Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19

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years past almost entirely superseded by
golf Until former President Roosevelts
strong predilection for this pastime. which
was made for kings and kingy sport,
the various local fashionabies had rather
put tennis into the background along
with the bicycle and croquet. But even
when this executive fondness for the
game made it once again popular, the
fair sex did not indulge generally save
as spectators 1t became the thing to
watch strenuous playing by men, VINO
endeavored to just equal and not sur
pass the President, and only the school
girl element and buds" showed a desire
to take time from golf for this more pic
turesque form OF open-air exercise
Newport and such ultra-smart places
all along maintained their tennis courts,
and these were played upon by Washing
ton women. who somehow waited untll
closing the town house TO become aroused
for tennis
But this spring, with almos; the hrst
agreeable Jays young women who came
out the past winter, those who expect
20 come out next winter. and the element
OF young matrons who are proud mothers
OF tiny maidens planning TO come OUT
years hence, all began to talk tennis,
personally inspect courts, purchase
racauets and shoes and hats and all the
paraphernalia needful for regulation
costume.
The Chevy Chase Club courts were
adorned by women who have scorned to
devote their prowess TO anything less
dignified than golf for some time past
Tournaments were arranged and enough
entries obtained to prove TO even the
most pessimistic that thirty love" would
this summer at least down the cry
Fore of the links. Not that golf has
been discarded. but that tennis Is shar-
ing honors with IT.
While there has always been tennis
Sc, and a golf set ii is worthy of com
ment. particularly at the Chevy Chase
Club that many of the latter have come
playing both games. Especially is this so
OF Mrs Ormsby McCammon OF Chevy
Chase. who although living in this city,
played for Philadelphia for ten years In
The intercity golf matches between New
York Boston and Philadelphia She IS
an adept with both racquet and golf
sticks and manages TO put up the sort
OF stiff game that causes lockers on TO
realize that this seeming recreation can
be far more fatiguing than following a
bail over the vagaries of course.
IL sounds easy 10 play both. but Is
about as difficult OF accomplishment as
perfect organ playing DS IL pidHiSt-tHe
very requisites for one uniting the per
former for the other. Yet Miss Julia
Heyl daughter of Col. Heyl, u. s. A,
and most attractive member or the
Younger set last summer won both goli
and tennis championships at Deer PARK
in amateur tournaments. She is playing
a great deal this year at the Washington
barracks where n number of we'll known
girls, whose fathers are I'm the service '
find pleasure in the perfectly appointed
courts and where Miss Dorothy Lang
ftte daughter of Col IIangfitte of the
barracks. may be seen almost daily enjoy
ing the zestS OF this stimulating game.
The strictest attention is being paid tC
accessories of the tennis toilet this year
There are always fads connected wit
this romantic recreation-fOr romantic il
IS, A Junior cynic, who plays quite a hi
with the society girls of the capital even
advances this as reason for the suddeT
revival of the game.
Girls know they look prettiest playing
tennis" he volunteered The poses arr
graceful, the costume pretty and every