ON AND OFF THE COURTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20560, 10 May 1930, Page 6 (Supplement)

ON AND OFF THE COURTS.

TENNIS FASHIONS.

Tennis ensembles are quite different from (hose which were the fashion two years ago. Then one saw nothing but jerseys and woollens. Now there are cottons, silks and fur;, ns well as woollens and tweeds, writes a Londoner.

An ensemble which is quite the mode on the Riviera is a white cotton pique froclc, white cotton stockings, white cotton or linen beret, and, to slip on between sets, a beige caracul coat. -Another ensemble is silk pique with a scarlet belt and buttons, a beret or turban to match, and a long coat of cream caracul. A light grey astrakan coat is put over an ensemble of white cashmere which includes a short coat fastened about the hips with five bone buttons. A loose fitting reversible tweed coat is a popular fashion for slipping over a tennis dress and coat or cardigan. The Helen Wills typo of hat is worn, so is the fitting beret, and there is always the turban. With a white dress and red belt is put a turban of white, red, and navy blue stripes which has long ends tied into a bow. Long hair is frequently to bo seen among the younger set of players.

Skirts are kilted, box pleated, and plain, with fitting hips and waist lines lightly indicated by looso belt, wide or narrow. Black shiny belts go on almost any dress, but it is more usual to see a narrow suede belt in a bright colour with buttons or scarf to match. Glass buttons are also used, and I'nany bodices button down the front loosely.

Onlook'.*n at tennis wear nil sorts of woollen and tweed mixtures, with brown and low-heeled white buckskin shoes. A grey tweed dress and coat with lingerie trimmings and grey fox fur is worn with black and white, woollen mixtures are a tweed bonet to match. Grey and black, fashionable, and with white cotton pique collars and cuffs to the dress, look fresh and spring-like White pique flowers have found their way south with the dresses to which they belong. More and more is it the rule that one must dress all-of-a-piece. No patches, no after-thoughts .• are admitted. Nothing stamps a woman as well dressed more than her tweeds ant 1 hor sports clothes. .Almost any woman ca.n buy pretty afternoon clothes, but to get tiie right tennis and golf outfits and tlio right tailor-mades for town and country is both difficult and dear.