The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-08
THE BEAUTY QUEST.
THE TENNIS RACKET AS A BEAUTIFER.
IT WILL GIVE MS, WAIST, sPLENDIT SHOULDERS AND wITHAL A 1.-THE BODY AND STRIKING
BY KATHERINE MORTON. Copyright, 1908. by T. c. Mcclure.)

with as many, clever and professional strokes ss you can master. but never , mind who beats.
 If you are not used to violent ex- ercise, begin by playing only twenty minutes each day and rest at the end of every five minutes. Tennis is stren- uous, and only a vigorous, out-of doors woman should undertake playing 1t for a long stretch at first. Increase thee doses as you find yourself able. Renounce the game entirely if you are inclined to pain in the small of the back. As I warned you before, reach ing high above the head may do se- rious damage to a woman who suffers in this way, and tennis calls for much overhead work.
 Weak lungs may be wonderfully strengthened by the deep breathing which the game enforces. Weak heart action cannot stand such violent strain. Ner- vousness. indigestion, nervous and bill ious headaches. insomnia, may all be benefited by the stimulation of the exer. else and fresh air,
 One racket is practically as good as another when you are playing for mere exercise, so long as you get one that is your brothers. which probably weighs at least fourteen ounces. Twelve and a half or thirteen ounces are quite enough for you to manage.
 If you have no court, choose as level a piece of ground as you can find. If it is not IS feet long never mind. The nearer 1t comes to this measure, the stiffer game you will be induced to put up; but ycu can do much for your figure in a smaller space Draw a cord across to separate your field from your opponents, Al, ka lx k.arI v,un as long as possible, without any thought of courts or faults or games. Make a point of picking up balls with the racket as real tennis player always dces The bending at the waist which this involves Is something that you can't afford to miss
 Play without a corset. If your corset waist Is so loose that you feel 1t no restriction whatever, you need not remove 1t, but 1t is impossible 10 have too much freedom uf dress Choose a tennis shoe that fits you prcperly-a shoe may be too loose for the good of the foot as well as too tight. There Is no necessity of spread ing the foot out of shape, since the classical days of Greece and Rome san dals have been passing out of fash ion.
 Cultivate a forceful serve. Assign this particular play to the culture of
 your right arm. Learn to smash heav- fly with an arm that drives the ball like cannon. After the ball Is once 1 in play you can resort to the little
 dodges that quicken the eye and oil the joints of the whole body.
 The more you learn the professional g trick of dropping the ball in unexpect- ed places, the more your opponent Is
 blessed with the chance to run. Turn l about Is fair play. Give each other this chance as often as possible. The f1nesse of the game should de- velop grace to the utmost. There are infinite turns to catch a difficult ball
 A quick turn for back-hand stroke,
 spring for a voIley a long reach for Q
 curved ball, all make a 1.-the body. For those of you who prefer to play
 real tennis while getting the beneht
 of its exercise. few official playing
 rules are added for the sake of your scissors and paste pot.
 The server shall serve with both feet behind; that is, further from the net than the base line, and within the linn
 its of the imaginary continuation of
 the center service and the side lines.
 It Is not fault if one only of the serv-
 CTS feet do not touch the ground at
 the moment at which the service is de-
 livered He shall place both feet upon
 the ground immediately before serv-
 ing, and shall not take a running or a
 walking start.
 The service shall not be volleyed-
 that is. taken before 1t has touched the
 ground.
 Either player loses a stroke if the
 hall touches him, ar anything that he
 wears or carries, except his racket in the act of striking; or if he touch the