There is a kind of cottage, chiefly found in the North of England, but
also not unfrequently to be seen in the western and central counties;
it is constructed entirely of stone or granite. The mullions of the
windows, “dressings” of the gables, doorways, and sometimes the walls
themselves, are built in “ashlar.” “Ashlar,” in England, means stone
brought to a smooth surface, not only on face but round the sides as
well. Now this is rather important for all who are engaged in building
operations, because “ashlar” means a different thing in England from
what it does in other parts of the United Kingdom. In Ireland, for
instance, “ashlar” means stones brought to a smooth surface in front
alone, the edges being left irregular, and if you require them to be
cut smooth and squared at the edges, you have to specify that they
shall have “even beds and joints.”
A curious trial occupied the Irish Law Courts for many weeks some
time back. An English architect and an Irish builder were engaged
in erecting an important edifice in Ireland. The architect in his
specification stipulated “ashlar” for the frontage of the structure.
The builder carried it out in the English manner and then sent in
a heavy bill of extras for “beds and joints.” This was opposed by
the architect on behalf of his clients. At the trial all the Irish
witnesses maintained that the builder was right, and all the English
that he was wrong. The judge and jury became thoroughly puzzled, and
could not understand the disputed point, as evidently both sides were
perfectly sincere. At last the judge, perfectly bewildered, appealed to
a very eminent counsel who was engaged, and said to him—
“Mr. ——, can you explain what all this means? We have been for some
days listening to the apparently endless dispute about ‘beds and
joints.’”
“Well, my lord, I can only suggest that it must be in some way
connected with a question of _board and lodging_,” answered the counsel.
The matter remains unsettled, I believe, to this day. Of course we use
the word “ashlar” in its English signification.
In addition to all the northern counties stone cottages are found in
Derbyshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire,
Oxfordshire, Somersetshire, Dorsetshire, Devonshire, and Sussex.
They are usually very solidly built, and, though they present sometimes
a stern and severe aspect, they are well suited to a rough climate, as
they are warm and comfortable, and so substantial that they can resist
the floods which often inundate mountainous districts. The group of
cottages which we sketched some years back at Glossop, in Derbyshire,
bore up against a singularly severe catastrophe. The little mountain
stream shown in the foreground was dammed by a very solid earthwork
higher up the valley so as to form a reservoir. During a terrible storm
of wind and rain the dam was swept away, and the vast torrent of water
poured down the valley, sweeping everything before it, and completely
submerging the lower part of the village. The old stone houses shown in
our drawing were flooded to their upper storey. A man who described the
occurrence to us said—
“It was all so sudden-like. I heard a loud roar, followed by a rushing
noise, which made the house seem to rock. I jumped out of bed and found
myself up to my knees in water. I got my wife and children to stand
upon the table and chairs, while I tried to find out what was going on,
half expecting that the old house would come down, but it stood like a
rock; and when the water subsided, it was as good as ever, though some
of the modern houses were reduced to ruin.”
[Illustration: LOOSE STONE AND PEAT COTTAGE, SCOTLAND AND N. ENGLAND.]
These stone cottages, with their heavy mullioned windows and
low-pitched gables, continued to be built down nearly to the end of
the last century. Of course, they must have been expensive; but their
durability seems to prove that the extra outlay was, in the end, true
economy. Artistically, they appear well suited to their bleak grey
surroundings. These great, wild woodlands, interspersed with shapeless
and fantastic rocks and strange-looking bowlders, swept by howling
winds, so that no tree can lift its head save under shelter of the
hillside, are not so unkindly as they seem.
[Illustration: STONE COTTAGES, GLOSSOP, DERBYSHIRE.]
We once knew a beautiful and delicate girl who had to leave London and,
with her parents, live in one of these wild-looking districts. After
a short time she grew strong and still more beautiful. Later on she
married, and went with her husband to live in a southern land under the
influence of a more genial climate. But, alas, it proved less friendly
to her than the rugged North, for within six months she died. Three
days before this sad event she said to her husband—
“If I could only feel the wind over the great moor I think I could
live.”
He would have given all he possessed to save her, but the doctors
assured him that she would certainly die on the journey. Health is
often to be found in these rugged stone houses of the North country,
stern and sombre as they look when compared with the cheerful
half-timber cottages of the South.
In some out-of-the-way districts of Northern England, Scotland, and
Ireland, cottages are built of “loose stone”—_i.e._, stones fitted
together without mortar, and are thatched with peat. Sometimes the
angle-stones, window and door openings, have mortar joints, the rest
being left open. In all stone counties of England walls constructed
in this manner divide the fields instead of hedgerows, the top row of
stones being fastened together with mortar when the wall is more than
breast high. This is a very ancient method of building, and is found in
almost every country of the world.
H. W. BREWER.
(_To be continued._)
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“MY FAVOURITE CONTRIBUTORS” COMPETITION.
PRIZES OF ONE GUINEA.
Jessie Offin, Loughton, Essex.
“Christabel,” Poole, Dorset.
“Pansy,” Beverley, East Yorkshire.
“Rose,” North Muir, Forfar.
“Wild Orchid,” Croydon Grove, Croydon.
Agnes Ward Strong, Moseley, Birmingham.
Nellie Turner Godfrey, Redhill, Surrey.
Ada Alice Gaze, Norwich.
Emma Elizabeth Epps, Redhill, Surrey.
Elizabeth Kerr, Port Charlotte, Islay, N.B.
PRIZES OF HALF-A-GUINEA.
Edith Mary Foyster, Brentwood, Essex.
Félicie Buisseret, Namur, Belgique.
Evelyn Agnes Forster, Crowthorne, Berkshire.
Edith K. Ellis, Highgate.
Florence Marie Benton, Swavesey, Cambs.
Lilian Grundy, Lynwood, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
M. Evangeline Hulse, Carlisle.
“Modest Violet,” New Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Mary Agnes Parker, Peterborough, Northampton.
Agnes Mary Vincent, Warwick Square.
HONOURABLE MENTION.
Mabel Jenks, Cambridge; E. Flesch, Brünn, Mähren; Gwendoline Doughty,
St. Leonards, Bridgenorth, Salop; Kate Kelsey, Crossleigh, Montpelier,
Bristol; “A grateful old woman,” Ballymena, Ulster, Ireland; Millicent
H. Warwick, Manchester; Mary Adèle Venn, West Kensington Park, W.;
Helen Elizabeth Howitt, Dunoon-on-Clyde; A. Park Pearson, Halifax;
Laura Buck, Potters Road, New Barnet; Alice Dunn, Brisbane, Queensland.
* * * * *
REPORT.
From the time our first competition was announced until now, it has
been a real pleasure to look over the papers sent in by our readers,
who seem always to have understood the spirit and object of the various
competitions we have placed before them and to have entered into them
enthusiastically and naturally. The consequence is that their papers
have been full of interest and instruction as to matters we never could
have learned by books or by travel. The barrier behind which thousands
of lives are lived could never have been broken down but for the ready
help of the girls themselves. Their papers have made our views of life
broader, they have evoked sympathy and admiration for the toilers in
our great cities; they have permitted us to stand side by side with
them as they work and struggle and fight for what they know to be good
and pure; they have made us free of their homes, whether in the farm
kitchen, or in the streets of our great cities, so that one can sit
down and picture them all, whether in a London factory, a country farm,
a village rectory, or away in our far-off colonies.
But _this competition_ is different from any of those which have
preceded it, for the Editor has asked the opinion of his thousands of
readers as to their favourites among the staff of writers, artists,
and musicians whom he has employed for the last twenty years. It is a
bold thing to have done, and yet it is but natural that a man who has
devoted the best years of his life to a certain object should desire
to know how his methods have answered and whether the material he has
offered for the instruction and healthy amusement of girls has met with
the approbation of those for whom he has catered. It is no easy task
in the present age when independence is growing rampant, to influence
girls and surround them with an atmosphere which, without in the least
coercing them, will keep them pure and gentle and womanly.
So throwing caution to the winds, the editor has submitted himself
and his staff to the microscopic criticism of his many thousands of
readers, and begged them to select ten out of the number whom they like
best and to give a reason for their preference.
We have received some hundreds of papers, each of which has been
conscientiously read and pondered over. Each competitor has stamped her
paper with her own individuality; she knows exactly what she prefers
and why she prefers it. One and all regret that they are limited in
their choice to ten of the staff, seeing that all are so good, but
there seems to have been no hesitation as to the chief favourites.
In awarding the prizes, we have taken into consideration not so much
the handwriting and decoration of the manuscripts as the thoughtfulness
and intelligence with which they have been written.
SIDE-LIGHTS.
Widespread as we consider our knowledge of girl nature by this time,
competition papers often spring upon us surprises, showing us we have
much to learn upon the subject. We confess that, although we have
always taken care to provide our readers with subject-matter for deeper
thought, still we were scarcely prepared to find that in the majority
of cases the first things read were these graver articles and the
papers dealing with instructive and interesting matters, the stories
as a rule being kept till the last. In one paper only were all the
favourites chosen for stories.
QUOTATIONS.
1. I can safely say all the stories and articles in the “G. O. P.” are
the best to be had. In truth one puts down the “G. O. P.” with better
feelings and higher aspirations than when one took it up. Years ago my
father found me reading a paper that he did not think fit for a girl
to read, so he promised to buy me a magazine if I would read only such
books as he provided. I promised, and he set about getting me suitable
reading. As a result, he was shown the “G. O. P.,” and brought it home
to me, and for twenty years I have been a reader of the “G. O. P.,”
and hope to be for as long as I live, for I do not think I could get a
better.
2. May I suggest another competition to you? You have already had one
for girls who work with head and hands—will you not also have one for
those who are preparing to work with head or hands? I am sure there
would be many interesting pictures of student life at our colleges
among the papers sent in. I feel that the “G. O. P.” decided my life
for me. In April, 1881, when I was eight years old, we bought the
number for the month. There was an article in it on the North London
Collegiate School; it mentioned the pupils who were graduates—some were
doctors or medical students. I said I would be one too; the idea stayed
with me. At last the way was opened for me, though it is harder than I
thought.
3. May I hope you will read this as a friendly letter from American
girls who do not wish the pleasure they have received from your paper
to remain unexpressed.
4. I am very proud to be able to say I commenced taking in the “G. O.
P.” on the 2nd October, 1880, being the beginning number of the second
volume, and ever since I have taken the greatest interest in it. When
I got married, one of the first pieces of furniture we bought was a
book-case to put my favourite books in; I often take one of the old
volumes down for information—I appreciate them more every day for the
kind and practical help they give.
OUR PUZZLE POEM REPORT: AN ACCIDENTAL CYCLE III.
SOLUTION.
AN ACCIDENTAL CYCLE III.
5. _Lamp Explosions._
Some use cheap lamps, whose oil, alas!
Is held in china or in glass,
Such folly no one can surpass.
6. _Escape of Gas._
When you escape of gas detect,
Don’t search about with lighted match,
But for a little while reflect—
It might your head from form detach.
7. _To Cyclists._
If you’re cycling down a hill
With a waggon coming towards you,
Keep your head;
And to save an awful spill
Make for hedge, though it accords you
Scratches red.
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PRIZE WINNERS.
_Twelve Shillings and Sixpence Each._
Jessie F. Dulley, Lindens, Wellingborough.
Ellie Hanlon, 1, Otranto Place, Sandycove, Dublin.
G. Meggy, Rimpton Rectory, Bath.
Janet M. Pugh, Bronclydur, Towyn, Merionethshire.
Ethel Tomlinson, The Woodlands, Burton-on-Trent.
_Seven Shillings Each._
Mrs. Ethel Hartley, 310, Rotton Park Road, Birmingham.
John Marshall, 13, Prospect Road, Child’s Hill, N.W.
Eben. Mutten, 17, George Street, Devonport.
Katharine Mary Stanley, The Old House, Washingboro’, Lincoln.
L. Trotman, 26, Blessington Road, Lee, S.E.
Helen B. Younger, 5, Comiston Gardens, Edinburgh.
_Very Highly Commended._
Mrs. Acheson, Eliza Acworth, Agnes Amis, Annie A. Arnott, Margaret E.
Bourne, Nellie D. Bourne, Rebecca Clarke, Rev. Joseph Corkey, Mrs. G.
H. B. Cumming, Ethel Dickson, Cecil French, Mrs. W. H. Gotch, Edith E.
Grundy, Meta Kelway, Eliza Learmount, Agnes McConnell, Mrs. Nicholls,
Rev. V. Odom, Annie B. Ormond, Isabel Snell, Frederick Wm. Southey,
Ellen C. Tarrant, Constance Taylor, C. Thompson, Mary F. Wakelin, Edith
Mary Younge.
_Highly Commended._
_Division I._
Edith Ashworth, S. Ballard, Rev. F. Townshend Chamberlain, Lillian
Clews, Helen Margaret Coulthard, J. L. Ellson, Herbert V. French, Annie
M. Goss, Ellen Hambley, Francis Hingston James, Mrs. Latter, Dora
Laurence, Eva H. Laurence, Carlina Leggett, Winifred A. Lockyear, Mrs.
C. A. Martin, Jennie M. M’Call, F. Miller, Helen M. Norman, Violet C.
Todd, W. Fitzjames White, Henry Wilkinson, Alice Woodhead, Elizabeth
Yarwood, Diana C. Yeo.
_Highly Commended._
_Division II._
Eva Mary Allport, Lily Belling, G. Brightwell, Jane Lindsay Campbell,
R. Swan Coulthard, George Robert Davidge, Leonard Duncan, Eleanor
Elsey, Mrs. F. Farrar, C. S. Gregory, Hilda Mary Harrison, Charlotte
Hayward, Florence Hayward, Ethel Winifred Hodgkinson, Madge L. Kemp,
A. Kilburn, Gertrude Longbottom, E. Lord, Annie Manderson, Helen A.
Manning, E. Mastin, Jessie Middlemiss, E. M. Le Mottée, J. D. Musgrave,
E. Pearson, N. E. Purvey, Kate Robinson, M. Winifred Shakespear, Bettie
Temple, Mrs. Mabel Tench, R. Marjorie Thomas, Ellen Thurtell, M.
Tolson, Frances H. Webb-Gillman, Margaret M. Wilcox.
* * * * *
EXAMINER’S REPORT.
Here is another award at last to excite indignant comment and
criticism. So large was the number of first-rate solutions that we had
to pounce upon the most trifling errors with a keenness worthy of a
better cause. After we had examined and re-examined again and again, we
were rewarded for our exertions by finding that faults abounded, the
enormity of which might fairly be expressed in sixteenths.
For instance, a failure to indent the lines properly was reckoned
one-sixteenth of a mistake. The substitution of “around” for _about_
was counted two-sixteenths, and so on, with arithmetical precision.
As only a limited number of names can be mentioned, all we have to
do is to draw the line at a certain point (in this case it was at
nine-sixteenths), and say: “Beyond that, no mention.” The result is
an adjudication which can face criticism with a very fair amount of
confidence. And here let us say that if any competitor thinks that
an injustice has been done, we hope she will not harbour the thought
privately, but frankly let us know as soon as the report appears. We
much prefer to have the opportunity of acknowledging a mistake or of
proving that none has been made.
To return to the puzzle. Many competitors failed to notice the “s” in
the title, and wrote “Exploding Lamp.” This could only be regarded as a
whole mistake, and was therefore fatal to any chance of success.
The rhythm of the first line, No. 6, was often marred by the insertion
of “an.” In the second line, as we have already intimated, “around”
could not be considered equal to _about_, for a reason which a
reference to the puzzle will divulge. In the fourth line “face” was
continually given for _head_, though the better sense of the latter
reading is obvious, and the puzzle form of spelling “detach” was often
adopted without thought.
In No. 7, “Cycling” was the title generally given, though many solvers
were careful to read the _two_ into it. This was an error we could not
very severely condemn, and as a matter of fact two solutions which were
perfect in every other respect, were admitted into the prize bundle.
In the first line “you are” would not do instead of the contraction
_you’re_, neither did the insertion of “a” before hedge improve the
rhythm of the last line but one. In the same line we did not object to
the more strictly grammatical “accord” in place of _accords_, although
the puzzle gave the latter.
We have received several letters questioning our award on “An
Accidental Cycle II.” We have turned up every solution written about,
and find that absolute justice was done to each. For the benefit of a
very large number of solvers who cherish similar doubts in silence,
we may say that the mistake of spelling “some one” as one word was a
very important factor in the adjudication. That our report should have
contained no reference to this point was an unfortunate circumstance.
The award on the whole series of Accidental Cycles cannot be published
for two or three weeks, the number of solutions being very large.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
STUDY AND STUDIO.
M. H.—1. The thought in your poem is very good, and you describe nature
well and sympathetically. You need, however, to pay more attention to
your _technique_. Your lines are frequently halting—
“’Tis sunset on the ocean, radiant with light.”
is an instance in point.—2. Water-colours would be suitable for
painting on gauze or satin. No preparation of the material is required.
“BARTY.”—1. Barty Joscelin, in _The Martian_, is a fictitious
character, though some of his early experiences in France were probably
drawn from real life.—2. We are not familiar with the books you
mention, but no doubt you could obtain a list from a bookseller, or the
publisher if you knew the name.
SWEET SEVENTEEN.—1. Your writing is fairly good, but you should not
leave a margin at the end of your lines. Try to write as freely as
possible.—2. Inquire at the chemist’s where you purchase the sulphur
ointment.
NORAH T.—We have never seen a really good book of such dialogues as
you require, but you might apply to The United Kingdom Band of Hope
Union, 60, Old Bailey, E.C., saying what you need. _Twenty Minutes_,
by Harriet L. Childe-Pemberton, is a little book containing amusing
dialogues for recitation, but they are not connected with “temperance.”
STUDENT.—1. A charming book, though not a new one, about animals
is Mrs. Alfred Gatty’s _Worlds not Realised_; and _Parables from
Nature_, by the same author, contains much information mingled with
beautiful allegorical teaching.—2. Apply to the National Health
Society—secretary, Miss Lankester, 53, Berners Street, W., or to the
St. John’s Ambulance Association, St. John’s Gate, Clerkenwell, E.C.,
for full list of books on nursing. We may mention _Hints and Helps
for Home Nursing and Hygiene_, by Dr. Cosgrave, price 1s. (St. John’s
Ambulance Association). We do not think you at all discourteous in your
criticisms on the articles in question.
HILDEGARDE WINTER.—1. It is rather difficult for us to advise you what
music to practise without knowing your powers. There are books of
“Short Voluntaries” (1s. each), by Edward Redhead, published by Orsborn
& Tuckwood, 64, Berners Street, London, W., which might suit you. They
are intended for organ or harmonium, but sound well on the piano. Book
III. contains some charming easy music. Would Mendelssohn’s “Songs
without Words” be too difficult? You should practise at least an hour a
day and as much longer as you can, but we fear that without any tuition
you will find it hard to make much progress.—2. The tails of your g’s
and y’s spoil your writing; they are too long, and badly formed. You
could easily improve your hand.
MEDICAL.
GWEN LEWIS.—Goître or Derbyshire neck is one of those diseases which
are “endemic,” that is, resident in certain localities. It is very
common in some places, chiefly in the mountainous or hilly districts
of Derbyshire, Devonshire and Wales. It is more common in the valleys
than in the hills. It is supposed to be due to some constituent in the
water, possibly excess of lime. Goître, however, is not very infrequent
in persons who have never seen a mountain, and who have lived in
districts which are decidedly not goîtrous. There are many forms of
goître, and the treatment for each variety is different. Unfortunately,
that variety which is “endemic” is most difficult to cure. If the
patient can leave the district where the condition was developed, and
live in a place where the disease does not occur, the mass will cease
growing and often wither altogether. The rational treatment of goître
is therefore to change one’s residence. Iodine, both internally and
externally, is often advised for the relief of simple goître, and it
does sometimes do good. Mercury is often occasionally used with good
results. Surgical procedures have been adopted, but unless the growth
is enormous or interferes with breathing or swallowing, and in other
special cases, this treatment is not to be recommended. Friction,
massage and electricity have been tried with practically no result
whatever.
BUTTERCUP.—Careful and moderate exercise is what you require. All your
troubles, including the curvature of the spine, will be improved by
this means. Gymnastic exercises are extremely valuable, and if we can
only impress upon you to be moderate, we have no hesitation in saying
that you will derive great benefit from gymnastics. The dumb-bells,
the clubs, the horizontal bar, and the other milder exercises are
very helpful, but you must avoid all the violent, we might almost say
furious, exercises which are far too commonly indulged in. Again,
you must not give up walking for gymnastics, but let a little of one
augment a little of the other. Avoid sofas and easy-chairs, for these
tend to weaken the spine. Before doing this, however, we advise you to
have your back examined to find out what was the cause of the curvature.
MYSTIC.—Beer poured over a red-hot horse-shoe will not cure dyspepsia.
On the contrary, it will make it worse. What an extraordinary
superstition!
HEATH PHILLIPS.—You suffer from acne undoubtedly, possibly from that
form known as “acne rosacea.” If you never feel indigestion you
certainly have not got it. Sulphur ointment is very good for acne,
but in the later stages, especially of the rosaceous acne, ichthiol
ointment (2½ per cent.) is better.
MERRY SUNBEAM.—The hair frequently combs out in considerable
quantities, especially during spring and autumn. This is no
abnormality, it is quite healthy, but it frequently alarms girls,
because a very little hair makes a great show. The solution you use is
useful, but you must beware of using much alcohol for the hair, as it
renders it brittle. Wash your head less often, say once a fortnight,
and add a teaspoonful of borax to each quart of water. The yolk of an
egg makes a useful and strengthening hair-wash, but it should not be
used too frequently, and the hair must be well rinsed afterwards.
ETHEL.—Chlorate of potassium lozenges are very useful for a “relaxed
throat.” You must be careful not to swallow too many, for the drug
is very apt to produce indigestion. Never take more than five in the
course of one day. We have seen truly alarming symptoms in a girl who
has eaten an ounce of the lozenges in an afternoon.
MAITLAND.—Singeing the eyebrows would in no way permanently injure
them. The hairs of the eyebrows grow very fast, and in a few weeks you
will be none the worse for the accident.
ENQUIRER.—By an “enlarged neck” you probably mean enlarged glands in
the neck, a condition extremely commonly due to decayed teeth.
HARRY’S GIRL.—Sugar is fattening, and very probably you are getting too
fat because you eat too much sugar. There is no necessity for you to
give up sugar altogether, but be more moderate in the amount you eat.
MIGNONETTE.—We published a long article on blushing and nervousness a
short time back in which you will find all the information you require.
MISCELLANEOUS.
PRIMROSE.—We do not think a stone could be set in a small wedding-ring.
You had better consult a jeweller about it, as we have not seen it and
cannot give a reliable opinion.
DODO.—The distinctions between the heterodox beliefs of a Deist and
an Atheist are considerable. The former believes in the existence of
a God, but rejects the divine revelation of Him given in the Holy
Scriptures. He also believes in the immortality of the soul, and in the
suitable reward of virtue and the punishment of vice. The latter denies
the existence of a God, or Divine Providence, and holds no religious
belief of any description. An infidel, or unbeliever, is one who denies
the Jewish and Christian religions, and may be of any unorthodox belief.
H. H.—Much depends on your finances. There is a good rule which
tells you to “be just before you are generous.” Of course, it would
be best to take nothing that you can help (by self-denial) from the
contributions you usually make in church; but the money required for
restitution of fraudulently-acquired money, it should be your first
duty to make good (see St. Matt. v. 23 and 24). This precept would
apply to such a case as yours. Of course, “there is hope while there is
life.” Our blessed Lord says “He is able to save to the uttermost all
that come unto God through Him”—His blood-shedding—and “Him that cometh
unto Me, I will in no wise cast out.”
OLIVE.—That the Celts are a branch of the great Aryan family is
regarded as beyond all doubt, by their language, which bears a close
resemblance in grammatical structure and vocables to Sanscrit. They
were the first of the Aryan settlers in Europe. Herodotus (B.C. 450)
speaks of the _Keltai_. By this name the Greeks called them, and the
Romans _Galli_, and a very numerous branch of them called themselves
_Gael_. They settled in most of the European countries, and in the
British islands, notably in Scotland and Ireland, but more in England
than is generally supposed. Your own aboriginal family name is clearly
Celtic.
SUNFLOWER.—The fact that your copy of the Bible is 100 years old is
not the only question to be considered. If one of the several editions
named after typographical errors, such as the “Breeches Bible” or the
“Vinegar Bible” (published in 1727), and others, then there would be
a fixed value for it. The celebrated “Bowyer Bible,” illustrated with
7,000 engravings, etchings, and original drawings, was sold to a Mrs.
Heywood, of Bolton, for £500. It was one of the Macklin Bibles. You had
better send a particular account of yours to some large library, and
discover its value from the manager.
QUEENIE B.—Fringes, if worn, are short and encroach little on the
forehead. You should look at the dummies in the hair-dressers’ windows,
and get a hair-dresser to cut your hair properly, or it will not curl.
A situation as “companion” is rarely to be obtained. A girl should have
a good address and good manners, should be a good reader, and write
a good legible hand, be well-informed, sing, or play; have a sweet
temper, and a great store of patience, with tact. As to the salary,
that would vary, and must be left to private arrangement. If you
possess all these qualifications, then advertise.
OUR NEW PUZZLE POEM.
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⁂ PRIZES to the amount of six guineas (one of which will be reserved
for competitors living abroad) are offered for the best solutions of
the above Puzzle Poem. The following conditions must be observed:—
1. Solutions to be written on one side of the paper only.
2. Each paper to be headed with the name and address of the competitor.
3. Attention must be paid to spelling, punctuation, and neatness.
4. Send by post to Editor, GIRL’S OWN PAPER, 56, Paternoster Row,
London. “Puzzle Poem” to be written on the top left-hand corner of the
envelope.
5. The last day for receiving solutions from Great Britain and Ireland
will be August 17, 1899; from Abroad, October 16, 1899.
The competition is open to all without any restrictions as to sex or
age.
TO THE READERS OF “THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER.”
DEAR GIRLS,—I have received a number of letters on the subject of my
last story, “About Peggy Saville,” all expressing the kindest interest
in the heroine, and a desire to know more about her.
These letters have been a great pleasure to receive, for, to tell you
the truth, I myself am very fond of “Peggy Pickle,” and should much
enjoy spending a longer time in her company.
Your kind Editor has expressed his desire to gratify you by publishing
a sequel to the story, and we have arranged that if all goes well, the
first chapter shall appear in October, or early in the spring.
For the next two months, then, you can think of me sitting in my
summer-house every morning with Peggy for my companion, and I will
think of you, and, I hope, work all the better for your kindly
appreciation.
Your friend,
JESSIE DE HORNE VAIZEY.