New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-01
4 TENNIS PLAYERS OUTFIT.
HOW TO SPEND MONEY ON THE GAME.
PEOPLE WHO DERIVE AS MUCH PLEASURE
FROM THEIR CLOTHES AS FROM

PEOPLE WHO DERIVE AS MUCH PLEASURE
FROM THEIR CLOTHES AS FROM
THE SPORT
A Young man. whose father is wealthy and generous
with him. took It into hts head to play lawn TENNIS 'o
season. Now OF the chief joys OF tennis poi
large class of people, some of them good players 90
is the possession and display Of handsome ouui''
AS this young man had no need or incllnauoh u
economic in the matter, he stroled into sporting
otftter's store and informed the clerk that no III
tended to take up the game Of tennis, that he as yct
knew nothing about II, but that he wanted inc oes'
outfit for tho sport that was In the market
The racket seemed to be the fttest thing to begin
on so he looked over lot Of them, and finally plcA'u
out one made of the finest white ash with an epon%ou
throat piece and cork handle, strung with aii-rcu
English gut for which he paid So As crack players
assert 50 the willy clerk said, that IL Is nut won "
play with one racket all the time, but better 10 &'
nate with another OF the same weight the young man
bought another of similar style with cedar hai'uo
for 81 Thcn as the grasp often slips upon Woouon
handle when It gets moist with pcrspiration, the
clerk recommended thin rubber cover, which can
be drawn over the handle to prevent slipping inns
cost so cents Then the customer rcOhec'eu
noticing how much better IL seemed Tor prayer "
carry his racket to the courts in neat cover by
handle than openly in the hand. so he took '"o
of these covers for each racket They Nele
made of fine waterproof TWILL leatherbound' ana cost
81 80 each.
This finished the racket question, and he had been
we'll provided for at a cost Of S1S. He might have
got along on serviceable racket for 80 without
any cover dozen Of Wright Dltsons regulation
balls added s4 so to the bin. BY purchasing hall
dozen plain rubber balls, quito enough, he might nave
saved SO.
Next they turned their attention to the nets. The
tLo n "A net
centre, where most Of the wear came, and that nc
should buy net with double twine knitted together
in the middle. Hand made nets, too, were the cor
rect thing he was assured and canvas strip across
the ton lent tautness the thing and made the le
| line more easily dscemble In a dim light lie 'ook
a doube-court net of this make for SO and single
| court one for So In buying poles for the nets be
sin chose the best taking pair for each net, made
OF caspipe with an iron base and ratchet and handle
with which 10 screw the net up TO the right level and
| hold Il So These cost him $40 pair Fiedlhg
oyeshot balls Is of course faguing and unlnte~suhg
and so a pair of backstop nets were added at 80 ana
| miles for them at "a Guy ropes and pegs were
| necessary 10 keep tho nets up and so two sets OF
hardwood pegs handsomely painted, with coored guy
| ropes OF the best quality added at 81 per set
| An ebonite maet drive the pegs home with cost
| 80 cents.
This brought the net list to close at cost of Si4
| Inst as much sport is, daily derived from one plain
| net
| A beginner should have book of the rules OF tho
came 50 mis- beginner selected bound in flexible
| calf which cost him 81. Now he got nice box,
with compartments shaped to suit each utensll ana
this added 80 to the outfit. Then the clerk told
him that he must always keep the lines of the courts
clearly defined upon the lawn or the omission wOuid
| lead TO errors and wrangllng In the play. As tho
! whiting spread the ground IS easily washed away
by rain and wind and as II is slow, tedious and
| yVth
| patent marker a cross between lawn mower and a
| wbcelbarrow was recommended and taken. This
carries the liquid whiting in tank and dHbbles II
slowly upon the circumference of broad wheel which
* made 10 retrace the lines OF the court by the person
who prOpels 1t. Six dollars IS the price of good
one.
by this time the clerk fairly warmed up to his
work and his liberal customer getting Interested
The ordinary utensils of the game had been laid in at
a trjHing cost of SIS so the real buying of the
day was to begin There had been little room for
the display Of taste I'm the purchases yet made. On
the prncipe that It IS really cheaper TO buy the
hest hg hal only done the ordinary thing but as the
clerk led the way to the clothing department he felt
that here was a chance indeed to display his taste and
acumen.
How the blazers glltterod. They are
handsomer richer Of finer material and
higher price this year than ever. No
one who prdcs himself his blazers Will consent TO
| appear in the more than once week. SO
three or four necessary. Being Harvard gradu-
ate be of course chose inst of all a blazer of broad
black and crimson stripes made Of a fine quality oil
| imported flannel, 80. Then he took black and White
STRIPE for mourning purposes, in case he should "lsh
10 play soon after the death Of relative his
father for instance, who certainly too old now
to get much enjoyment out of his millions anyway.
| The garment cost "a so Then a plain white nan
mel added at ~, and an extra hne Engilsh
crlcketng flannel in stripes and checks completed the
| list for $40.
GETTINa on TO TWO HUNDRED.