Evening star., 1922-12-31
- TYPES OF CARS ENTERED
- 70, IN NATIONAL AUTO SHOW
.Displav in Grand Central Palace, New
York, Will Be Largest in History.
Starts January6

demonstrated as the motorist will
have to utilize them. In short, the
show of 1923 will go further than
ever. not only in showing the motor
list the latest devices. but In teaching
him how to make the most of them.
has been devised by the show man
agement this year. The gorgeous
coloring of the American Beauty rose
brought out in velvet, it's richness
accentuated by touches of gold, will
be the dominant note. 1t will proba-
bly, be the most conservative, yet the
richest note ever struck as a back
ground for the great exposition. and
thoroughly in keeping. not only with
the architecture of the building. but
with the luxury and comfort OF the
new models of motor cars.
Designing and preparing the dec
orative scheme and the decorations
themselves for a show of such magni-
tude is u task Of many months That
task, as far as 1t concerns the coming
show, has been finished. and force
of workmen await the word that will
give them possession of the big
structure at 46th street. Three days
will be sufficient to transform the
vast spaces in the four floors.
The plan Of show decoration was
adopted away back in midsummer. and
was followed Immediately by the or
dering of thousands of yards of vel
vet and all the other supplies neces-
sary to the completion OF the work
In brief. the desire is to accommodate
the decorative treatment to the archi. :.
lecture of the building, and this will
be accomplished by boxing in each
Of the square columns with velvet
of American Beauty color in gold
frames. The columns, in turn, Will
be joined. each to the one adjoining.
by valances of velvet edged with gold
ind
floor will be similarly treated. with
the addition of French curtains. Each
valance will be surmounted by spe-
cialy designed gilt ornament.
Mirror chandeliers. glittering with
hundreds of electric lights, Will be
suspended in the center court. both
for beauty and illumination. The idea
of palatial grandeur will be carried
out at the inner main entrance by
the employment of a great French
window, backed by mirrors. The en-
tire rear of the main floor will be a
series of French curtains. shutting
off the view of the windows and
freight elevators.
Questions Contest.
Blue, set off by foliage and flowers.
will be the color scheme for the sec
ond and fourth floors. and green will
he utilized for the third floor. The
great urns that surmount the cor
ners of the balconies around the
court will be treated with floral deco
rations to give added richness to the
whole.
SO great has been the congestion
around the main entrance at times
during the previous shows that the
mana cement has increa sed the num-
ber of entrances. by one. next week.
This will be done by utilizing the
door just to the left Of the main en-
trance.
General Manager Miles reports that
the questions" contest that has been
inaugurated has drawn hundreds of
replies, and that it will take some
time to sort them and decide on the
winner. The facts" contest will not
get under way until the show opens.
Mr.. Miles aas also announced that
the winner of the prize offered by
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce for the best design for an
invitation that has been issued to
1000 automobile merchants through
out the country was Miss Louise Fl.
McLendon of the New York School of
Fine and Applied Arts. The design
is simple, yet striking. showing
Washington arch. New York city, on
one side and the Logan Monument,
Chicago, on the other.
The following are the cars that will
be displayed in Grand Central Palace:
American. Anderson, Apperson. Au-
burn, Barley Buick, Cadillac. Case,