The greatest difticully of the trip according to the two women pioneers of trans-Pacific air travel, was in choosing the correct wardrobe.
"We had to be prepared for all climates with only, sixty pounds of baggage permitted," explained Mrs, Trippe. They solved this problem nicely by bringing along one suit each for tropical weather, one suit for the Shanghai climate, and a dinner dress each, The shoe problem is the most difficult of all, in the opinion of Mrs. Trippe, who advises Shanghai women who expect {0 fly across the Pacific to work their wardrobe around one air of shoes.
On her arrival that day Mrs. Trippe was smartly" dressed harmonizing shades of brown.
Mrs. Whitney wore a navy blue costume with a blue crownless turban, Although they had made an early start from Hongkong and had flown directly to Shanghai with only short stops at Canton, Foochow and Wenchow, tity alighted from the plane looking extremely fresh They were greeted on the C.N.AC. float by Mrs. H. M. Bixby, Mrs W.L. Bond and wives of other The trip, said Mr. Howard, in an interview, was the quickest anyone had ever made from the United States to Shanghai, The party left New York on Monday, October 12, at 5.10 pam, boarding an all-night "sleeper" plane—which bore them—swiftly across the United States to land San Francisco at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Philippine. Clipper. lett Alameda on Wednesday afternoon, and at 7 am. the following day they were being welcomed in Honolulu by siris wearing leis and by the music of ukeleles. On Friday, they took off for Manila, landing in the Philippines on the following Tueiday. They left Manila on Friday morning, arriving at Macao and Hongkong the same day, Incidentally, said Mr. Howard, the Island Colony was not 80 exdied over the arrival of the lant fying boat as Macao was, the population of the latter city turning cut almost en masse in honour of the occasion.
He could not express himself emphatically enough when it came to describing the Philippine Clipper. 'Accommodation on board was almost luxurious, with three large rooms, Including' @ lounge, being provided for the uso of passengers. Comfortably furnished, the lounge was po: haps the most popular, and here passengers played cards end dommness, talked or read, as they desired. There was also a room in which four bunks were made up for the use of those who found the rapid travelling a trifle fatiguing,
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