Evening star., 1933-11-16

And also my time is so very limited
But would love it." she added. her
contagious smile breaking through.
Mrs. Roosevelt also expressed great
interest IN the development Of liehter-
tnan-aircraft in this country and said
sne might decide later to take q flight
on one Of the giant ships. She has
never nown on an airship OF any type.
ana II ever get a chance to f1y
70 europe IN an airship, I will go in
minute" she said.
In ner simple white silk blouse, fast
ened with an old-fashioned brooch. and
her blue tweed skirt, seated at her desk
VITA the morning sun floodinc in the
large window behind her, and members
OF the family running in and out for a
good morning and How are you to-
oay?" she might have been any modern
woman who was interested in fiyinq and
weighing the possibilities of taking a
course OF lessons, with the cost of the
thing and the time it would take AL
ways uppermoSt, as It Is In all we'll
regulated families.
Very :. uch Enthused.
"of course, even as private citizen.
l might nnd have too much to do"
l ~NNAS~As AAAb Aulclld EdTIIdTI is
one OF my good friends. and she has
got me very much enthused. and of
course my son is all wrapped up in fly
Ing. | would be glad to have INV
daughter take 1t up If she wanted to,
but she Is not very much Interested
Nervous? No. I am never nervous
about anything" she added In response
TO a question. ST don't even remember
my M sensations on my first flight except
christened an airplane over in Albany
and then hew back to New York"
She almost forgot to mention that a
storm came up ahead on this first flight.
which necessitated forced or rather
al. unscheduled landing en- route. an
experience which might have been
rather nerve-wracking to the ordinary
passenger on his Initial flight.
One gets the feeling that Mrs. Roose-
velt Is one Of those born flyers with
the adventurous spirit and keen quick
on-tne ne-trigger reactions which make
splendid pilot material. Her coloring
anc long rangy build is yer. much the
same as that o. Amelia Carhart and
Lindbergh, If that means anything.
Her flying diary, had she kept one,
would already be full of interesting
chapters. The novelty of flynn never
wears on for her-that Is, if she Is fly
ing over new territory though she con-
fesseS that when she is flying over old
well known ground she frequently dozes
or reads.
Sunset in Rockies Viewed.
But there's a sunset over the Rockies
which she saw from the plane on her
Western air trip which will always re-
main In her memory as one of the most
beautiful scenes in her life, she SAYS,
and there are viStaS OF rairieS and
fields and forests which she will never
forget.
Her flying trips to New York have
become so frequent that she cannot
even remember how many she has
taken. but those are usually on business
I she flies in order to save time IT
Always get q bit deaf If we fly too high
on q plane trip, but that is only minor
detail" she laughed
And 81 don't know so much about
iighter-than-air craft" she confessed.
But I'd be willing to take a blimp ride
soiAe time. I'll try anything once"
That's why you like this First Lady
OF the LanG the very minute you meet
her. She's such good sport about
everything And she was still thinking
about the cost of planes when Tommy,
tnc secretary. came in to remind her
that her next confere..ce was due.
Even those new ones which the
Government Bureau If Aviation 1. sug-
gestlng, to be built on a big production
scrle at the cost Of $700 apiece. would
pc too expensive for us right now she
figured.