Some people play in gloves, others do not. The latter maintain they can get a better grip of the club. So many people, however, do use gloves, that it is very evident quite a good enough grip can be obtained with them, and any one who has the smallest respect for her hands will wear them. The gloves should be loose and not of too thick a make. Chamois and kid are the most generally used. The great thing is to try to avoid blistering. Salt and water or eau de cologne can be rubbed on the hands to harden them. If blisters are badly broken, and yet the player must go on playing, the best thing to do is to apply strips of sticking plaster. Personally, I have always found glymiel jelly the most effective stuff to use for the hands, both to prevent blistering and to heal blisters. Many girls who play much suffer from weak or strained wrists. For this complaint a silk handkerchief bound tightly round, or a leather strap worn constantly, will be found a great help.

MISS RAVENSCROFT Open Lady Champion, 1912.

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