The times., 1897-07-11
SUMMER RECREATION.
How to Dress for the Tennis Court.
A Model Gown.

ments are more complicated than those
OF the bicycle dress or golf gown The
two newer sports, which have divided
the popularity OF tennis, demand toilets
sacred 10 themselves alone. One gets ready
for the wneel or the links as one getsready
for surf bathing. And the single-minded-
ness of the effort is as obvious But tennis
IS not stDgle,-m minded or, with the ma Jority
OF its devotees, serious minded 1t has not
uniformed itself. 1t hardly has labeled IL
SELF. ii is as muoh c1 a CIT. us matches
and its cha mpionships are as absorbing'
but they seize upon d smaller proportion OF
It's adhercpts. The average elr VINO ilkes
tennis likes afternoon tea and, not I'M
possibly, takes to the two things In the
same toilet.
1t is required OF the tennis frock thatlt
belong to the summer; that it be pictur-
eSque against the glass and the sky ana
that ii give rea asonable freedom TO the foot
and the arm. Sometimes the picturesque
ness is the Inaiu object, some times the free
dom: but always both elements come into
consideration, and i'll such underlined, such
unrulahle proportions that a gooo ten
mis- dress is more of an artistic triumph
than a successful flock fOr any other sort
OF wear. tits easy to brand a dIess for ten
mis- by braiding racket on IL, hut genius
scorns so 10 beg the question. The tennis
frocE must be recognized by It's klnsiup 10
the lawn, but this kinship need not De so
trumpeted as 10 rule it off the piazza or
out of the rose garden.
Ii is easier TO bar out than to give ln-
yitations Muslin is ina dmisshle. 80 is tIe
flutter OF lace or OF ribbons. Tennis De-
longs TO athletics when all S SAID Inc
ptt-tty affectation OF rough-and- readiness
which the summer girl finds one Of her most
fetching poses is. strictly speaking, almost
az much out OF order. 1t is so obviously cut
of place The tennis court ism pasture
or hillside The effort is like icing suburban,
neither of the citynor ofthe cpuntry, Neither
fish, flesh nor fowl, yet something dis
finciive and wholly desirable 1t rs 6Ie OF
the hardest dress problems set the feminine
intellect 10 be at the same time picturesque
and Trim.
The newer pianes lave some recommended
tions They lcOk cool and yet they have
body, they aIe not of the promenade, but
hey have not flung the conventionalitieS
20 the winds They are little difficult 10
treat with any originality or winsomeness,
buU they leave nothing 10 be desired in point
of color, and color is a after Of oonse-
queGoe, especially out OF ccors. The chief
objection 10 them is their stiffness, but a
clever woman can make capital of piquancy
out q their intractahleness, and piquancy Is
the spice of summer dressing.
The model illustrated was designed with
view 10 the possibilities of pique- IL was
developed for the benefit Of a young woman
who is summering at Newport in very
pretty shade of green. Some Of the eN-
tremely vivid greens i'll use TINS summergive
uToof Of the alrruism OF the average woman.
She sacrifices herself completely to make
smash in the landscape fol- lie eyes Of her
aeighbor But the green of the tennis gown
was not trying 1t was bright and soft at
the same time II had a little gay in it
and some gold 1t was abieto suggest shade
aid Sunshine at the same time
1t was made with skirt that showed the
feet. The shortness Of a successful tennis
dress is 4 particularly coquettish kind of
slIortneSs. Thetennis girl ust ru Il but over
Turf as smooth q asyelvet or a coHIt a level q &
q billiard table. There is no reckless plum g.
ing into thicEets or grass tangles, but very
pretty and suburban uplifting of the dTap-
cries that n arks stage between the pave
ments and the wild woods and is in its
cwu way full Of pleasantness and charms.
Too short a skirt is an affectation. A skirt
too long misses al opportunity.
-Four yar.ls and half around was the
<o,--aDsa,+ .tsf,7tt ns tho Cl-i1f and for SG
with the racket it was cut with a shaped
front width, side gore and back with sloped
seam up the middle 4 coed ten-inch hem
was allowed, turned up over en- interlining
of Irish linen A hem is always better than
a facing with any washing material on ac-
count Of shrln king, thorgh wise woman
Bl.Finks her goods before using.
The bodice was a blouse with open fronts
and straps over tie shoulders supporting it
in position againstthe esimulatedunderblouse
OF tartan silk in green, red and gold. The
blouse fronts were edged three times with
O narrow tubular gold braid a repeat Of
this decoration was found in told Greek
fret on the skirt. The color combin alton was
carried out in the green and geld belt rib
bon andin the band Toun dthe sailor hatthat
makes such smart and such simple wear
The blouse was finished with the indis-
pensaue white linen collar and with tar
tan tie. / had almost forgotten the
sleeves. These had small puff sat I thes should
ers, but were aS tight below sis consistent
with a free swing OF tie arm.
The same design would lie even prettier,
to my thinking, if instead Of the Greek fret
on tie skirt this were hemmed up with red
linen, the upper edge of which might be out
lined with the braid. A red belt ribbon and
a red and gold hat band would add touches
OF color sure to be effective.
Turquoise blue duck presents another POS
sibility With blouse Of blue and white
Silk and with navy blue and gold braid
decorations a costume would he made not
easily rivalled white duck with re decora-
tions is strikingly good, but getting 10 be a
little too much in evidence.
An old standby never surpassed is white
serge If tennis foT tennis sake be gfIl's
object, there is nothing better for hard play Y
Than a fun belted moujik jacket of white
flannelorserge Thisisnew, smartandmost
happily constructed for aclive exercise. a
recent example of this cut has a box pleat on
either side OF the front and pouches slightly
all around over a belt Of blue leather, the
short baSques setting out over the hips frill-
wise and jauntly. There is q big sailor col
lar, whose reveTs cross in front over :he
bosom aud above this blue over-collar
edged with white braid There are mod
erately full bishop sleeves and the skirt is q
short one finished inside the hem with a
narrow blue foot fiill. Such jacket and
skirt with vest Of v hi.e silk or stiff linen
is as good for boating as for tennis and as
useful as ornamental on a picnic ground
A pretty frock OF ycIy different de-