St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-06
DAISIES ON A BELLE,
Novel Styles in Tennis Costume

Novel Styles in Tennis Costumes
"A Poem in Embroidery
Mems Costly Suits.
Eyes, we are selling more tennis suits
than anything else at present." said an
uptown New York importer of cos
tunes for outdoor sports.
"You see," he continued ''the tennis
season is about to open-that is, the out
door season. and every one is anxious to
appear in a becoming new rig. We
have outfits costing from s. up to $3.50,
but the average price paid is either SIS
OF S25."
Tennis suits are shown in variety of
fabrics and makes this spring, some of
them pretty, some fantastic and many
unusually odd.
The soft imported flannel, dyed and
printed in many colorS, is one of the
fav0rite materials. 1t has many recon-
mendations, it washes equal to new,
does not show perspiration and is one Of
the most graceful materials for draping.
Jersey cloth is favored for bodices and
skirts and some of the more expensive
suits are made of raw silk. A great
many tennis players prefer good stout
Holland or Irish linen skirts with a
fancy Jersey waist.
a charming tennis costume just COM
pleted for one of our noted beauties is
certainly original in design. The skirt
is full and Side-plaited to a belt fitted
over the hips. The material is dull
brown canvas cloth, and all about the
edge of the skirt is embroidered in silk
floss, garland of OX-eyed daisies inter
twined with wild roSe-blosSomS.
A tennis apron Of ecru pOngee is fitted
with great broad pocket, embroidered
in crimson tennis net, with the play
erS of her club outlined in scarlet and
brown, and broad scarlet sash fastens
it about under the blouse of the brown
canvas.
The blouse is embroidered similar to
the skirt, and has a vest, deep collar
and cuffs of crimson silk faced with
bright yellow. A little crimson silk
toque, stockings of the same color and
brown tennis shoes complete this eX-
tremely pretty costume.
Many of the English tennis dresses
have the bOdices shocked in the honey
comb design, which is now so much in
vogue. One dress of white boating fan
mel is shocked in thiStle-colored silk,
and is embroidered in design of Canada
thiStleS in violet and green silk with eX-
quiSite effect.
A French tennis suit is all of black
silk jersey webbing, the bodice made to
tit tightly, and it is embroidered in huge
yellow SUnflOWerS and long grasses. The
effect of the yellow and green against
the jet black is startling.
Soft felt hats are the most serviceable
for tennis playing. They remain in
place Oh the head and shield the eyes
from the sun. These come in all colorS,
and the jockey shape is probably the
most popular. Cocks feathers in gold,
crimson, and other bright coIors give a
feminine touch to these rather maScu-
line little hats.
There is very little change made in
masculine tennis SUITS" said a we'll
Known importer. The most expensive
rig is silk jersey blouse made with an
open collar and comfortable sleeves, a
pair of knee breecheS in fine twilled silk,
buckles, long ribbed silk stockings, a
fine leather or woven silk belt and a
soft felt hat. OF course, individual
taste is used in selecting colOrs."
One OF the tasteful combinations
shows trousers of fawn color.
stockings Of earth brown, a crimson
and ecru blouse, and a belt of
brown enamel leather. Another
more noticeable one has stockings of
black, trousers and blouse of white,
with corn flowers embroidered on the
collar of the latter, yellow silk sash
tied about the waist, and white cap
with yellow feather.
Many excellent tennis players play in
their regular day-suit; substituting
"blaZer' for their coat and vest, and
belt for their suspenders. Feminine
players, however, cannot very well run
and swing their racquets, clad in a tight
fitting basque and reeded skirt.