The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
400 DISPLAYS FOR
PALACE AUTO SHOW
Several New Cars Will Be
Shown This Winter for
First Time.
BOZ ACCESSORY EXHIBITS

More exhibitors for the sixteenth ma
,sonal automobile show were added last
week 70 the already long list Of those
who will have space at the Grand Cen
trail Palace, New York, and the Coliseum.
Chicago, the former opening on New
Years eve. Among the additions to the
two lists are several new concerns. in
Guiding the 8. J. r. Motor Company Of
poston. Mass, makers Of the 4. ]. r.,
and the Iescina Auto Company, Newark.
y, J.. manufacturing the new Lescina
car. both exhibiting at the PsiAse. AZ
chicago the Princess Motor Car Com
pany OF Detroit, the Walker Vehicle
Company of Chicago and the Gadabout
Company. New York. will be present.
Tho Champion Auto Equipment Com
many OF Chicago will show Its new Cham
pion model at both shows. Forty-eight
new exhibitors OF accessories were al
lotied space. making the total number
Of accessory exhibits 307. nearly all OF
whom will he present at 18th expose
lions. At present the list OF complete
ear makers for the New York show num-
bers eighty. and for Chicago eighty-six.
There will be seven makes OF electric
cars at each show.
The national automobile shows OF re-
cent years have brought forth consider
able comment among visitors over the
fact that the setting for the cars has
hsen a most impressive one. The scheme
Of decoration each season Is one TO which
much thought is given. and the task OF
making the Grand Central Palace In
New York and the Coliseum In Chicago
-...,,G,,- a.. - ,,pn, ~rhtch no oenanoo
Ia spared. This season an original set
Ting for the Palace has been conceived.
quito different from that of other years.
Manager $. \. Miles say that the in
terror OF the building Is to be the Pal
ace OF Motoria."
In general aspect the interior will be
q combination Of some 25 900 yards of
deep maroon velvet festooned In deep
blue and gold and combining with the
beautiful marble Corinthian and Doric
columns TO produce "a most artistic and
rich effect-the tout ensemble being n
display in thoroughly good taste--brill-
liant. but not garish or blatant. On the
nnln floor the twenty imposing Corin-
Than columns which form the central
court are TO be treated with large VAL
snces. or hungings. OF deep blue. these
hangings being draped from the bays
between the tops of the columns anc
gathered near the base to produce a rich
and pretty effect. The valances will be
edged In gold braid and fringed.
The chief source Of illumination will
h from mammoth chandeliers Of or!gi-
nal design. Each chandelier glows with
eighteen balls of FIRE enclosed In frozen
glass. and glass OF other dainty hues is
used in such "A way as to make the
chandelier a glorious riot Of light. These
hang suspended from the roof by heavy
chains, and a delicate touch will be
added by "A certain amount of pendant
foliage. The windows about the build
ing will admit tho rays OF sunbursts,
alternating red with green light.
Surmounting the Corinthian columns
the upper SDrnice which forms the rail-
Ing Of the second or m~ezzanine floor Is
% De- enriched with a mass OF flowers
of various hints. on this floor are 119
pOric columns, and these will he treated
n Renaissance figures and pergola
Effects. with artistic signs with the
names Of the exhibitors. on the main
ToUr tubular electric light signs will be
used with the name Of the car shown
~ was the case last year.
The lobby of Grand Central Palace
Is - Impressive and stately hat very
'h,tle 'iily painting" can be done. but al
efect mas been evolved 30 that huge
whet portitres partially screen of the
- tntic display Of ears and magnificent
. le'orttlons beyond. and as n passe,
up the steps and beneath these the Pal.
ace Of Notoria will be revealed a brill.
iant spectacle. Certainly Motoria will
have no complaint about the appearance
Of her palace this season. She shoult
fna1 IF.I1,. aa.tArl eri,. A,o~t.- 4.
being executed by NJ. A.. Singer. who has
been entrusted with the decorative worh
o. numerous automobile shows In the
pasL.