TENNIS TROUSERS WORN BY SPANISH PLAYER.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 134, 8 June 1931, Page 10

TENNIS TROUSERS WORN BY SPANISH PLAYER.

SENORITA DE ALVAREZ IS SUPREME ARTISW (Special to the ** Star.”) LONDON, April 22. Senorita E. de Alvarez, the brillianf Spanish lawn tennis player, made he* first English appearance of the season yesterday at Highbury in the North London Club tournament. Her lawn tennis was interesting, bu< —judging by the demeanour of the crowd—her trousers were much mor£ interesting. As an extremely inexpert judge, X would say they are not trousers at all, but an adaptation of the divided skirt* They appeared to give freedom in running, and it will not be surprising if the fashion spreads, just as the eye* shade, first introduced by Miss Helen; Wills, spread. The trousers are 6enn sible, just as the eye-shade is The Senorita was her brilliant self while beating Miss Helen Barr, 6-0, 6-1, Of all the world’s women lawn tennis players she is the supreme artist in stroke production. The one thing) she cannnot do is to produce a cruddl or ugly stroke. And 3'et the Senorita has never ye 4 proved herself to be a great match player. I think the reason is that she; is—well, too good. She must always strive for the last word in perfection instead of using the plain utilitarian stroke which would score a point.