Evening star., 1950-10-15
The Travellers Notebook
By Jacques FutreIIe, Jr.

ms SIoI IIuNet EuNoTs
Barring adverse weather, the
color show of autumn foliage
along Skyline Drive will remain
an attraction for Washington mo-
torists the next few weeks. 1t is
at the peak of beauty now, and as
of Friday, weekend forecasts were
that one of it's greatest crowds
would visit Skyline.
The most spectacular display is
expected to continue until next
Friday. which will assure another
stream of cars, dipping and climb
ing over the highland route next
week END. The absence of heavy
frost and high winds will con-
tinue the show to the end of the
month. The earlier turn of color
vivid reds of the Virginia
creeper, dogwood and naples and
yellows of the birches, hickories
and tulip trees-has been joined
now by the oaks. Singly and in
groups, these majestic giants Of
the forest are contributing their
bright variety of red, scarlet. ma
room, orange. yellow and tan.
The timing of the show, which
is virtually the same each year,
had been anticipated by number
of prudent motorists. Weeks and
even months ahead. they had re-
served accommodations for week.
ends at the two resorts remain
ing open on the drive. The lodge
at Big Meadows and the cottages
at Skyland are booked solid each
Saturday and Sunday through
October. Rooms are reported to
be available for mid-week periods.
Big Meadows is scheduled to
close November 5: Skyland. on
October 20.
The Mimsyln Hotel, down from
the drive in Luray, is enjoying
such weekend popularity that
reservations are advisable weeks
ahead.
Continuation of ColOr-Motor-
lists with more than a week end to
spare will be tempted to roll on
over the Blue Ridge Parkway and
perhaps go into the Asheville
area. In fact, they may have
planned it that way. Mid-October
has brought to the mountains of
western North Carolina the most
Ieye-f1lling foliage in years.
Unusually brilliant is the color
ing along the parkway in the
Mount Mitchell vicinity. Two-way
forest roads permit detour
around the section of the park
way now undergoing repairs. These
roads run through the Mount
Mitchell game preserve, and it is
not unusual for motorist to spot
deer bounding in and out of the
bright foliage.
In North Carolina, early color
reaches it's greatest beauty around
Mt Mitchell, the highest peak in
Eastern America. and at Cling
mans Dome, crest of the motor
highway through the Great Smoky
National Park. From these lofty
points. the color creeps to lower
levels and is at it's best there in
late October. In the Piedmont
Plateau and Costal Plains, an eff
fective display continues into No
vember.
Miami Beach Preview-Although
the calendar is far from complete,
Miami Beach has released a pre-
view of its forthcoming season. In
keeping with the varied tastes of
vacationers in entertainment and
pleasure. the program of activi-
tiles and events promises to be-
come broad and long. In other
words, vacation this 1950-51
season will be typically Miami
Beach.
MainStay Of the program are
the sports-recreation features.
The cultural side of enjoyable
living, however, will be given in
creased attention. The Miami
News Bureau so informs us in list
ing musical stars who will appear
at the new Miami Beach Audi
torium. The series begins October
% with a concert by Rise Stevens.
So far, an opera and "a con-
certs and dance attractions are
slated.
Collegiate football already has
begun. 1t will continue through
to New Years Day, with the Or
ange Bowl classic and it's attend
ant pageantry and merriment as a
climax. Greyhound racing is
scheduled to start in mid-Novem-
ber. The first of a series of ma
tional golf tournaments will be
held November 20.
A marine parade on December
II will open the $4,000 Metro
politan Miami fishing tournament.
BY that time, spectators will be
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