New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-07
MAJOR WLNGFIELD ON LAWN TENNIS COS
TUNES FOR LADIES'
Iro1n The Thoafrc.

have been playing lawn tennis with young lady
writes Major Walter Wingfield the inventor of that
splendld ganel and have yanquished her. She Is
younger and quicker than / am, and lawn tennis
requires these qualifications, not great strength or
vast ENDURANCE; so woman can play well
man-this one did. How then did | win Listen
and Will tell You a secret. won the game simply
NOT Now w6v s5enid i tbis ~ Wbas sha she a.
RIDING she puts on riding habit. When she to
battle she puts on bathing dress. Why, therefore,
when she plays lawn tennis does she not p1t a
lawn tennis costume
Thus unused Z; aud then as leaned back in my
easy-chair, think what sort of dress she might
wear. and vision of fair form, clad in a tunic OF
white flannel with roll collar, kerchief OF cherry
SILK tied round her throat, the loose ends showing
from under the white collar skirt of eighteen
inches long. cherry -colored band round her waist
and palr OF combinations of white flannel such as
men wear only looserl floats through ms brain. It
seems a sensible dress, and modest dress that
would shock no one. Yet l know women are cr IL
cal about each others dress. What will they say 10
slch starting INNOVATION as this : am nervous
even about making the suggestion and hopeless
about 1t ever being carried out.
be that as 1t may still any club viii start such
comfort and benefit, and compete with all Others on
the most AL vantsgeOus terms.
Alter such "A dress have hardly patience to mans
others, bat Norfolk jacket, with a kilt reaching
half way down to between the knee and fhe ankle.
and with m-o-ShanteF cap on the head would
not be bad neither would a Vvandieres dress. OF a
Turkish costume, with pAj4mas, and top skirt
down to the knees, be unsuitable. A jersey is a
finish it OFF below. VIII Lady Harbcrton turn her
attention to this matterG She will never have
as a lawn tennis dress.
AT this moment am aroused from my Feveries By
the butler who himself does the honor 10 valet
me, bringing ia my bath and nay dress clothes. 4
ask HIM 20 wait 4 moment whilst roll up al the
clothes have been playing ina set of ilannels
lawn tennis shoes socks. cap, and my belt strapped
round-and desire him TO kindly take them own 10
the weighing mac lime la the hail. and weigh them
In a few minutes he returned with the weight
written down on piece OF paper. at scrubbed
a note 10 my late opponent
DEAR Miss CT have beaten you most unfair
ly, The clothes was playing in only weigh fyo
five pounds and quarter What do Yours weigh
VIII You kindly let Your maid weigh them-every-
thing you had on-and let me know
Yours. w. W"
The butler begins TO think am not quite sane.
but off he gees with the letter and. when I con1s
down 10 dinner ] am informed that IL has beea
most consclentiously done, and that il weighs ten
pounds and threc-4uarters. L the bundle 10
was a big one, but of course / was not allowed 20
investigate its sacred contents. The dress was o
tweed tailor made costume.
IL follows that my thirteen stone of flesh, bone
and muscle has only 20 carry five pounds and a
quarter, while ner nine stone is hampered with ten
pounds and thrce-quarters.
III to-nosrow Sue were 10 play the best man in this
house, dressed rs | have suggested, and il he were
handicapped 10y having a railway rug strapped
round has waist, tied i'm AT his knees and pinned N
coquettlshy behind should be prepared 10 Law any
wager that she would win.