the Bois de
BoulCgne and is Pariscnne in every de-
tail
TN apeakinE Of the music" Mr.
Prubey stated, the concerts by the Ma
rine Band. under the leadership of Lieut.
W. II. Santelmann. will hold forth from
until in the afternoons and from s
until 1889 during the nights.
Tho programme as arranged COM
prises classic, operate, and enough popu-
lar airs to crafty all tastes"
Shipments of show cars and chassis
have already started and most of the
exhibitors will have their cars I'm place
by the after part of the week, thereby
insuring the full exhibit from the very
moment the doors are opened one week
from tomorrow.
Every class of car will be shown from
the highest priced luXUriOusly appointed
limousine to the small popular priced
runabOut. Trucks and light delivery cars
of every description will be on exhibition
and. in addition TO these, all CT the up
to-date accessories. tires. oils. preases,
and, in fact, "verythinE that goes to af-
ford comfort to the motorists will be on
display. In the corners of the hall there
will he shown portable garages, which
can be taken apart on short notice.
transported To Instant points, and set up
again: there will he tires of several
makes. vacuum cleaners, especially de
signed for motors, thereby making the
show one which will be complete in
every detail and well worth the while
of my one who is the least bit interest
.. l autOmObilirg.