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M IPS MAT SUTTON, the In
domitable Kiri tennis player
from Pasadena, Cal., has
again gone abroad to regain
the International champlon-
h site lost in 1503 to Miss D.
= of England. She is a per-
oung persjn, and if Mrs. R.
irs. formerly Miss Douglass.
;e from the retirement into
has di: erc-etly withdrawn
ons believe that she will no-,
jrels which she wrested from
M;>s Sutton after a very hard fought
if poss.t)’
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M.sg Sutton won the international
championship from Miss Douglass in
DOS. but the friends of the latter circu
lated the report that her defeat was
due to her having an Injured wrist, al
though to every one who saw the game
it seenied to be due entirely to Miss
Sutton’s superior skill and 'method. Not
wishing to have it said that she was
the champion merely owing to an acci
dent, Miss Sutton returned to England
in 1908 and .gave Miss Douglass a
chance to redeem herself. Understand
ing her rival’s methods better and be
ing in first class condition, the English
player won back the championship.
Thor V she lost her‘honors. Miss Sut
ton carried home with her the respect
of all fair minded people, for she took
her loss good naturedly and without
making apologies for herself. She even
praised her successful rival and the
English players. Miss Sutton Is a thor
oughbred.
Now For Another Trial.
Now she has gone back to England,
hoping that her former conqueror will
give her a chance to retrieve her loss.
Report says that it is quite unlikely
that Mrs. Chambers will play at all this
year, which is perhaps quite wise of
her, as Miss Sutton is said to be in
splendid form this season. She will
open her campaign at the Manchester
tournament on June 3. The great event
of the season, however, is the contest
on the grounds of the famous Wimble
don club, where all aristocratic Britain
gathers to applaud the champions, es
pecially if they be of their own nation.
Later there is another tournament for
the Welsh championship, and Miss Sut
ton expects to compete in that. Of the
Englishwomen who are likely to appear
against her Miss Sultan says that Mrs.
Chambers. Mrs. Sterry, Miss Eastlake
Smith nnd Miss Coles are probably the
most formidable opponents. She con
siders that Englishwomen are as a
class superior to American women
players, as they take the game much
more seriously.
At present tennis has an immense
vogue in England, and even in this
country,it has a much greater popu
larity since it became the favorite rec
reation of President Roosevelt and cab
inet, navy nnd army circles. Tennis is
a splendid exercise and has advantages
READY TO PLAY
IN ACTION
IN REPOSE.
over golf and many similar games in
that it may be played on lawns or small
plots of ground such as are available
in most neighborhoods. Tennis outfits
are inexpensive, and the sport itself, is
very absorbing, especially after one has
mastered the elements of the game. It
is especially good for women. An hour
or two a day spent on the tennis courts
will improve the health, give elasticity
to the muscles and put a. ruddy glow
into cheeks and lips. It is much to be
recommended for those who have weak
lungs or a sluggish liver.
The Sutton girls, of whom Miss May
Sutton is the youngest of five, have all
i been remarkable tennis players. As the
I sisters grew up they were one by one
I displaced as champion by the next
’ younger sister, who in turn/ would
I teach all she knew to her junior. Thus
I it happened that when Miss May Sut-
; ton arrived at the age when most young
; girls are struggling with the rudiments
■ of tennis she was already a candidate
for championships. When only twelve j
; years old. she played for the champion- j
| ship of southern California, but was |
defeated by her sister Ethel. The next i
year Ethel was defeated by Violet, and 1
the following year Violet went down
before the prowess of her fourteen-
year-old sister. May. Next the little
girl won the state championship and in
1901 that of the Pacific coast states.
Captures the-National.
In 1904, when only seventeen years of
age. Miss Sutton entered an open meet
ing for the women’s national cham
pionship In tennis. It was held at Wis-
sahickon Heights, near Philadelphia.
Miss Elizabeth Moore of New York was
then the champion, and when the little
girl from California entered the lists no
one believed that she had any chance
of winning. Miss Moore was a cool,
experienced player, and the newcomer
was, outside of the Pacific coast, prac
tically unknown. The game had hardly
begun before Miss Sutton proved her
mettle. Instead of being at the mercy
of Miss Moore, as was expected, the
newcomer soon had her opponent pur
suing the ball all over the court. In
her playing the young girl was alto
gether unique, darting about like a
whirlwind and sending the ball over
the" net with wonderful strength and
accuracy and keeping her competitor
on the back line most of the time. Miss
May captured the championship at this
trial.
A Fine Physique.
Undoubtedly her constant training on
the tennis court has had much to do
with the remarkable robustness of Miss
Sutton’s physique. Her arms and face
are deeply tanned by the sun, and her
figure, heavily built as she appears, has
not an ounce of superfluous flesh. It is
framed in muscles hard as steel! Her
endurance is said to excel that of most
men. and as the strain in championship
| games is very great only an exceptlort-
I ally strong woman" Is likely to win. In
j Pasadena, where the climate is mild, i
much of the time can be spent out-
! doors, and with the Sutton sisters most /
! of it is passed upon the tennis court. i
American by Adoption.
The Sutton girls are, after all. only
Americans by adoption. Even May, the
youngest, was born in Plymouth. Eng
land. Her father. Captain A. de G.
Sutton, came to this country when she
was six years of age. The daughters
are very devoted to their adopted coun
try, and when some misguided Briton
suggested to May anent the winning of
the international championship that she,
was an English girl she replied very
emphatically that all she knew of ter.-,
nis had been learned in southern Cali-;
fornia, since even in England girls un-i
der six years of age do not play tennis, i
Another Interesting feature of Miss
Sutton's trip abroad is that it is partly
to promote the holding of international'
tennis matches for women. A promi
nent society woman of the east who is
a tennis enthusiast and Mr. Edwin
Sheafe, president of the Longwood
Cricket club of Boston, have generously
signified their willingness to provide a
suitable trophy, add it is hoped that a
match may be arranged for August,
ISOS. Miss Sutton has been authorized
to make, the preparations for having a
teanj of Englishwomen come over, and
oho herself will probably be captain of
the American tennis players. A pre-
Jiminary match will probably be held
in the United States In June or July to
select the contestants. Miss Violet
Sutton, Miss Helen Homans, who is the
present national champion; Miss Eliza
beth Moore, three times national cham
pion, and-Miss Barger Wallach, runner
up to Miss Homans, are about the
strongest American tennis players and
will probably be of the number who
will succeed. Mrs. George Hilliard, a
friend of Miss Sutton nnd herself a fine
tennis player, wilt probably bring over
the team of. Englishwomen, which may
include Mrs. Terry, Miss Eastlake
Smith, Miss Violet Tinckney, Miss Con
nie Wilson and Miss Tope Lowther.
A Guest at Thorpe Satchdill.
On her arrival in England Miss Sut
ton went immediately to be the guest
of Mrs. Hilliard at her pretty country
place, Thorpe Satchdill, at Melton Mow
bray, Leicester. There many of the
preliminary details for the international
meeting were discussed. It te *»wr
likely that the conditions of the con
test will be the sante as those for the
famous Davis cup. for which annual
matches are held between the men of
the two countries. The Davis cup, be
it said with regret, is now held' by Eng
lish players, but the men who go over
this summer to play for it at Wimble
don -have great hopes of bringing it
back with them.
DIANA DENNISON.
j* HORSEBACK RIDING IN ONE OF ITS PHASES *
D O you know this is a great
time of the year to buy winter
dresses?
Don’t laugh! I mean ready
made. Nearly all the large department
stores have some winter model gowns
left over.
They are very glad indeed to get rid
of these at ridiculously low figures, and
they will let you pay a deposit of from
$10 to $15 and give them the remainder
of the money in the fall.
The iiore keeps the gown in good
order for you all the summer, and since
the gowns used as models are usually
in advance of the styles there is little
or no danger of their being out of date
In a few months.
A friend has just purchased a Doucet
model In black velvet for less than a
hundred dollars In this manner!
What do you think of that for a bar
gain?
A Question of Health.
I want to ask it again at risk of be
ing prosy. Why will women kill them
selves doing fine embroidery on babies’
clothes? I know mothers who sit for
hours in the house putting little tucks
and drawn work into tiny dresses when
they might infinitely better be out of
doors breathing pure air and sunshine.
Foolish women!
Any doctor will tell you that most of
the troubles of the sex arise from lack
Take it easy during the hot teealher.
MME. KATHERINE VON KLENNER, PRESIDENT NEW YORK
WOMEN'S PRESS CLUB.
Mme. Katherine von Klenner (Marquise dl Patteri), the newly elected presi
dent of the New York Women’s Press club. Is distlnguished“ for achievements
in music and literature. She is both writer and composer and on tills ac
count was honored by a special decoration from the Paris exposition. She is
the translator of tha ’’Personal Reminiscences of Franz Lizst,’’ “Vocal Methods
of Garcia," etc.
profitable virtue a woman can possess.
Some said tact, some a strong will and
some—including myself—said self con
trol.
Really there is nothing more valuable
that can be taught a girl. Give me the
woman who nqyer raises her voice
when she is angry, who is able to en
tertaln bores with the same sweet
smile she bestows upon eliglbles, who
never shows her real feelings on the
surface, who never expands her heart
in silly letters or sillier confidences and
who never loses her head in times of
affliction or danger. That’s the woman
who wins.
Speaking of self control, one of the
best ways of gaining it is to ride horse
back.
No woman who cannot command her
self need expect to command a horse.
You do more with your personality tha-
you ever will with reins or whip.
Some Useful Hints.
of the right kind of outdoor exercise.
Women coop themselves up, filling their
lives with usele.-s trifles like putting
fine embroidery on the clothes of a'per
fectly unappreciative infant. Mean
time they are losing both interest in
outside life and health. Some day,
when the child is grown up. It will have
mother who is an inyilid and who is
Ltly unable to keep up with it
physically or mentally,
most sensible women I know
their children very plainly,
would be surprised at the tram-
fty cent ready made dresses
the children of people who
re money." said a saleswoman
t,the large department stores
’’We always keep on hand a
large assortment of six months and
year old sizes in dresses at DO cents,
and flannel petticoats at S5 cents and
#5 cents, and our best customers buy
them. It is not the fashion to spend ,
money on tiny babies' things any nibre. !
They are made to be sensible and com- :
forlable, that's all. A great many
mothers do not put their babies in long
clothes at all, and most women dress I
their little ones wiih the single flannel |
petticoat, leaving “off the white one en
tirely. People
her
reall>
In one
recently
save money to
spend it on
the child when
it is older and tip
lias real need rr>
of it.”
Now is the
time to put linen
slips on the fur
niture. A friend
who is an ex
cellent house
keeper never
puts away her
portieres; she
has linen slips
made for them
which match
'those on the fur- The spirited horse
niture. In this deri j
way the por
tieres simply hang Inside of the slips
and do not get full of wrinkles as they
would if laid away.
What lovely cotton materials, by the
way, they are selling for cushions and
slips? Any clever woman can trans
form the stuffiest city drawing room
into a cool and summery place with a
few yards of blue and white or green
and white cretonne. What with awn
ings, green wire screens and window
boxes without and the cretonne style
of decoration within the town house can
be made pretty, comfortable and artis
tic as well during the warm days. For
my part. I would far rather have my
own home fitted up. in this way than a
stuffy summer hotel with a small room,
canned food to eat and a crowd of
overdressed strangers about me.
I agree with a friend who says the
best kind of a summer vacation con
sists in trips here and there with home
as a resting place between times. The
great thing after all is to take It easy
during the hot weather, and I don’t
think that is possible when one pre
pares to go away to some fashionable
resort.
Sometimes the best rest of all is to
be had right at home.
The other day at a club to which I
belong they were discussing the most,
There is your nervous horse. He
shies at everything and refuses to
come up to the block to let you mount
him. A horse belonging to a friend was
ruined because a groom struck him a
sharp blow on the nose once when he
was slow to approach the horse block.
Now my friend coaxes him seven or
eight times with infinite patience to
approach the mounting place right, but
never. »• matter how long the process
is, wi» nhe lose her temper and jerk
him or strike him.
your spirited horse with a bit of the
“dovoie” in him tries to size you up,
and it you are slack with the reins or
sloppy in the saddle a sudden caracole
or jump to one side will show you
horsey thinks he can take liberties.
It’s funny, but if you say “Huh!" in
short, sharp' tones the animal imme
diately reconsiders and decides that
perhaps, after all, you know your busi
ness, and he had better be good.
If the horse takes a liberty with you
and you. pass it by unnoticed the
chances are he will go a bit further
next time, say, rear up or take you
I down the road at a pace which you
have no intention of going.
Now, Isn’t that human? Don’t you
know people who will take advantage'
of you Just like that?
If there is anything a horse despises
it is a coward. Cry out, show fear in
the slightest when you are out with
him and you are done for. His con-
| tempt is without bounds. He will do
almost anything to get rid of you, and
he will remember you forever. You
can see the same contemptuous ex
pression in the tail of his eye months
afterward when you attempt to mount
him.
The secret of good horseback riding
is not only, “to wriggle with your
horse,’’ as the old riding master put it,
but also it is to preserve a cool head
and a level temper; in other words, ;
exercise self control — that quality
which wins in everything.
A friend is looking very .tacky lately.
Explanation: She says she must econ-
taken off. Every cupboard in which
clothes are kept should be thoroughly
aired once a day by having the door
kept wide open for an hour, or two.
Anything that has been worn should be
well aired before being put away.
Blouses and dress bodices should be
spread out and hung over the back of
a chair.
MISS ANNETTE KELLERMAN, FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SWIMMER.
Miss Annette Kellerman, called the "Australian mermaid” and widely
known for her feats as a swimmer, is in the United States with the object
of defeating the champion women swimmers of America, as she already ha3
done those of other countries. She has triumphed in forty contests and aspires
to hold the professional record as the champion woman swimmer of the world.
omize in matters of dress and have
very few things in future.
The last time I saw her she wore a
cheap black and
white cheek
tailor made, soil
ed around the
bottom, a black
sailor with a
fancy chiffon
veil around it, a
fancy stole and
a fancy belt. All
of them, being
of inferior qual
ity, were rum
pled. Now, I do
not call that
economizing in
the right way.
If she had to
buy a cheap.
hat trimmed with a pretty bow of rib
bon to match her costume.
Oh, economy, how many crimes are
committed in thy name! If>women
would only realize that there is a plain,
inexpensive mode of dressing quite as
effective in its way as the “dressy”
style it would mean a great deal of
comfort and peace of mind to them.
All praise to the tailor made girl.
She understands the art and is a de
light to look upon. Whether she is in
black, brown, blue or white everything
matches, everything is simple and
everything in consequence is sweet and
fresh looking, which counts for so much
in hot weather.
F.T1QUETTE.
When paying at home calls, be care*
fu! that you greet the lady of the tmusa
before any one among the company
with whom you may be acquainted.
In making introductions always pre
sent the gentleman to the lady—tor
instance, "Mr. So-and-so,’’ “Mrs. or
Miss So-and-so.” It is also neces -ary
that the names should be pronounced
distinctly to avoid mistakes.
When leaving a large party or bal*
It Is unnecessary to bid farewells and
very bad form to do so in the presence
of other guests.
It is incumbent upon a host and
hostess to show absolute impartiality
to their guests. In fact, the greatest,
strangers present should receive the
most attention at their hands. '
Never roil your handkerchief into a
ball and use it as a kind of plaything
Nervousness may account for that and
similar actions, but they denote direct- •
ly that you are unused to good society.
A gentleman should never precede a
lady either entering or leaving a room.
Never start political or religious dis
cussions. Should others do so In you)
house change the conversation as soon
as politeness admits.
Avoid any manifestations of ill tem
per or annoyance when in company and
everywhere else.
Punctuality is an' Instinct of good
breeding. To fail in keeping an ap
pointment at the time arranged Is a
direct" affront to the person awaiting
you.
I’Lifiu dl-
"ALCHEMY”. IN VEGETABLES.
The discovery of a means of meta
morphosing radishes into potatoes has
been made in the Academy of Sciences,
Paris. The inventor’s method, briefly
described in popular terms, is this: Ho
takes a very young radish, “pasteur
ises” it in a certain way. and it grow.-;
up into a fine potato. More scientifical
ly, the young radish Is cultivated in a
glass retort, after a process invented
by Pasteur, In a concentrated solution
of glucose. Starch then develops plen
tifully in the cells of the radish, which
swells out, loses its pepperiness and ac
quires practically the consistency, fla
vor and especially the nutritive proper
ties of the potato.
tailor made it An praise t0 the tailor
should have been made girl _
black or navy
blue. Her shirt waists should have
been plain tailored ones, with one
fancy net and lace waist for best.
There was no need of the fancy belt,
veil or stole, but she did need a smart
New York.
DREAM TIME.
The wind against the window Kows.
The sandman comes along the street.
The lamps are lit. the darkness grows.
The dreams come in with nolseiess feec
AIR ALL GARMENTS.
It is most insanitary to hang up
clothes that have been worn in an un- ]
ventilated cupboard as soon as they are'
Oh. haste to bed! The dreams await
The children, with their sweetest song.
Don’t loiter: you may be too late.
The best of dream3 are never long.
WOMEN'S OWN WITTICISMS.
**I wonder what your father sees in I
me to object to?" complained a disap- ,
pointed lover. “Oh. he doesn't see any
thing in you,” was his sweetheart's
candid reply. “That is w,ty he ob
jects!"
"When do you take the heaviest meal
of the day?" asked a bachelor of a
benedict. "When my wife cooks it!"
“ -"any voices are there in your I
choir?" “Seven.” “Why, your brother
told me there were over twenty mem
bers!" "So there are, but you asked
me how many ‘voice:;’ there were!"
He—I wonder why it is that so many
old maids have fac bank accounts?
She—Easily solved! Having no matri
monial cares, limy husband their re
sources!
“I say, Tom," said a wife to her hus-
: band across the breakfast table one
' morning, “how extravagant you are—
’ actually eating jam on buttered bread!”
; “What nonsense you talk, Marla!” was
hubby’s retort. “Nothing could be
more economical. The same piece of
bread does for both!"
“I am amazed, sir. that you should
propose to my daughter. You have not
known her a week!" remarked a lady
to a young man. "True, madam, I have
not had the privilege of her acquaint -
! ance long, but I have known you for
1 some time, and everybody says your
! daughter takes after you!” He was
! successful in his suit.
' "Dresses and hats! Dresses and
hats!” a man exclaimed in an effort to
be wittily philosophical. “It is the
eternal feminine!” “No,'' corrected a
friend, “you're not right—it is the ex
terna! feminine!"
“I see that your little sister took the
smaller apple," said an experienced ■
mother. “Did you let her have her
choice, as I told you?” “Yes, mother,”
her son replied brightly. ’T told her
if she didn’t choose the smaller she
wouldn’t gc-t any at all. She chose the
smaller, mother!”
At a seaside hotel the following no
tice is posted up: “In this hotel the
food leaves* the traveler nothing to
hope for."
Teacher — Johnny, T don't believe
you've studied your geography. John
ny—No, mum. I heard pa say the map ! into your rooms.” “The sunshine,
of the world was changin' every day. | tor? No, It wouldn’t harmonize
and I thought I’d wait till things get [the furniture!" was the response,
settled! 1 “I gave you a meat pie last w
“I want it understood,” said a wife to said a lady to a beggar. “I dldn'
her husband, “that I am -a woman of i pect to see you here again.” “Ah.
few words.” “Yes, I know,” replied the 'didn’t bat it!” was the latter's re;
husband, “but don’t you think you are "Darling," asked a young gent!,
overworking them a trifle?" eagerly, “I h e—er—did you !!!■:
“No wonder you are ill I ” said a doc- ring?" “Yes. IP- very pretty, bu:
tor to a lady -ith aesthetic aspirations, so valuable as some I’ve had!" uu.
“Draw the blinds and let the sunshine 1 unguarded reply.
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