NO STOCKINGS.
tennis players latest. Wellington, Fell, ti Stockingless (ennis players were ia evidence at the New Zealand championship tournament at Miramar, and tlie innovation provoked no official comment. Darina' the Wellington provincial tennis championships last week the Misses Macfarlane, of Auckland, appeared on (he courts without stockings. and after the beginning of the New Zealand championships they were joined by Miss D. Nicholls (who won the championship), and Miss D. Howe of Wellington, as well as Miss N. G. Welch, of Wairarapa, and several junior players. Close to a court where a stockingless player was in action, her tanned , skin indistinguishable at a little distance from Plie hue of (he stockings! worn hy many other girls, an ofh- i cial of the New Zealand Lawn 'Fen- 1 nis Association said that the associa- 1 tion would not think of interfering, j “II is entirely a mailer for the girls," j he said. “The Wimbledon aufhoii- j ties wen; made to look foolish when I they attempted to dictate to their j lady players and we have no inten- | (ion of following in their footsteps. ! We do not wish to he Mrs Gnjndys. ! 1, personally, lind (he sight not tin- j pleasant.” i
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10297, 7 February 1930, Page 3
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203NO STOCKINGS. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10297, 7 February 1930, Page 3
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