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Show ziiille TENNLS - GIPX' 7. GRACEFUL " GIlCL ImJ1 j 2 V Game a Perfect Means of Keeping Lor,yf' ' ' v' Both Body and) Mind in Good Condition H ,,rt.a ftl IirOT,j0( wll. fZZ-Z i lJC JKKC&G$yfe&&-' AT lL " ' ' 1. . l'Jc orl, for rnorr.i,,r nn.l r. km I seasons often ftl, provided wllb 'shade both for morning nnd afternoon. 'lhls Is a great advantage to the plnycn (and add,! io tli comfort of the spc,tator. who like to watch the game from a pro- jtecfe, s,,t. Tin? quir-kcst way to providf phndr for a newly laid ont court Is 1o crc-ei ' jirHliv-M ten. twelve or fiftem feet in (height and plant vinos which will grow rapidly and will ln.si through tin? tennn season. It jo not always npr.is.sary to have this shade on four .widen Three or even I wo we prorcr-bij sides will mnk the court comfortable for Lbs player. Tennis tonrnamenrs am one of the summer pleasures and girl who are keen aliont I ho same would rusher play in such a contest than enjoy an outing. Few of them take their tournam',nln seriously, at lear not seriously enough to make tiieni fall to find pleasure in the afternoon or I morning, whether lliey win or not. The affair U Men of an excuse for yonng I girls to meet and have a good time to-I to-I gelher and to observe the progrevs the KNNIS enthusiasts tell you I that tlirro is no game superior J to lh-ir favorite one for 'genu-! 'genu-! ine sport and "exercise, mid physicians declare that it is one of the most satisfactory ways of keeping the body in good condition, developing devel-oping grace and lightness and that it is particularly pood for young girls to practice prac-tice on account of both these points. Tlny go even further, and say that If young girls practise tennis regularly during the summer they are sure to notice a decided improvement in their carriage and movements at I he end of lite season, if not before, while the quantities quan-tities of frevh air they hae hern forced to lake into their hings during the daily t.-ts will have added a fine color to ; 'S :-!r) fM ' Tennis and Athletics at the Castle School for Girls ; jlheii lui-k your rncnnet into its ease anil I.M-1 it iln-re for nereral dayn or a week jiiinl e:. peel In imlien any iniirovi-uieiit in ! i l l"r your jzaine or your movements I u In n you hegin again".' Vou niusl keep at jil dail. A few gating 'every morning will jpres'Tve t lc liinlieiuess and lightness alre lx acquired and art an a tonic if oil happen to feel a little out of sorts. 0' NK physician ha said that the only fault with tennis as a physical de-I de-I vi toper is that it has a slight ten- hips ore given ? inuniriral development and the ankles are made to move " ijuli'kly thnt they soon grow strong and nupple, all of which adds to the general iniproremenl . A sproined ankle U sunn-thing sunn-thing the tenuis plater rnnsf he prepared for. as this is fllxuit the only serious accident ac-cident which happeus to phiyers of the jganie; Inn girls seldom nieet ith n. even . wheu they are reckless m the playing. (octors often have he.-u kuown to reconi-,niend reconi-,niend tennis for girls whose nnkl-s an-,weak, an-,weak, hut these girls are nlwa9 cautiomHl others have made and to compare their own with it than a hattl? of skill. Priz? are not really neevssary to the pleasure of tln louriiHinent. Usually it i satisfaction satis-faction enough to know the rexnlta f the scores. A sHver cup for the end of the summer prize is, however, an incen five to harder work and is well wortfl providing. OUNi; R-irU look best In bTI white when on the tennis court, and jn the-long the-long run the fadeless color Is more er-vicealde er-vicealde (i;u, uA shades of blue, pink or Ian A suhhtamial linen or muslin blows made with wide armholes offers perfect freedom of arm movement, and now that collars are conspicuous by their absence the neck of the blouse should be turned away from the throat with a soft frill or a wide flat collar for a finish. Skirts should be moderately abort. It is well to rc-niernljcr th"t tennis shoo la re hecllpss. and therefore wbaterer skirt is worn on the i-oiirt will seem on im li or so longer on account of this lessening of the imnal height. It should clear the ground and leave Ihe feet quite free, but should not come above the, ankles. This length will tw found al-isVaetory al-isVaetory in every way, and as courts are fairly clean the edge of the skirt wiil not show a. rim of soil under ordinary co'rulitions. Two or three piirs of white buckskiu ti-pnis sIuk-s, with f-erhai one of white Iriinvns. should last through the summer I season. These are well made and clean i perfectly, and of course baTe rubber soles. The only reason for haviog two 'kinds or two Insts is that ffometimes it rests the feer io hauge from day to da and the shoes last longer under this treatment. There should he a tennis racquet frame l?eL. m:A :W! nVf A Youthful Enthusiast quct movement means quickness of motion mo-tion on the part of the player, altogether the playing inakt-s an exhibition whb.h is Ixith striking and interesting. 'J he tennis girl who thinks rapidly, who use her mind as qnickly as sho docs lier racquet, schlom plays a poor game, and ytt her strokes may be inferior lo those of ihe more showy player. Tern-pcraiueut Tern-pcraiueut and constitution decide the kind of tennis player you will become, and the only improvement Ibat the player herself can make bv conscientious practising prac-tising is to train the eye to a greater tiir kness and snreiiess. After a little praclrce Rhe begins lo flunk so quickly that she anticipates her opponent's plays. GKASS i uni ts nre by far the most picturesque of the mrious kinds in use. although Niinv players prefer a gravel or Hay court on account of the quicker action they give, For girl the turf is hi tler, however, and when the grass is dipped very close there is no m.'irkcd retardation of the game. If is quite fast enough for the average player, while the beginner will lind that wlie -lias to work hard to keep up with a turf court game. When a clay court is once laid out and rolled .smooth there is little, more work to be done on it except orr occasional occa-sional repairing of auy uneven spotn or holes caused by rain A turf i-onrt. on the other hand, must be worked over constantly, and (he mnrkiugs require at-tenliiin at-tenliiin ofti'ner than those on the other kind of court. A beautiful turf court Uirdered on three ides by shrubbery and trees had the ; courts marked out by leaving n strip of ioiirit i nnn ine cioseiy croppeii m-J m-J side sections for the Imrdor, but this re-. re-. quires even more intention to keep in jgood order than (he white markings, or the tapes set on with staples. Springiness is an important thing to consider in lay-ing lay-ing out a court, so that the foundation, in jthe case of a clay or gravel court, roust I not be too hard. j There should always be a wide margin j around the court to give the players per-feet per-feet freedom. So one eou make n good 'stroke from the outer edge of the court 'i if there are trees or fences close enough 'I to make her conscious of their nearness. A good six foot space on the four tides is Dot too much to allow. Courts that have beeu in use for ser in which to kep the racquet when not !n use, t prevrve its shape and taut-ne?oi. taut-ne?oi. These can be bought at a trifling cost and lengthen the .life of a tennis racquet -onsiderably. Besides thij frame, a tennis racquet ease is convenient conven-ient to have when one playa ou other courts. To keep the strings covered Li always a good idea, as Tbe sun and the dAmpness do not improve their condition. condi-tion. The case also kepp out dust and 'helps to identify no's belongings. Som of the canvas or felt ease$ ox rnsda with a iocket for balls, but if ito srar Lsj to carry many of tbesa it i better 1 have a separate bag into which botti balls and 6hos can be tucked. . . Girls' Doubles Makes an Attractive Game- i : ' ' - cheeks which tuny have been pale aud unattractive looking before.' The physical benefits of a sport neeni of secondary importance io' the irirl whose thoughts are fixed on having a good time during her summer vacation, so the wise parent doe?? not dwell too ktronuly on this phase of the outdoor game, but tries to make the sport a popular popu-lar one, in the event that il is not, through other means. A girl is ho is not interested inter-ested in active sports can be won over to them gradually if you set abont doing it in the right way. T KNXIS develops all the .muscles of the body without making them pronounced, pro-nounced, except when playing is carried car-ried to an extreme point. There i not a moment when the body j inactive when serving or receiving, and one of the fascinations about the sport is its variety. You are never twice in succession co'i-f co'i-f routed with the Vame return. Each rime the ball is tossed into your courf to be sent back over the net it comes at a diiVerent angle and you use-your rac jquct in a different way. You may have to reach high for (he ball or bend low to catch it with your racquet; you may swerve Jo the right or the left or you nny make a quick jump backward to get into Ihe best position for (he return, and all. this you do with lightning like quickness, which is good for the mind and cultivates an agility in movement not required in most of ihe other sports indulged in by j young c'.rN. An awkward girl cannot play tennis.1 ; and play it well, for any length of time without having her ungraceful movements changed into ones of suppleness and ease. Sinuous curves nee in lo uppepr as if by jnajic where before there wen' angles and jerkincss. The body learn to move rhythmically, nn It ncqnires a lightness which it did not pohncsh before. To Insure, In-sure, sneh a beijiuier is doubly awkward, but that js all ihe more reason why an ungraceful girl should keep at the game steadily through the Mininn-r If she hopes to accomplish sitiy change by the end of her vacation, You cannot play r. set of tennis to-dny. i lenry to develop the right side of tle body more than the left, but even in the active players this is scarcely noticeable, if at all. because the exercise with the 'right arm. which wields the racquet, is 'balaiired by the occasional use of Ihe left hand in making a stroke where both I hands are required for slrength and by I tin? otlnr activities of the left side in ! the serving, the bending and the move-imenis move-imenis which bring all the muscles into play during n game. j The tennis girl's forearm usually has a well developed muscle, but it is seldom (6o pronounced as to be unattractive. The ; (to play carefully until they have gradu ! ally - strengthened the muscles of the i ankles und made, a spraiu a possibility 'rather than a probability. ' No one can play tennis without culti-vating culti-vating quickness of Ihe eye nnd mind I Half the success- of the game depends on the brain rather than the player. She j vfio is sure ' of her stroke wins of tener jthuu he who makes a splendid serve or return but inissrs the point because of poor judgment. The strong player in more interesting to watch, as her utrokes look ,twici as effective, as those of the slower and aurcr player. And as quickness of rac- |
