WOMAN'S WORLD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 167, 9 August 1909, Page 1

WOMAN'S WORLD.

HOXEYMOOX IX THE AIR. The first honeymoon hi the sky came to a happy conclusion at Ho'lbrook, fourteen miles from Boston Common, says the New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. The young Massachusetts couple were Mr. .and Mrs. Burnham, and they remained in mid-air from midnight till after dawn, some four hours.

They had a thrilling experience, Whei up 2500 ft above I'jttaflcld, the balloon began drifting nortlnvurds rapidly. The professional aeronaut, Mr, Van Sleet, who acted as pilot, consulted his' statiscope to see if the balloon was rising or falling. The instrument was out" of order, so he asked Mrs. Bumliam if she had' any tissue paper. She produced a book of powdered rice sheets, and tin, pilot tossed a couple of leaves overboard, and discovered that the aerial •ship was moving on a level line. Then the electric flashlight failed, and all three were left in total darkness, 'llicy «at on the floor, oatiiig sandwiches and drinking Madeira wine. With the advent of the approaching .lawn they found that Boston harbor lay directly ahead, so they Jet out the gas and safely descended, alighting gently on an apple tree in an orchard belonging to a small farmer named tiilkov. He was' alrcadv lip, and when he saw a lady climbiii" down his apple tree, he exclaimed, "Land sake*' Where in blazes have vou come from?" Ten minutes later he and his good wife entertained the visitors from Gloudlnnd to a second weddin" breakfast, They voted their aeriaf honeymoon 'too glorious for words."