New Britain herald., 1930-05-03

Taris. May 2.--suzanne Lcnelen. pioneer snort skirt wearer when she startled both Europe and Amer ica a few years aso by appearing on the courts in knee-leugth frockg. now about-faces and. as a designer, advocates longer skirts for sports wear.
 Retired from the lmelight Of international tournaments and the attending glory as the mos. brilliant woman tennis player Of ali time" the great Suzanne now cc.operates with a Paris couturior and has turned her marvelous technique 10 creating sports clothes that have both chic and comfort
 "Women have never been seen to their advantage in such games as tennis,' Mile Suzanne asscr,- ed. "Longcr skirts that will no: hamper freedom of action will be much more graceful.
 "ln designing m. sports clothcs, I study first Of all the essential C. movement she explained "Our celebrated couturicrs know how to design sports clothes that lool: teauuful on mannequin in | salon, but will go all awry with Il volley or bat hand drive. think ,sports clothes can be har- nonous as well as practical. There is q field here for an entire lr new technique in sportsHe4r for woUen."
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 Although Mile. Lenglen vows she never will play tennis in pub lie again, she is particularly well qualified for her new work, hay ing in her days Of glory set th1 fashion for sportswomen the worli over.
 It vas Suzanne who first dared viated frock with both her necE and arms bare. She further WAS q revolutionary in her introdu-- ton Of the "Lcnglen bandeau," re- placing the cumbersome and ugly hat that w.mcn then wore. Tn Helen Wills cyeshade followed thu Lcngltn handeau. Anyone who ever saw Lcnglpn play will ncv-r forget her spectacular entrances or the courts, in her colorcd jack c's and coats which she would throw aside with dramatic -cs- turc. She vas the first 10 intro dUce a style note into the game.
 "Whrn first went to Wimble- don as q young girl women play CTS still wore long. tight slocve1 waists anhlc-length skirts over seemingly endless petticoats, stiff collar and large hats" Suzanne recalled. "The most astonishing thing vas that they could play at ali in such an absurd costume Those days arc gone forever. but out of the other extreme that we have know n recently, we must en- deayor 10 achieve a balanced mode.
 To do this. skirts must be long CT. And costumes must be cut 10 allow the vigorous movements Of the body. These are bound to dis. arrange costumes unless tak,n into account.'
 ITO do this, skirts muhrdlueta1
 Mile, Lenglan as sports direct ress of the house of Yvonne May IS still as slim and yivacious as ever. She drives to work in a small sports car, painted pale blue. her fayorite color. She is always accompanied by "Whiskey," her shaggy y-haired dog. on the subject of her playing again, shc said, emphaticaly:
 T am ~ead sick Of tennis. I started too young, I shall never play again except for pleasure. and that in private. No, I never miss the excitement and cheering crowds; I am glad to be away from i: all. I never even 90 to tennis to watch tennis matches except when played by brilliant men stars.
 Mile. Lenglen declared that sh" never felt as we'll as she does now.
 '1 vas over-straincd and mu1. cle-tired when I finished my American tour" she explained. "l am even simmer now than whe1 was in training. You see. when you play you cat q lot because the vigorous exercise requires moro fcod Now 1 live normally. eXer.