Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-30
VISITING FRENCH AVLATRLX
BIDS AMERICAN WOMEN FL Y
And You Don't Knoto What
It's Like Till You Crash,
Says Nine. Herueux
She Vas the Only Captain Of
Her Ser in the French Air
Serpice in Var

Many women admit sometimes "get
ting up In the air. for one cause or
another, but Philadelphia has visitor
today who wants TO be up In the air
all the time, and has been, too, since
1913.
She is Madame Jane Herveux, and
this is an incomplete list Of her ad
ventures.
She was the FIRST woman licensed ia
drive motorcar in Franch back in
1905.
She was the only woman attached ia
the flying service of the French Army
and held captains commission dur
Ing the war, serving as an instructor
and in several other capacities.
She has had one wreck-when n wing
of her machine collapsed and she hur.
ted to the flying field, narrowly miss
ing death and receiving gashes on the
face and chin.
She is the only woman to hold a
commission of captain in the aviation
police force Of New York City.
She is a devotee of automobile rae
ing and has won prizes and first places
IN france ana davanna.
She also served as q nurse during
the war, and confesses that although
she dearly loves flying and fast driv
ing, nursing is her natural field.
She helps conduct a corset shop In
New York.
Keeps Maiden Name
Madame Herveux is married, but she
has retained her maiden name which
won her so much renown. Her husband
Is Philip Caralano-''an American
citizen" she says proudly-and Madame
herself is going to make her home In
this country, having made arrangement
for her mother to come over here tc
join her, and to have her beautiful
home in Paris sold. Her husband |.
a chemist. and Madame is avowedly very
much interested in his work. That was
the main reason she came to Philadel-
phia, where she is going to inspect q
big chemical plant, guided by her hus-
band.
docs your husband approve youi
| fying?' madame was asked, and she
gave one of her quick, ileeting smiles.
"Of course he does she replied
but IL he did-well, I've been inter
estcd in 1t for so many years, 1t has
become part Of me.
Madame, stylishly gowned' in black
| with low crowned black hat with q
white feather, gray stockings and blacl
pumps, transported listeners from heI
Ioom in the Bellevue -Stratford to The
cool, gray sky of an early morning by
her enthusiasm and the vividness Of hei
description.
Easy to Fly Plane
"I don't understand why more womer
| don't take up aviation" she exclaimed
especially American women. who arc
80 fond of driving their own cars. Over
| in France there are comparatively few
women, even now, who drive their owl
cars, but here one thinks nothing of it
"As a matter of fact, there would bt
nothing hard for a woman in plotting
her own machine. 1t would certainly u
easier for her to take her plane ovel
New York City than to drive her motol
up Broadway through the traffic tangle
"And then think of the other ad
varces. How easy to take week ent
trip! How easy to fly over to Fitti
avenue for an afternoons shopping, o.
down to Washington, either! Only {
matter Of a few hours. And then, too
it's 40 wonderful to sail over the coun
tryside and when you feel hungry picl
soft, green field with houses nenr