S. G.W. HILLYARD AND MR. NORMAN BROOKES
MISS PINCKNEY AND MR. G.W. HILLYARD

MISS D.K. DOUGLASS AND MR. A.F. WILDING
MISS EASTLAKE SMITH AND MR. R.F. DOHERTY

MISS MAY SUTTON, WHO WON THE LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP
AT WIMBLEDON, 1905, 1907
From a photograph by Bowden Brothers.

ON TOUR: THE LATE MISS C. MEYER, MISS PINCKNEY,
AND MISS E.W. THOMSON (MRS. LARCOMBE)

GROUP PLAYERS AT THE NEWCASTLE TOURNAMENT, 1902

AFTER THE LADIES' FINAL AT WIMBLEDON: TEA ON THE LAWNS
From a photograph by Bowden Brothers.

A TOURNAMENT HOUSE-PARTY AT NEWCASTLE

"MY SISTERS AND MYSELF"
A picture-postcard sent to Mrs. Lambert Chambers by Miss May Sutton
from her home in California.

AUTOGRAPHS FROM MY ALBUM
SOME OF THE FRUITS OF VICTORY

THE CHALLENGE ROUND AT WIMBLEDON, 1905: MISS
SUTTON (AMERICA) _v_. MISS D.K. DOUGLASS
From a photograph by Bowden Brothers.

MOTOR-CARS WAITING OUTSIDE THE ALL ENGLAND GROUND
AT WIMBLEDON DURING THE LADIES' CHALLENGE ROUND, 1906

WIMBLEDON, 1906: MISS DOUGLASS (now MRS. LAMBERT CHAMBERS)
WRESTING THE CHAMPIONSHIP FROM MISS SUTTON, THE HOLDER

MRS. HILLYARD
MRS. STERRY
MISS V.M. PINCKNEY
MISS D. BOOTHBY
From a photograph by G. & R. Lavis, Eastbourne.

MRS. LARCOMBE
MRS. LAMPLOUGH
MISS A.M. MORTON
MISS A.N.G. GREENE
From a photograph by G. & R. Lavis, Eastbourne.

LAWN TENNIS FOR LADIES

CHAPTER I

ATHLETICS FOR GIRLS

I hope and believe there are comparatively few people who will deny that
athletics have done much for the health and mind of the modern girl.
Exercise in some form or other is essential, and although I am quite
ready to admit that games of the strenuous type, such as hockey and lawn
tennis, can be and sometimes are overdone, yet the girl of to-day, who
enters into and enjoys her game with scarcely less zest than her
brother, is, I am convinced, better in health and happier in herself
than the girl of the past generation. What are the objections to games
for girls? It seems to me the chief arguments against them are (1) that
they are injurious to health; (2) that they impair the womanliness of
woman; (3) that they mar her appearance. There may be something to be
said for these contentions, but to my mind the _pros_ materially
outweigh the _cons_.

As to the injury to health, I deny that the case is proved. Indeed,
evidence is rarely forthcoming. A delicate g