BEST SPORT FOR GIRLS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2121, 13 April 1914, Page 2

BEST SPORT FOR GIRLS

Since ihe recent discussion on the amount and tho form of ekerciso women should take, the principal of a larsia Sydney girls' school lias changed her views on the subject (states a writer-in the "Telegraph"). Sks contends that, after all, it is tho schoolgirl who ie most to be considered in tho heait-k ami eugenics of the race, for it is at school that testes and inclinations aro fostered that affect the after life of the woman. And it is interesting to .note that most of tlie authorities consulted wore in favour of lawn tennis as tli« ideal sport for girls. The reasons given wore that it can be played, with any degree; of vigour the players find best- suited to their physique, it is keenly competitive, and it can be indulged in throughout tho year. But, above alt, it is a game one has nover finished learning, and in which there are always i'resh fields to conquer. From a medical ttuii-cljsaiiit, it has everything to it, for isll the muscles of tho toiiy are employed, without any excessive and continued strain upon ono more thaax another. Then it timkes for grate of_ movement, quicklies of oyo and braju, ;md that most essential of all physical exercises, lurethought and selr-refctraint. ■ .■-

, i \vh A.T.'l'ni kv H; k Ai|'j x|i»Aiu 3. i' . : ■ l l 'rom';' , Viio' T iii- ; I lie Hue- do In J'aiKf.ilurediei has (jone. forlli that ■ tall't'tas \ in: , cvfi'v ■ colour—in hltio of tlio darkestsiiud.tliß slifuli'Sj iu a yellowy,'brown, , irrjHico (an oldworld tint),.'in eeriw, ijipink—will be thu wear .lor tlje.. spriiig of 1014, writes the lfOitdoii'uon'CjiwiHlMtt of tho "Byduoy Dj!ily,,l'i!leaiajiii." Dress niter (Irons is* bciuK tnniciT out in this shining taffetas, that itwms t<>:: have taken tho place of. any otlrer lnaterial in tho south of Kranco, ' Skirts'aro htill to bo nafrow al -the feet,' but tho hips will appear to liftvo double tho volume natural tiO Ihom. In order lo give this effect, below tho waist Uißre.v/iil' be a doublo skirt, sometimes pkiatod , ,' soniotinie* plain, but tlio Jiow taffotss has brought an old stylo into requisition that will certainly' wako ©no- of tho gi-ei.it changes in t)io fashions of the coming Sfiasosu

lluchings arc the- trimmings' of tho day, an.d all the itow taffetas ' gowns have them wpon tlio skirts at every s'nwkvblo piaco, Outlining tho tunics and tlio how near tlio foot) they tiiko away from tto stiffness of tie silk toilette, and. are being introduced in. o-vesry possible maimer. Sometimes they am pinked, as in tlio (Jays , of our grandmothers; sometimes they aro fringed, sometimes there is a tairt lino of coaiot velvet sown top and bottom ai the doublo-box pleated silk, but invariably the- fullness of tho new ratlings is voluminous. Strangely enough, t ; no eorsago is n£t treated in tits sntnfe manner as , the skirt, fer fashion dftore-cs that theso taffetas ilr-essee sliaU have very little silk above tho waist—in fact, .but a eoupfc of incites beyond tho wide corselet band that is, generally of A contrasting colour. Tho sleeves and corsage proper aro generally ill mousseliiio da soie, ajid, beyond the couplo of inches of taffetas already inferred to, there is nothing to teeaii the* skirt.

! Plain, taffetas is also very much in request for afternoon frocks, Tho satno idea of the corsage is- Carried oat as in ihe plain taffetas. Ripple cloth is another fascinating material introduced this spring! It lends itself to a. union with the iiomftn striped silks that will bo iised for sashe-s, waistcoats, and the cntiro upper portion of some of the deftii-taiiored models. A cotton material which will bo much in vogue later in the. season lias already fjeen. given a ftamo and plenty of fame in the south of France winter resorts. It js called ; golfino; and;, as it lias a ribbed eft'eet, it will he used as an adjunct to plain, fabrics as well as alone, Concerning Blouses. There are some delightful blouses to be scon iu. the private salons of the leading modistes. There is 110 doubt that the blouse has como to stay, and that the palest of pink ami yellow crepo do chine will bo worn with the now tailor costumes. A special feature of this season's blouses will bfi the loose, shawi-

like back, with the new, wide shoulder and s.taevo and pouched effect iu front, very loose-fitting. One of the prettiest models Juts ..long fevers falling from tho shoulders'almost -to tho waist with otio side cros.siitg.'and fastening bene-ath the arm «t tho waist. The- revere are inserted with a.narrow "jour" that gives ..the cachet of etojpnc&. Aa inner-eheoii-,sotto of fine white ombroife'y -ami Val-o.iie-ieisiws opens at the neck,, with a pointed- collar in plain white lawn,, and 'no-thing prettier can be pictured than, this .effect of soft white., with its tiny openings showing-tho n-eok , boneaili tho bloase of pink or yellow crepe do cliiite. Plower-dficked Chapeaux. Tho early spring millinery shows tlia-fc the Jifst step lias been taken, and flows are trimming ' all tlio, .iwwe-st diapeaox. There aw softie charming combinations of colour in the cachepeigw that has been ■•■iwived—that p-rotty trimming at tho back of tiw hat, so popular many years ago.. 11l order that- the transition from silk kits to straw should not bo too great, tho manufacturers have eambined tlieir now straws in i«iitation of crape, and the talis that are being scut in their prettycoloured boxes t« tho south of Franco have aSI the aspect of silk -cwpon, wheji they are- in reality made of straff. One of tho prettiest was in very ctark blutf, with an oMorjg erowA and a Harrow briffi on one sido attd : an upstandiiip one on the other, slit dijsw. the mtddte. A small buuclt of da-rfj red roses with very dark green leaves is placed upon the brim in front,, and at tlw back iire small red roses, side by side, rest upon- the hair. Another novelty is the tartait brim in strawy with tho crown in silk, and a "garter" sxicireling the hat aud tied at the back. This' "garter" ■is ia one or other of the bright colourings'in the tartan, and generally in. corded silk. ' ' .