New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

number flock to the fun of flying they VIII
want to go aloft in by far the most be-
coming sky piece that the aerial milliners
can provide Until some messenger from
Mars shows more attractive model the
hope Of anything more deliciously fragile
in design than the Antoinette seems re-
mote. It Is an expensive thing, another
reason perhaps for its popularity among
the fair contingent.
Mile. Dutrieu qualified for her avl-
ators license on November 70 last before
two officials Of the Aero Club Of France.
operating a Farman machine. A new ma
chine has beer specially built for her by
] Henry Farman, and on this she hopes
shortly TO make a trip from Etampes to
Orleans.
Henry Farman. the aviator. who was born
in Paris OF English parents and conse-
ouently spells his name Henri, had the
| felicity of being the first pilot TO take up
q woman as passenger. It was in a Noisin
biplane. It was considerably more than
wear ago when it happened. and the place
was Client His passenger was a Flemish
/ Girl named Mile van Pottesberghe short
! Iv thereafter Wilbur Wright, at Pau,
France. carried Mrs. Hart .. Berg on DC
tober 7. 1908, and Miss Katharine Wright
| his sister. accompanied him on several dif-
| ferent flights abroad.
, The first woman TO ride in a aeroplane IN
America was Mrs Ralph W. Van de Man.
wife of captain i'm the Army war 'oi-
Iege Wilbur Wright again was host ana
the notable achievement was performed Al
College Park Maryland. in October OF iaSt
year The flying machine has not sup
nIanted votes for women In the mlnds OF
Nrs O. II. T. Belmont and MISS lnez
,rubo,Iand, but for a time this fall the
causa must have suffered. Every day
found the two sleepless advocates down az
Ralmont Park. II anything should happen
20 Induce them TO discontinue their cam
| naion for the votes IL would not he sur
prising to learn that both had started upon
the engaging business OF teach'hs eao"
other how to triumph over the numerous
difficulties that Turk in the air only soihe-
thing that would mean some kind OF con-
ouest valuable to the human race as
whole could be expected, OF course 10
make TO them anything like the required
appeal Who will say that women I'M
pressed with the justice and necessity OIL
tho votes for women cause Will NOT sooh
enough operate aeroplanes from speaker
stump to speakers stump? 1t seems rea
sonable TO presume that men ip the selnsr
nureuit of votes for themselves Will adopt
the aerial vehicle to enable them to in
struct the greatest number of voters IN
the least possible time. The question may
then he asked: VIII women permit the
men to do il first?
n the women OF America should neeo
any announcement the account OF her
flight in an aeropane with Roger Somfher
hv Miss Gertrude Bacon OF London, shoulo
helm some Miss Bacon has had many eN'
neriences I'm the air, first with spherical
balloons. then the dirigible. and recently
nv aeroplane She has the gift Of makins
known her numerous sensations. ASKED
about the spherical balloon when she hat
finished her trip, Miss Bacon described HI
in the basket as the contamination OF idle
7 ness Incidence and drifting dolce ia
, niente She had noticed, she said, that "n
! breeze stirs. no waves lap. Cotton woo
, billows come creeping up, with purpl
shadows and 1eecy outlines and prismati
: rainbow effects. Sometimes they invade tn