LAWN TENNIS APRONS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1091, 24 June 1882, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS APRONS.

As the season for lawn Tennis is quickly advancing, it may be well to say a little in advance about the new aprons which are being got ready for wearing. The materials for them range from linen to satin and sateen, the latter having been in high favor, and looking very charming when trimmed with lace or embroidery. The «tyle of ornamentation depends on the use to which the apron is to be put, whether it is intended for the game, or the home grounds in the morning, or for use at some afternoon party, where style and dress are needed A charming one for a large party was recently worn by a young lady, made of rose colored sateen trimmed with bands of blue satteen, which were embroidered in the Russian style. The following quotation gives a. descripiion of a pretty new apron which attracted much notice at a tennis party ata country seat in Surrey:—“ Pale blue cashmere formed the material; a little distance below the waist was a large square pocket, on which glistened, midway up, a miniature net simulated by silver thread ; two red and blue spots indicated balls just thrown. Above the netting were inscribed, in scarlet, the words “Nil Desperaudism.” Silver tassels depended from the upper Corners, and smaller ones mingled with the blue fringe, which finished off two bands of embroidery, delineating heaps of three bads separated by tiny crossed rackets with silver network and red handles ; the bib, decorated in keeping, was pinned or buttoned to the bodice under touble tassels of blue and silver. The gleam of this little apron in the sunlight was wonderfully attractive.’ Metalic tastes also asserted themselves in other tenuis aprons of gold-printed sateen, with bibs and pockets finely coulisse to agree with the reigning dress mania.