Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04
PHILADELPHIA TO HAVE
A MODERN AUTO SHOW
Latest Machines to Be Exhibited in
Beautifully Decorated
Building.

With the pick of the standard automo-
biles and electrics on the market today
assured of space in the forthcoming show
Of the Philadelphia Automobile Trade As
ISOLATION, to be held at the Metropolitan
building. Broad and Wallace streets, jan
uary 10-11. Philadelphia will have every
opportunity to inspect at close and init
mate range everything that is modern in
motor craft.
A grand French court of the Louis XVI
period. with its dainty traceries and rich
colorings, is to be the setting for the eX-
hibits. The 10000 square feet of space
constituting the whole main floor of the
mammoth new Metropolitan building is
being transformed into glittering palace
of light and color in preparedness for
the arrival of the motor car creations
that will stamp the 1914 season.
At Work Night and Day.
The Meyer Art and Decorating Com
pany, which was awarded the contract
for the decorations, has had. it's final
plans and general scheme passed upon
favorably by the associations show COM
mittee. consisting of Louis Block, w. p.
Herbert. E. c. Johnson. J. E. Gomery
decided upon, and work upon which is
now going forward night and day,
promise a revelation in the transforma-
ZION O.. Il StaId business GUIDING into a
reminder of the glories of Versailles.
The color scheme is to be old rose,
ivory and gold. with garlands of natural
foliage artistically festooned throughout
the spacious interior to give a touch of
color and contrast to the delicate color
ings of the general scheme. The numer-
hot RI Of ha
actual building have been carefully con-
sidered, and the treatment of these col
umns plays the most important part in
the general effect
Each column is ornamented at its top
with four large spans or brackets raGiat-
ing in four different directions, so that
the whole room will show a series Of
complete arches from every angle On
the face of these brackets and following
the formation of all the arches will be
more than 1000 powerful electric lights,
each light bursting from rosette sur
mounting these old ivory brackets and
forming a huge circle. Around each col
umn will be a draped effect in pale rose
tints.
Walls to Be Frescoed.
The side walls will be frescoed in
French panels. Each window will be
treated with a valance in deep old rose
richly ornamented with curtains draped
on each side. Draped at the top of each
plaster, between the windows and around
the center of each column, will be a gar
land of natural leaves.
\ feature that will be attractive and
also help visitors easily 10 locate the
ears that they are mostly interested in
will be the manner in which the names
of the different exhibitors will be dis
played. \ mosaic glass ball. brilliantly
illuminated, will be suspended from the
ceiling over each exhibit with the name
of the different cars worked in the
mosaic design.
For the first time in years the automo-
bile show is being held in a place that
will lend itself to Il beautiful decoration,
and the decorators are taking every adj
vantage to make this show artistic and
dignihed in every respect. III a word,
the whole scheme. and its general work
ings will reflect credit upon this seasons
show to a remarkable degree.