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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 286, 27 August 1920, Page 4

The success of the young French girl, Afdlle. Lenglen, in the European tennis ; 'championships has suggested *«"«"]<» from the white blouse and ankle-length skirt, which have long been tbp regulation wear for English women who take tennis seriously. Mdlle. I*»tf«V "J* an exchange, plays ma short-sleeved blouse, anS her skirt does'not extend below her knees. One result is an astonishing agility, especially when the wind is strong, and other women payers _ are sadly hampered. Even fleet-footed girls find a long skirt hampering when Soring about a ter.nis court. The ™n*. feneration of players are jtar they should not "out-Leiigle.., Mdlle. taifflen"? Why not wear a "gym. tunic or tennis, as is so often done for;hockey? A few years ago county women's teams pMd in skirt! To-day »$ «*% wear gymnasium tunics. Ihc.P Zm?Tfor tennis is a "mi" tunic of white dn 1 or pique. ,vorn over « loose blouse, with a square out neck and short sleeves.