THE TENNIS TROUSSEAU.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19807, 30 November 1927, Page 7

THE TENNIS TROUSSEAU.

PRACTICAL AND ELEGANT, The lawn tennis player who wishes to establish —or maintain—a reputation for chic dressing will find plenty of interesting clothes with which to equip herself this season. Her dress will probably be a severely practical affair of thick washing silk in a twill or Milanese weave. The pleats of the skirt will be of the large box variety, and each of the four edges of the pleats—that is, where the folding of the material comes—will bo machine stitched to ensure lasting crispness, and to facilitate laundering. Restraint in Colour. When colour is introduced into the actual tennis dress it will often be used with great restraint. Instead of coloured buttons and a coloured leather belt, only the button-holes and eyelets of the belt will strike a contrasting note. Her knitted cardigan will 'have the very deep border of ribbing that distinguishes to-day's models from those of yesterday, and a collar and revers in place of the more usual straight band. She will have a rather larger beret than, the Basque type hitherto iavouyed, and a white felt, hat with a brim slit" at each side, so that the front and back can be adjusted to shade the eyes or the back of the neck. As a piece of pure frivolity she will probably have one of those fascinating' sleeveless jumpers in coarse flannel in some bright shade, elaborately trimmed with white machine stitching. A belt of white antelope with buckle and eyelet holes to match the colour of the flannel will give this garment the cache of aleading Parisian sports couturier. A wristlet and hatband in similar style to the belt may be worn. The Sternly Practical Wrap. Hor wrap coat will have no nonsense whatever about it. Its narrow beit <ita only fastening) will be tied in a knot in front with as little ceremony as if it were a piece of string. Its outline reminds one of a man's dressing gown. It will be plentifully supplied with safe pockets, so that its wearer will not be tempted to earry a haudbag—always a jarring note in a sports outfit. She will choose a pair of white ante* lope court shoes with fiat but distinctly shaped heels for walking tn and from the courts, and will play more frequently in the old type of gymnasium shoes rather than in those having straps or espadriile lacings. Heir scarves will all have handkerchiefs; —enormous ones—to match, and she will religiously refrain from wearing a boutonniere of any description. Ever since the coloured sleeveless cardigan, or waistcoat —so popular on the Riviera and at French watering places—appeared on the centre court at Wimbledon, the fashion has become an assured one in England. Decorated With Woollen Stitcheries. More decorative models show a lavish use of the "old-fasaioned crochet work. ! Made in the new silk Jersey velours, in flannel, or in plain stockinette, many of them have the seams joined with double crochet in two or three, shades of wool with wool flowers in many colours embroidered down the fronts and on the pockets. Pockets are now put. on slantwise instead of straight. Darned net cardigan coats, with and without sleeves, are a revival, and waistcoats and cardigans in crepe de chine worked in patchwork patterns in several tones of the same shade are a novelty. These are more for beauty than utility or warmth.

"It is impossible to get pique tennis frocks from the workrooms quickly enough," said an authority, "especially the kind that are made to Miss Evelyn 1 Colyer's design." These are sleeveless with a little V-neck and tiny roll dollar. Five pleats on either side of the skirt give ample room and a broadish belt is fastened by a mother-of-pearl buckle. The Tally Ho! Head-dress. The new tennis headgear of the season is the Tally Ho! hat. This is an evolution of the eye shade that Miss Helen Wills used to wear. It is made in pique, in tricolme with waterproof tulle top, or in drill with criss-cross bands like c hairtidy. All the deep peaks which shade the eyes are lined with green. Both Miss Ryan and Lady Wavertree have adopted them. Many tennis players have taken to the tennis ankle socks. These are of wool and have turnovers in various colours to go with the waistcoat or cardigan that is worn. They are put on over flesh-coloured silk stockings, and not onlv protect the stockings, but prevent the feet rubbing during a strenuous game. They are often sold together with the woollen cardigans or waist-coats when these are worn of a plain or an outstanding colour in preference to the many fancy ones which are to be seen everywhere.