The Detroit times., 1913-01-18
DECORATIONS
AT AUTO SHOW
ASTOUNDING
From Entrance to Every Exit
There Will Be Trail
of Beauty
$4,000 TO BE SPENT
IN FINE ADORNMENT
Thousands of Brilliant Lights
Will Make the Scene
a. Gay

II has been said that coming
events cast their shadows before,
and the truth OF this statement Is
borne out by a visit to the Wayne
pavilion and the huge annex now IN
the course OF construction, wherein
will be held the coming twelfth an
nual show of the Detroit Automobile
Dealers association
That Detroit Is imbued with the
proper spirit and is showing II on this
occasion Is readily demonstrated by
the manner in which all concerned
are taking hold and each willing do
ing his part to make the 1913 show
the greatest that has ever been held
in Detroit.
In the local field, each year brings
out new makes OF cars, and that this
year will prove no exception Is fore
gone conclusion, as there are several
new models which will be seen by the
public for the first time when the
doors to the greatest annual event
Detroit has ever had are thrown open
10 the public.
The greatest interest OF any year
vet is being shown by the manufac-
turers while the growth in member
ship OF the d. A. d. A. alone testifies
to the influence on trade that the an
nual Detroit show has had In It's
twelve years Of existence.
Aside from the character and num-
Der OF exhibits To be seen this year,
there are other features which will be
OF paramount importance in making
this wears event a record-breaker,
and perhaps the chiefest OF these are
the decorative schemes TO be employ
Ill e a Inn ~
I will have charge OF this years decor
ations, as he SO successfully had at
the last show.
When the Wayne pavilion and the
Annex are turned over to the ID. A.
d. A. a crew OF so men, working In
two shifts OF 40 each, will labor day
! and night to render the place one OF
beauty and show the latest ideas IN
this line OF work.
Mr.. Hall is authority for the state
ment that the entire allotment OF So
600 for decorations will be spent ana
he gives assurance that nowhere In
!, tho country will be found the equal
CT the decorative ideas which VIII be
carried out here. Many new and
novel things in this line are prom
ised and a brief review or the plans
corroborate the statements or the dec
orations which are given out with
pardonable pride.
The visitor TO the show Will meet
his first surprise in the entrance loo-
by. which will be transformed into an
entrance bower Of beauty that Will
cause him 10 wonder II he really Is
ut an automobile show.
The ticket office will be graced
with an overhead pergola, on which
will be strung southern smilax and
trailing roses, while the entrance
arches at either side, will be bri!-
liantly Illuminated by dozens OF small
frosted lights, with one large inverted
Tight hanging from the center In
which will be colored globes.
The walls are to be covered Win
a cloth giving the effect OF leather,
while on the floor will be heavy sub
stantial grade OF green burlap. Pass
ing on into the first floor OF the main
\ building. n scene will be met with
that is difficult to accurately describe,
FOR there will be hundreds OF soft
lights, with equally soft tints OF cell
1 ing and side walls which Will incite
\ the keenest admiration Of all lovers
Of the artistic.
A radical departure from the con-
| ventional bunting decorations viii be
found on the ceiling, which Will be
covered with a soft blue cloth with
silk finish in a cove effect, new
hing in decorative ideas and never
seen In Detroit before.
This ceiling will terminate at the
sides In mural paintings which Will
| be suspended over the opening OF
| each section and these paintings, rep
| 4 ytsfl1 he. az n n "a
! the automobile industry, with the fig.
ures 1913 painted thereon.
The side walls will begin at the
base in a dark green which, as It as
cends. will gradually shade of into a
light pink. and this same treatment
| VIII be accorded each OF the pilasters
which will separate each section from
| It's neighbor. Surmounting these
pilasters will be large and fancifully
mounted light while at regular In
tervals along the aisles will be huge.
| inverted elec.rOliers made especially
| for this occasion, each being suspend
ed from the ceiling by massive brass
chains.
These light fixtures are new de-
signs and OF the same material and
construction as are found In modern
hotel Hobbies AMI public places, all per.
manent In character.
In the center Of each Of these arts
tic electroliers will be one large light
within an orange tinted globe and sus-
pended from the outer edge down
ward TO length OF IS inches, will be
an even dozen OF smaller lights
Each section will be outlined by a
row OF electric lights on the sides
and top. and TO sufficiently show NJ
each exhibit there will be $50 lights
devoted TO each section and in nc
instance can there be cause OF com
plant by exhibitors for lack OF sufh
Clent illumination, TO make plain each
and every good point of every car
truck and accessory.
The stairway ascending to the sec
! ond floor Of the main building will be
completely eoyered-on The side walls
and ceiling with smilax interspersed
with trailing roses. while at the head
asS the staircase will be a pergola
Watch will he accorded the same dec