FLANNEL BAGS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19835, 26 June 1934, Page 12

FLANNEL BAGS

WOMEN DIFFER. An account of the diffeiing opinions of women regarding sports clothes appears in the London “Daily Express. The writer says:— Recently a woman golfer caused a major sensation by playing in an international match in trousers and two women tennis players caused a minor sensation by adopting the fashions of a few years ago. Miss Marjorie Barron, formerly of Creighiau and Radyr, and now of Southport, appeared at the women’s golf International between England. Scotland, Ireland and Wales, at Porthcowl, in grey flannel trousers, a man’s shirt and collar, and a p jllover. She went out twice —once in the morning and once in the afternoon —and between her two matches she was requested by members of her own team, headed by their captain, Mrs Walters Pyman, to change her costume. Miss Barron declined. "It is Absurd.” Later, she said to a "Daily Express” representative: “I think the protest is absurd. It has been suggested that I should go around in waterproof trousers in stead of flannels, but—l shall wear flannels. Those who are now so loud in their protests will get used to the change, and in time will be amazed to think that they ever raised an objectio nto what is so obvious a step.” The Ladies’ Golf Union decided to take no action in the matter. But, at Hurlingham, courage of a higher order was displayed. Miss P. Radcliffe and Miss N. Q. Radcliffe-Platt braved the derision of the bare-legs-and-shorts brigade, and appeared on the court in Skirts reaching to the calf, White stockings, Socks. Cardigans. They beat a brief-skirted, stockingless pair in straight sets.