The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-04

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM THE BIG
METROPOLIS.

Lawn rcnni- and it~ Notarie- and I>r'''@
The rcmric bachelor - summer Cos
,umc.-whitc the Prevailing Color
uonnet- and CoWu--i Model N"r~''N'
Especial Correspondence of the Times
NV YORK, August 2.-lt Is Just a
little over eight wears since lawn 'eun''
began TO bee affected 10y American giIis,
/, VS. the rage in London and All
through ENGLAND when the irst amer
can lawn 1euui, Convention was n'ln
nj the Fifth Avenue Hotel hereln 1901.
and Ubcn tho National Association was
o,ranized Since that time tennis cluos
have sprung up sKery where, pc Desl
known among them heihs inc ~"
York TENN, Cub. which is DOW ','ioe
wears old. aud among whose memueis
are many we'll known society iaules.
includlne some of the shining ilshls OF
-Four Hundred. ..n,,
Almost any fine afternoon the
Meadows. r on One-liuudred-anu-'
ond street. Immediately west oil rll"
avenue. are mado "a centre oil all'a'l'""
nv the brilliant play of the young up
toAn fashiOnabl,s. who turn oue III
I,ove. Ia share IN the sport WIN
,he,r stripe1 dresses ct bunting, their
c,,t, little shoes and Scotch caps. theN
enter the field merry as crichstS. sN iHh
ING their racket bags. ana prepaieo !"
csplurc the hOnoIs Of the court rom
The gentlemen VINO are mhishai'eu
o,ound in "ihzefs. canvass SHOES
and tho loosest and coolest oil hihueis
IN onpose them. Aud they make a
nrettv picture. moving about sWlillS
and graceful on the smoothly moWh
p,ass' or darling hithcr and thither III
The exciting mtucaCies OF the game
othar faVorite ef0tnds Of the upper
ten are Mount Morris Park. the cen
tral Park Common, the New "iA A'n
lelic Club grounds at IiaVer lsi""'
and the splendid new grounds oil 1.e
Country Club nt Inrosg Neck, inc
latter being the most exclusive OF an
The New York Tennis Club has It's own
grounds IN We~tChcster county near
r.vchester village. and their game ID
,lex,d moi as "A mere diiletante amuse'
meut. but iu tue scientific sly le' All tue
miles of The National Association ccin <
ricidly observed Nv the players ne
different armorles are uSed 10y soi''o Va
the clubs as winter grounds.
Notable among the experts IL Mies
u.rgou-. who was interested M there
cent performance at millionaire james
NJ Waterbury, amateur cirque near
Ravchester. when five hundred OF New
York 4 bee. known socic.y people Wit
messed the extraordinary snow gwen
bva number OF versatile ana lun' lvN
INK young maidens from ruin auu d"
olson avenues. MISS hargouS P'~NS
remarkably strong aud well 'OHia'VS
band at tennis. Is the coolest IN 'ne
court" delivers the bali win the
facility and strength of crack pitcher
ON the diamond fields. and 'stiik's
ont with the urerriug accuracy oil the
famous Mike Kelly himself. She Is not
strikinglv handsome. but Is finely pro
portioned. and is exceedingly graceful
IA her movements.
The Mise. Remscn are also known as
specially skillui with the racket anu
seldom lose a stroke. Both Ae dis-
tineui.hed by their easy carriage anu
grace in the field. Sir Ronald Came
ron and sister are both noted Tor iheir
will at play. aud when here seldom
miss an opportunity 10 ENJOY the game.
They play in the English style, which
differs IN some minor details from the
rules laid down for American players,
but they are both regarded ne strong
additions 70 any eide Of the court.
Miss Mariquiia Serrapo, the hand
some daughter and heiress Of the rich
Cuba sugar merchant, Is one Of the
finest players in New York, and is a
most att active figure in the field.
Slender aud seemingly delicate, yet as
agile as a kitten, she never lags IN the