Evening journal., 1920-02-06
ARISTOCRATSOF
AUTOS ON VIEW
Women Show Great Interest
in Various Models at
Motor Show
ACCESSORIES COME
IN FOR ATTENTION

Wilmington Society gathered in tn,
ball room OF the Hotel dupont last
nlght 20 view the display OF motor
cars assembled to show what American
des.g .gners can produce. The night wa.
officially known as "Soci ty Night" anC
a number Of prominent WilmingtOnians
were seen at the show.
Another feature Of last nights exhi-
bition was the attendance Of members
Of City Council. During the session OF
the ciiy fathers I'm the municipal build
ing earlier in The evening, an invita-
tlon had bcen received from the Au-
tomoble Association to become the
guests Of that organization at the show
and most OF the cOuncilmen accepted
the invitation.
That women are more Of a factor in
the automobile world that ever before
was easily seen last night when the
number Of them at the show almost
equslled the attendance OF the mascu-
line element. Many women learned to
drive and repair their cars during the
war, owing TO the absence OF chaufeurs
and no wthese women are as much
interested in auto mechanism as the
men.
Oflcers OF the show express them
selves as being completely satisfied
with the attendance thus far. owing
10 the weather, the attendance has
fallen of little lately. but crowds are
expected tonight and tomorrow.
All who have been 10 this years show
declare that the cars, the music and
the place Of holding the exhibition far
surpass similar elements In the shows
Of previous years.
Eddie Bernshaw, Of the Peerless Phil
adelphia Company, will be at the show
eOday 10 demonstrate the car he rep
resents. Eddie has many friends In
Wilmington, and he Is said to be The
best little demonstration that ever came
down the pike"
When called upon TO name the six
gne arts, o. resident Of New York City
is recorded to have said Poetry,
Pointing. Sculpture, Architecture. Aiu-
els and Automobile Building. Perhaps
the New Yorker was a lEtle lacking
in general information, and perhaps
he wus not. There are thousands OF
persons in this country who would
support the statement THAI automobile
building is one OF the finest OF the fine
arts
That It takes an artist to design a
snappy hood. a graceful stream-line
body, or even a new" radiator, no one
can doubt The problem OF producing
new designs, year after year. when the
fed Of effort Is extremely limited, is a
matter Of uncommon artistic difficulty.
Automobile designers are praised and
condemned made and unmade by the
public. The aggregation OF individuals
which together make up this great re-
public, may not all be good technical
Judges, but their reasoning in judging
a car is founded upon sound principles,
as a rule.
Car designers know this. They know
that as soon as a drawing Is embodied
in a car that their work will go through
a critical period Of criticism, and II a
ear design Is able to "stand the ganf"
for a few months, the success OF it is
assured.
Narious methods in changing designs
have been tried. Hoods have been mar
rowod lengthened, giving a greyhound
like appearance. Bodies have been
drawn and redrawn, retouched and re-
fined, reshaped and reproportioned.
There is little comparison between the
present-day car and the gasoline pro-
peiled vehicle Of a dozen years ago.
There is even more dlssimllarity be
tween the 1920 models and the vintage
Of 1905.
Remember themY With their front
wheels set way back on the hood, their
swelling tonneau lines. like the wO-
mems shoulder puffs which were just
going out Of fashion. and the lack OF
fore-doors? Recall how they sneezed
and wheezed. chugged and plugged.
shlyered and qulvered? Boy. page the
man who said The theory OF automobile
design has been at a standstil Tor
yearsi
Compare them with the sleek mosuls
OF this. the end Of the 1rst-ffth OF the
Twentieth Century. Compare the snort
ing OF the motors Of ssterday with the
complacent purr Of contemporaneous
mower plants. The rapid rise Of the au-
tomoblle is unparalleled in the history
Of mechanics.
Accessories are attracting as much al
fention as autos at the show. The real
automobilist finds much TO interest him
in garage heaters, or in batteries
greases or tires, and parts and in tire
making. all Of which are shown in the
hotel lobby.