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Show fad for aviation among American worn en. Ever since Clifford B. Harmon toot up in his Farman biplane Mrs. Har mon, Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt ani other women have declared their de sire for aeroplaning. It is announced that three pretty French women aviators are to follow to this country shortly after the ar rival of these small airships. The? will be costumed as the women avia tor should be and will be prepared tc demonstrate and instruct Americai women in the art of flying. Yves De Villers, the representatlv for the Vendome aeroplane, was at Mineola, L. I., the other day, and said that the little monoplanes are being brought to this country as quickly as possible. At least one of the three machines wil be shipped to the aviation avia-tion grounds in Mineola, where It will make daily flights. It is the smallest one-person fly-about in the world and weighs 60 pounds less than the famous Santos-Dumont Demoiselle. Demoi-selle. The Vendome monoplane is the work of Raoul Vendome, a French builder of aeroplanes. It is equipped with a 12-horsepower Anzani motor and complete, ready for flying, weighs 180 pounds. DAINTY LITTLE FLY-AB0UTS Three Tiny Monoplanes Ordered for Use of New York Society Women Weighs 180 Pounds. New York Three of the tiniest, prettiest and speediest Vendome monoplanes mono-planes are now on the way across the ocean and are expected shortly. These dainty little air craft promise to be just the thing to satisfy the growing |