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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 987, November 26, 1898 - -Author: Various - -Release Date: December 22, 2015 [EBook #50746] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GIRL'S OWN PAPER, NOV 26, 1898 *** - - - - -Produced by Susan Skinner, Chris Curnow, Pamela Patten and -the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at -http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - -</pre> - - -<h1 class='faux'>THE GIRL'S OWN -PAPER</h1> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_129" id="Page_129">{129}</a></span></p> - -<div class="figcenter w600"> -<img src="images/header.jpg" width="600" height="202" alt="The Girl's Own Paper." /> -</div> - -<hr class="full" /> - -<div class="center"> -<table border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" width="100%"> -<tbody><tr><td align="left"><span class="smcap">Vol. XX.—No. 987.]</span></td><td align="center">NOVEMBER 26, 1898.</td><td align="right"><span class="smcap">[Price One Penny.</span></td></tr> -</tbody></table></div> - -<hr class="full" /> - -<p class="center">[Transcriber's Note: This Table of Contents was not present in the original.]</p> - - -<p class='center'> - -<!-- Autogenerated TOC. Modify or delete as required. --> - -<a href="#FROM_LONDON_TO_DAMASCUS">FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.</a><br /> -<a href="#ABOUT_PEGGY_SAVILLE">ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_RESULT_OF_OUR_HOLIDAYS_NEEDLEWORK_COMPETITION">THE RESULT OF OUR HOLIDAYS NEEDLEWORK COMPETITION.</a><br /> -<a href="#LESSONS_FROM_NATURE">LESSONS FROM NATURE.</a><br /> -<a href="#THE_GIRLS_OWN_QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS_COMPETITION">THE GIRL'S OWN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPETITION.</a><br /> -<a href="#FROCKS_FOR_TO-MORROW">FROCKS FOR TO-MORROW.</a><br /> -<a href="#VARIETIES">VARIETIES.</a><br /> -<a href="#ECONOMY">ECONOMY.</a><br /> -<a href="#OLD_ENGLISH_COTTAGE_HOMES">OLD ENGLISH COTTAGE HOMES;</a><br /> -<a href="#OUR_HERO">"OUR HERO."</a><br /> -<a href="#OUR_PUZZLE_POEMS">OUR PUZZLE POEMS.</a><br /> -<a href="#ANSWERS_TO_CORRESPONDENTS">ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.</a><br /> -<a href="#OUR_SUPPLEMENT_STORY">OUR SUPPLEMENT STORY COMPETITION.</a><br /> -<a href="#OUR_NEXT_STORY_COMPETITION">OUR NEXT STORY COMPETITION.</a><br /> - -<!-- End Autogenerated TOC. --> - -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> -<div> - -<h2><a name="FROM_LONDON_TO_DAMASCUS" id="FROM_LONDON_TO_DAMASCUS">FROM LONDON TO DAMASCUS.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'>JERUSALEM.</p> - - -<div class="figcenter w450"> -<img src="images/i_129.jpg" width="450" height="652" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">TOWN LADY AND COUNTRY WOMEN.</div> -</div> - -<p class='smalltext'><i>All rights reserved.</i>]</p> - - -<p><span class="smcap">Elizabeth</span> and I mounted a camel and took our last <i>schimmel hauer</i>, -or airing, in Jaffa the beautiful. As our ungainly steed swung up the -road with us on his back, and a peculiarly contemptuous expression on -his face, we became objects of much curiosity to the -natives, who stopped to gaze and point at us. We -were amused to see the women in their excitement -stand with unveiled faces unmindful of the men, who -equally excited had joined them. Their remarks on our -appearance were not exactly complimentary. "Look -at the Frangi ladies, how they sit! How funny they -look! The Frangis are all mad! See, they smile!" -We did not understand Arabic, and our missionary -friend was too kind to translate freely, otherwise we -might not have smiled.</p> - -<p>What a glorious morning it was! The remembrance -of it now brings a delicious dreaminess over my senses. -It must have been on such a day that Lothair and the -radiant Mr. Phœbus journeyed from Jaffa to Jerusalem, -when the lovely Euphrosyne "rode through lanes of -date-bearing palm-trees, and sniffed with her almond-shaped -nostrils the all-pervading fragrance." Sharon, -the great maritime plain, once a huge forest, from which -it takes its name, lay stretched before us. In the midst -of its magnificent orange groves, its flower bedecked -meadows, its peaceful cornfields, rose the stately -palms, their plumed heads nodding in the faint breeze. -Beyond, like an <i>Arabian Nights</i> Geni, the stagnant -clouds rested on the peaks of the Judæan hills, while in -sharp contrast the restless Mediterranean flashed a -thousand brilliant lights. Even the dreaded black -rocks at the entrance of the harbour were robbed of -their terror by the soft sunshine. We were loath, -indeed, to leave so lovely a scene, but we comforted -ourselves with the thought of returning again some day.</p> - -<p>An hour after midday we had said good-bye to our -kind hostesses, and seated in a ramshackle old carriage -which threatened to come to pieces at any moment, -were driving—save the mark!—in all haste to the -railway station. Our road lay through the market, -whose odoriferous Asiatic smells are particularly unpleasing -to English noses. We thought our driver -divined this, for he wasted no time, but with terrific -shouts and pistol-like cracks of an enormous whip, -scattered to the right and left everything and everybody -in the line of route, and brought us up to the station in -dashing style but exhausted condition.</p> - -<p>We had barely got on to the platform with our -luggage when the booking office, as if by magic, was -invaded by a howling screaming pack of men trying to -force their way through a hastily closed door into the -station. The voices of the officials demanding order -were drowned by the noise, but the speedy arrival of a -couple of stalwart Turkish soldiers armed with formidable-looking -whips, which they applied impartially to -the heads and shoulders of the unruly mob, soon -created a dispersion, and peaceable passengers were -allowed to take their tickets. This sudden raid on the -railway station was made by a number of unauthorised -porters, who had become a grave source of annoyance -to travellers. The officials were determined to rid themselves of the -nuisance, and the order of "No admittance" was being put into -effect that day. The Arab seems incapable of learning obedience<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_130" id="Page_130">{130}</a></span> -through any medium but that of corporal -punishment. Whether he can be taught -reason by less drastic treatment under a more -reasonable form of government has yet to be -proved. At present, the only law he condescends -to understand is represented in -tangible form by a powerful soldier armed -with a weapon which he promptly uses, indifferent -to life or limb of the offender. This -measure, if not pleasing, is at any rate -effectual.</p> - -<p>The railroads from Jaffa to Jerusalem, and -from Beirût to Damascus, are justly considered -to be the most valuable innovation from the -West. The primary idea of the French -Company who work them was, that the -thousands of pilgrims who visit the Holy -Land every year would use the line as a -shorter and less expensive mode of travelling. -The original idea has developed, for the -demands of commerce require goods trains, -and merchants are not slow to avail themselves -of these advantages. Besides this, the -railways have proved a powerful means of -breaking down ancient prejudice and bringing -the larger culture and refinement of the West -within reach of the more ignorant but intelligent -East. We found the train service moderately -good, the officials civil, and the route pleasant -and full of interest. We travelled for the -first few stages in the men's compartment -which was large and airy, built like a modern -tramcar, with an extra seat extending the -whole length of the centre; windows and -door were wide open, the former protected -by blinds, so it was not to be wondered at -that we should prefer this carriage to the -narrow stifling compartment reserved for the -women. The advent of three ladies excited -no comment, for were we not "Frangis"? -And "Frangis" did extraordinary things! -Our fellow-passengers were nearly all Orientals. -Magnificently turbaned and gorgeously dressed -Moslem gentlemen sat side by side with -dirty, travel-stained pilgrims, and dirtier -pedlars from distant lands. Jewish and -Armenian merchants held lively discussions -about the price of stuffs, while two German -colonists discoursed on the approaching visit -of Kaiser William. A wretched, miserably -clad soldier-boy occupied a corner; he was -going to join his regiment, and looked sullen -and downcast. I offered him an orange, -which he accepted, for the day was hot. -I felt sorry for him, poor fellow, for well he -knew that a Turkish soldier's life "is not a -happy one."</p> - -<p>Occasionally stray brown locusts flew in -through the door, "flopped" down on the -floor and remained stationary, apparently -dazed with the unusual sight and sound of the -"iron horse" and its long tail.</p> - -<p>The arrival of more passengers of the -masculine gender at a roadside station demanded -that we should vacate our seats and -retire to the women's quarter at the other end -of the train. We accomplished our exit with -as good a grace as possible, reflecting that -Eastern customs being the exact reverse of -those practised in England, we would show -our good breeding by yielding to them—when -there was no other alternative. In -this instance the change was not for the -better. The space was limited, and the air -stifling, but the friendly native ladies made -room for us and offered us a share of the nuts -they were eating, the shells of which plentifully -bestrewed the floor. Miss B., our missionary -friend, and the ladies exchanged lengthy -compliments, inquired minutely into each -other's business and commented upon it, as if -they were members of the same family. We -discovered that these untidy, unshapely-looking -females were the wives of the above mentioned -resplendent Moslem gentlemen. Like good-tempered -children, they seemed absolutely -contented with their nuts and dolls—for as -such they treated their brown-faced, dark-eyed -babies—desiring nothing more in this -world than to please their husbands, and to -purchase the latest pattern of <i>maudeel</i>—or -veil—imported from Beirût.</p> - -<p>We had now passed through the Wady es -Sura and were speeding rapidly through the -Valley of Rephaim, once the way in which -the Philistines used to come up in the days of -the Judges and David. Great rocks lifted -their heads on either side, whose barren wildness -suggested the home of the eagle and -vulture. The sun was setting, and soon a shrill -scream from the engine announced that we -were nearing the end of our journey. We -had just time to collect our wraps when the -train drew up at the little station, and our -ears were assailed with loud cries from the -porters of "Jerusalem!" Before we had -time to think, friendly hands grasped ours, -and the kindly voices of Miss K. and Miss C. -were bidding us welcome.</p> - -<p>How delightful it was to escape the noise -and worry of an Oriental railway station! To -know that all our luggage would be sought -for and looked after by a well-trained -servant! To feel that we had no care but to -answer the polite inquiries of our friends! -A few yards and we were crossing the Bethlehem -road on our way to Miss K.'s house, -which was perched on the top of the Mount -of Evil Counsel. The impressions that short -walk left on my mind will never be effaced. -Before us, clothed in the magical light of the -setting sun, rose the mystical blue wall of the -distant Moab Hills, while at their feet the Dead -Sea gleamed like a thin line of quicksilver. -On our left stood Mount Zion, while beyond, -Olivet, "the mount before Jerusalem," crowned -with a white church, looked down on the sun-gilt -walls of the Temple Area. The hum of -the city below, the cry of the shepherd in the -Kedron Gorge as he called his flock home, -and the sharp quick bark of the dog, sounded -indistinct and far away.</p> - -<p>I began to realise that we were in Jerusalem, -and felt already the magic of its wondrous -associations. It seemed almost incredible -that we should be calmly gazing upon the -very place where the world's Redeemer had -"suffered and bled and died," and our -thoughts were busy as we passed into Miss -K.'s charming home to receive a second -welcome. After supper Elizabeth and I -slipped out into the garden and stood spell-bound -at the lovely scene which met our -eyes. The sparkling heavens high above us, -the hills round us touched with beauty, while -below, the City of our God lay shrouded in -silver moonlight, like a babe asleep in the -arms of its mother. Involuntarily the words -rose to our lips: "As the mountains are -round about Jerusalem, so is the Lord round -about His people."</p> - -<p>The next morning we engaged donkeys, -and with Miss B. for guide and counsellor -rode round the walls of Jerusalem. There -was no magical moonlight to soften and -glorify the ruin and desolation which met -our eye at every stage. Where was the -beautiful city and temple which caused the -stern Titus to weep because he could not save -it? Gone! Buried beneath the seventy feet -of rubbish which one day will be cleared -away. And could that offensive pool, overshadowed -by the public shambles, infested with -scavenger-dogs, be "cool Siloam's shady -rill"? Yes, and the poor little village above -is all that remains of the town of Siloam. -Even the olive-trees added to the dreariness -of the landscape, for they were stunted and -badly nourished. We were now riding up the -Mount of Olives, the very road trodden by the -Man of Sorrows. Loving thoughts and holy -memories gathered round every step of the -way till we reached the top and "beheld the -city." I cannot do better here than quote -from Dr. Macduff's <i>Memories of Olivet</i>. "So -far as the Mount itself is concerned, thousands -of scenes in our own and other lands are alike -grander and more beautiful; there is nothing -conspicuous in height; nothing picturesque in -form, nothing remarkable in colour. An -unconspicuous green swell, with triple top -sprinkled with trees, and crowned with a -Russian church; this, with a walled town -fronting its western slope, studded with a few -domes and minarets, at once and for ever took -its place in the most sacred shrine of memory -as the first view of Jerusalem from the Mount -of Olives." True, there is nothing really -beautiful about Jerusalem, according to our -Western ideas. Its situation is fine, but the -city itself is ugly and surrounded by "mountains" -of rubbish. The Mosque of Omar -occupies the Temple area, and Islam has taken -up its abode in the place once dedicated to -the true worship of Jehovah. But in spite of -its present misfortunes, Jerusalem possesses a -charm for Jew, Christian and Moslem alike, -which no other city in the world can claim. -Coming down from the Mount, we rode -through Bethany, the home of Martha and -Mary. It is a small village, and like many -places in Palestine, disappointing to the -traveller unless he looks away from the present -to the past, and fills in the picture with the -vivid colours of sacred and profane history.</p> - -<p>It is a mistake to suppose that the East -never changes. The march of progress has -reached Jerusalem, Western influence is felt -within its walls, as the red roofs of the -numerous Frangi houses and the glass -windows of European shops strongly testify. -Residents told us that the Jerusalem of to-day -bears little or no resemblance to the Jerusalem -of a few years back, except in its natural -features.</p> - -<p>The Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the -chief place of interest in Jerusalem. A visit -to its great porch carried us back to the days -of chivalry, when the iron shoes of the -Crusaders clanged on its stone pavement. -Christian knights no longer are required to -fight the Turk for the possession of the Holy -Sepulchre; instead a strong guard of Turkish -soldiers is always on duty to protect the -Christians from the violence of each other. -Fierce fights, and even bloodshed, are not -uncommon among the various sects, Latins, -Greeks, Maronites, Copts, Armenians, etc., -who have set up their worship in different -parts of the sacred edifice. The Holy -Sepulchre itself is claimed and held by the -Greeks, and every Easter thousands of pilgrims -from all parts of the world worship at its shrine. -We made our way one day with much difficulty -into the narrow cave-like apartment, lighted -with huge wax candles, and filled with adoring -men and women rapturously kissing the stone -slab which covers the supposed tomb, while a -Greek priest stood by to receive the offerings -of the faithful. We were glad to force -our way out, but found some difficulty in -doing so, the pressure of the crowd was so -great.</p> - -<p>This Easter there were five thousand -Russians in the city; impassioned-looking -men and women, tall, blue-eyed and well -favoured, they poured in day after day. We -constantly met large parties covered with the -dust of travel, each carrying his beloved tea-kettle -which he filled at a running brook or -neighbouring convent and boiled for his -favourite beverage on the <i>semavar</i>, or copper -charcoal brazier, which a friendly native would -lend. Hundreds of weary miles had they -tramped over the hot sand, under the burning -sun, deterred by no difficulty, but ever keeping -their faces stedfastly set towards Jerusalem. -These Russian peasants have one great object -in life, for which they save and work with an -enthusiasm which never fails: to go on -pilgrimage to the Holy Land, to touch the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_131" id="Page_131">{131}</a></span> -Holy Sepulchre, to visit the holy shrines, to -be baptised in the Jordan, and to return to -their fatherland empty in purse but rich in -candles, vials of oil, unleavened cakes blessed -by the Patriarch, and garments dipped in the -Jordan, to be worn only once again—as -shrouds.</p> - -<div class="figcenter w400"> -<img src="images/i_131.jpg" width="400" height="320" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">JERUSALEM AND THE MOUNT OF OLIVES FROM SCOPUS.</div> -</div> - -<p>We once witnessed a touching sight in the -Church of the Sepulchre. Four hundred of -these peasants, all middle-aged and very old -men and women, were toiling up the steps to -the tomb, and with looks of rapt devotion -kissing the sacred spots. One aged woman -was carried on the back of her son, who -tenderly kept her from being hurt. We -joined them at their Greek service, and longed -to be able to tell them the Gospel story in all -its sweet simplicity. Their belief seemed to -be a series of superstitions with very little -foundation of truth. We were told that each -pilgrim left with the Patriarch a gold napoleon -(or French pound) as a gift. We often came -across these poor peasants, sometimes in the -convents where they were resting, at others -in their churches, or again in the markets, -and at all times found them courteous and -gentle.</p> - -<p>Space would fail, if I chronicled all our -doings, but we were never tired of going into -the town and watching the people. Outside -the Jaffa gate, huddled together in one -undistinguishable mass, were always to be -found camels, donkeys, horses, dogs and -lepers. The last were terrible objects, thrusting -their fingerless hands into the faces of the -passers-by, begging for <i>backsheesh</i>, and drawing -attention to their frightful infirmity. Poor -things, outcasts because of their awful and -mysterious disease! Inside the Jaffa gate, -the bazaars attracted us. The Armenian and -Jewish merchants eagerly drove their bargains -with their equally keen customers, who -unblushingly offered a third or fourth of the -sum first demanded, and seemed to spend a -vast amount of time and talk but very little -money on their purchases.</p> - -<p>Mingling with the leisurely crowd of pedestrians, -we noticed several dignified Abyssinians -clad in spotless white robes, their commanding -stature and intelligent ebony faces giving them -a distinguished air which was very remarkable. -Before General Gordon freed them they were -slaves, now they are the "learned men" -among the Moslems, and live within the -precincts of the Mosque of Omar.</p> - -<p>The markets were thronged by numbers of -countrywomen, whose dress excited our -admiration, for it was always picturesque and -often beautiful, differing entirely from that of -the townswomen. It consisted of one straight -garment, cut with much simplicity of style -and reaching from the neck to the ankles, -with wide hanging sleeves, which could be -tied back when the wearer was engaged in -household work; the material of which these -dresses were made was sometimes cotton, but -oftener thick native silk, dark blue in colour, -striped with red and yellow (the front or vest -being exquisitely embroidered by the owner's -clever fingers), and secured round the waist -by a handsome silk scarf; over this a smart -scarlet cloth jacket, with half sleeves and of -no particular cut, came to the waist; this also -was elaborately worked. The long embroidered -veil of stout cotton, capable of -holding somewhat heavy purchases, was -thrown over the head leaving the face free, -while heavy silver and gold coins adorned the -neck, arms and forehead. Stockings were -disdained, but the feet were sometimes thrust -into red Turkish slippers, though more often -than not, these impedimenta were dispensed -with. A camel's-hair <i>abbaye</i> or cloak was -sometimes worn for protection against both -extreme heat and cold. The perfect carriage -and fine figures of these women, who are -guiltless of corsets, might well excite the envy -of the fashionable Western lady, as with free -and graceful step they walk barefooted for -miles, carrying on their well-poised heads -heavy water-pots, or baskets filled with -market produce and livestock in the shape -of cocks and hens. To the casual observer -the dresses seem all alike, but a practised eye -can discern at once whether this woman -comes from Nazareth, or that from Bethlehem, -or another from the mountains, by the set of -the veil or the colour of the gown.</p> - -<p>The townswomen affect hideous modern -French fashions from Beirût, and cover their -tightly-laced figures with cheap jewellery, never -omitting to pin the tiny watch (which seldom -keeps time) on their bodices. Coloured stockings -of a fearful pattern are worn, with a -charming indifference to neatness, and gay -little satin slippers with high heels, and rather -the worse for wear, are added. For the -street the pink or blue silk dress must be -covered with the universal outdoor mantle, -made on one pattern, but often of rich white -or coloured silk, embroidered in silver or gold. -In shape it is like a very full double petticoat -divided into two equal parts at the waist by a -girdle—one half forms a skirt and the other is -thrown over the head, making the wearer -appear at the back like a huge animated -cottage loaf. The maudeel covers the face. -Hats are reserved for the heads of foreigners.</p> - -<p class='right'> -S. E. B. -</p> - -<p class='center'>(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_132" id="Page_132">{132}</a></span></p> - - - - -<h2><a name="ABOUT_PEGGY_SAVILLE" id="ABOUT_PEGGY_SAVILLE">ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'><span class="smcap">By</span> JESSIE MANSERGH (Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey), Author of "Sisters Three," etc.</p> - - -<h3>CHAPTER VIII.</h3> - -<p><span class="smcap">The</span> photographic fever burnt fiercely -for the next few weeks. Every spare -hour was devoted to the camera, and -there was not a person in the house -from the Vicar himself to the boy who -came in to clean boots and knives who -had not been pressed to repeated sittings. -There were no more blank plates, but -there were some double ones which had -been twice exposed, and showed such a -kaleidoscope jumble of heads and legs -as was as good as any professional -puzzle; but, besides these, there were a -number of groups where the likenesses -were quite recognisable, though scarcely -flattering enough to be pleasant to the -originals. There was quite a scene in -the dining-room on the evening when -Oswald came down in triumph and -handed round the proofs of the first -presentable group, over which he had -been busy all the afternoon.</p> - -<p>"Oh, oh, oh! I'm an old woman, -and I never knew it!" cried Mrs. Asplin, -staring in dismay at the haggard-looking -female who sat in the middle of the -group, with heavy, black shadows on -cheeks and temple. The Vicar cast a -surreptitious glance in the glass above -the sideboard, and tried to straighten -his bent shoulders, while Mellicent's -cheeks grew scarlet with agitation, and -the tears were in her voice, as she -cried—</p> - -<p>"I look like a p—p—pig! It's not a -bit like! A nasty, horrid, fat, puffy -pig!"</p> - -<p>"I don't care about appearances; -but mine is not in the least like," Esther -said severely. "I am sure no one -could recognise it; I look seventy-eight -at the very least."</p> - -<p>Robert flicked the paper across the -table with a contemptuous "Bah!" and -Max laughed in his easy, jolly manner, -and said—</p> - -<p>"Now I know how I shall look when -my brain softens! I'm glad I've seen -it; it will be a lesson to me to take -things easily, and not overstudy."</p> - -<p>"But look at the leaves of the ivy," -protested Oswald, in aggrieved self-vindication, -"each one quite clear and -distinct from the others; it's really an -uncommonly good plate. The detail is -perfect. Look at that little bunch of -flowers at the corner of the bed!" All in -vain, however, did he point out the excellences -of his work. The victims refused -to look at the little bunch of flowers. -Each one was occupied with staring -at his own portrait; the Asplin family -sighing and protesting, and Peggy -placidly poking a pin through the eyes -of the various sitters, and holding the -paper to the light to view the effect. It -was a little trying to the feelings of one -who had taken immense pains over his -work, and had given up a bicycle ride -to sit for a whole afternoon in a chilly -pantry, dabbling in cold water, and -watching over the various processes. -Oswald was ruffled, and showed it more -plainly than was altogether courteous.</p> - -<p>"I'm sorry you're not pleased," he -said coldly. "I aim at truthfulness, -you see, and that is what you don't get -in a professional photograph. It's no -good wasting time, simply to get oneself -disliked. I'll go in for nature, and -leave the portrait business to somebody -else. The girls can try! They think -they can do everything!"</p> - -<p>Peggy looked at Esther, and Esther -looked at Peggy. They did not say -a word, but a flash of understanding -passed from the brown eyes to the grey, -which meant that they were on their -mettle. They were not going to defend -themselves, but henceforth it was a case -of die, or produce a good photograph, -and so oblige Oswald to alter his tone of -scornful incredulity.</p> - -<p>For the next week the camera was the -one engrossing thought. Every minute -that could be spared was devoted to -experiments, so that Fräulein complained -that lessons were suffering in consequence. -The hearts of her pupils were -not in their work, she declared; it would -be a good thing if a rule could be made -that no more photographs were to be -taken until the Christmas holidays. She -looked very fierce and formidable as she -spoke, but soft-hearted Mrs. Asplin put -in a plea for forgiveness.</p> - -<p>"Ah, well, then, have patience for a -few days longer," she begged. "They -are just children with a new toy; let -them have as much of it as they will -at first, and they will tire of their own -accord, and settle down to work as -well as ever. We can control their -actions, but not their thoughts; and -I'm afraid if I forbade photography at -present, you would find them no more -interested in lessons. I fancy there is -something especially engrossing on -hand this week, and we might as well -let them have it out."</p> - -<p>Even Mrs. Asplin, however, hardly -realised the thoroughness with which -the girls were setting to work to achieve -their end. They held a committee -meeting on Esther's bed, sitting perched -together in attitudes of inelegant comfort, -with arms encircling their knees, -and chins resting on the clasped hands, -wherein it was proposed and seconded -that Peggy, the artistic, should pose -and take the sitters, while Esther, the -accurate, should undertake the after -processes.</p> - -<p>"And what am I to do?" cried -Mellicent plaintively, and her elders -smiled upon her with patronising encouragement.</p> - -<p>"You shall wash up all the trays and -glasses, and put them neatly away."</p> - -<p>"You shall carry the heavy things, -dear, and stand to me for your back -hair. I think I could make a really -good effect with your back hair." -Peggy put her head on one side and -stared at the flaxen mane in speculative -fashion. "A long muslin gown—a -wreath of flowers—a bunch of lilies in -your hands! If you weren't so fat, you -would do splendiforously for Ophelia. I -might manage it perhaps if I took you -from the back, with your head turned -over your shoulder, so as to show only -the profile. Like that! Don't move now, -but let me see how you look." She -took Mellicent's head between her -hands as she spoke, wagged it to and -fro, as if it belonged to a marionette, -and then gave a frog-like leap to a -further corner of the bed to study the -effect. "A little more to the right. -Chin higher! Look at the ceiling. -Yes—es—I can do it. I see how it can -be done."</p> - -<p>It turned out, indeed, that Peggy had -a genius for designing and posing pretty, -graceful pictures. With a few yards of -muslin and a basket or such odds and -ends of rubbish as horrified Esther's tidy -soul to behold, she achieved marvels in -the way of fancy costumes, and transformed -the placid Mellicent into a dozen -different characters: Ophelia, crowned -with flowers; Marguerite, pulling the -petals of a daisy; Hebe, bearing a -basket of fruit on her head, and many -other fanciful impersonations were improvised -and taken before the week was -over. She went about the work in her -usual eager, engrossed, happy-go-lucky -fashion, sticking pins by the dozen into -Mellicent's flesh in the ardour of arrangement, -and often making a really -charming picture, only to spoil it at the -last moment by a careless movement, -which altered the position of the camera, -and so omitted such important details -as the head of the sitter, or left her -squeezed into one corner of the picture, -like a sparrow on the house-top.</p> - -<p>Out of a dozen photographs, three, -however, were really remarkable successes; -as pretty pictures as one could -wish to see, and moreover exceedingly -good likenesses of the bonnie little -subject. Esther's part of the work was -performed with her usual conscientious -care; and when the last prints were -mounted, the partners gazed at them -with rapture and pride. They were -exhibited at the dinner-table the same -evening amid a scene of riotous excitement. -The Vicar glowed with pleasure; -Mrs. Asplin called out, "Oh, my baby! -Bless her heart!" and whisked away -two tears of motherly pride. Oswald -was silent and subdued; and even -Robert said, "Humph—it's not so -bad," a concession which turned the -girls' heads by its wonderful magnanimity.</p> - -<p>Their triumph was almost sweeter -than they had expected; but, truth to -tell, they had had too much of photography -during the last week, and Mrs. -Asplin's prophecy came true, inasmuch -as it now ceased to become an occupation -of absorbing interest, and assumed -its rightful place as an amusement to be -enjoyed now and then, as opportunity -afforded.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_133" id="Page_133">{133}</a></span></p> - -<p>By the beginning of October Peggy -had quite settled down in her new home, -and had established her right to be -Arthur Saville's sister by convulsing the -quiet household with her tricks and -capers. She was affectionate, obedient, -and strictly truthful; her prim little -face, grandiose expressions, and merry -ways, made her a favourite with everyone -in the house, from the Vicar, who -loved to converse with her in language -even more high-flown than her own, to -the old, north-country cook, who confided -in the housemaid that she "fair-ly did -love that little thing," and manœuvred -to have apple charlotte for dinner as -often as possible, because the "little -thing" had praised her prowess in that -direction, and commended the charlotte -as a "delicious confection." Mrs. -Asplin was specially tender over the -girl who had been left in her charge, -and in return, Peggy was all that was -sweet and affectionate; vowed that she -could never do enough to repay such -kindness, and immediately fell into a -fresh pickle, and half frightened the life -out of her companions by her hairbreadth -escapes. Her careless, happy-go-lucky -ways seemed all the more -curious because of the almost Quaker-like -neatness of her appearance. Mellicent -was often untidy, and even Esther -had moments of dishevelment, but -Peggy was a dainty little person, whose -hair was always smooth, whose dress well -brushed and natty. Her artistic sense -was too keen to allow of any shortcoming -in this respect, but she seemed blessed -with a capacity of acting before she -thought, which had many disastrous -consequences. She was by no means a -robust girl, and Mrs. Asplin fussed over -her little ailments like an old mother -hen with a delicate nursling. One -prescription after another was unearthed -for her benefit, until the washstand in -her room looked like a small chemist's -shop. An array of doctor's tinctures, -gargles and tonics stood on one side, -while on the other were a number of -home-made concoctions in disused wine -bottles, such as a paregoric cough-mixture, -a hair wash, and a cooling -draught to be taken the first thing in the -morning, which last pretended to be -lemonade, but in reality contained a -number of medicinal powders. "Take it -up tenderly, treat it with care!" was -Peggy's motto with respect to this last -medicine, for she had discovered that by -judicious handling, it was possible to -enjoy a really tasty beverage, and to -leave the sediment untouched at the -bottom of the bottle!</p> - -<p>Esther and Mellicent were almost -equally well supplied by their anxious -mother, but their bottles behaved in -a sober, well-regulated fashion, and -never took upon themselves to play -tricks, while those in Peggy's room -seemed infected by the spirit of the -owner, and amused themselves with -seeing how much mischief they could -accomplish. A bottle of ammonia had -been provided as a cure for bites of -gnats and flies; Peggy flicked a towel -more hastily than usual, and down it -went, the contents streaming over the -wood, and splashing on to the wardrobe -near at hand, with the consequence that -every sign of polish was removed, and -replaced by white unsightly stains. The -glass stopper of a smelling-salts bottle -became fixed in its socket, and being -anointed with oil and placed before the -fire to melt, popped out suddenly with -a noise as of a cannon shot, aimed -accurately for the centre of the mirror, -and smashed it into a dozen pieces. -The "safety ink-pot," out of which she -indited her letters to her mother, came -unfastened of its own accord and rolled -up and down the clean white toilet cover. -This, at least, was the impression left -by Peggy's innocent protestations, while -the gas and soap seemed equally obstinate, -the one refusing to be lowered -when she left the room, and the other -insisting upon melting itself to pieces in -her morning bath.</p> - -<p class='center'>(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> - -<div class="figcenter w500"> -<img src="images/i_133.jpg" width="500" height="158" alt="" /> -</div> - - - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> -<h2><a name="THE_RESULT_OF_OUR_HOLIDAYS_NEEDLEWORK_COMPETITION" id="THE_RESULT_OF_OUR_HOLIDAYS_NEEDLEWORK_COMPETITION">THE RESULT OF OUR HOLIDAYS NEEDLEWORK COMPETITION.</a></h2> - - -<p><span class="smcap">In</span> some respects the result of this competition -has been satisfactory. The competitors -carefully observed the rules, the sewing was -in many cases most excellent, the neatness -and finish conspicuous. Many of the articles -were made so well that we felt quite proud -to think our girls could turn out such good -work.</p> - -<p>The care as to details pleased us very much, -for that was given in all but a few exceptions. -It was so nice to see how firmly buttons were -sewn on, button-holes made so well, and -seams carefully overcast or pinked, raw edges -protected by tidy button-hole stitches. Then, -too, we were glad to note, that although -intended for the very poor, the workers had -not fallen into the common error of selecting -ugly materials for their articles. Very few of -the stuffs used were anything but suitable, -serviceable, and pretty rather than not, the -way in which the blouses especially were -made being quite satisfactory.</p> - -<p>There were a few carelessly made articles -where bad sewing, most inappropriate trimming—eminently -one overall with extremely -common imitation fur, the cotton back of -which was visible and very untidy—disqualified -for prizes or even honourable mention.</p> - -<p>We were much disappointed to find that -there were only two flannel petticoats sent in, -and no serge underskirts at all! Certainly the -younger members of our readers have not -shown much interest in the competition. -The two petticoats sent were so good that the -first prize was divided between them.</p> - -<p>There were not nearly as many competitors -altogether as we hoped for, and that was the -unsatisfactory part, for really our belief in our -girls' desire to help the poor was very deeply -rooted. We also hoped that more would have -been spurred on by the chance of a prize to -send in some article.</p> - - -<p class='center p2'><span class="smcap">For Girls Under Fourteen.</span></p> - -<p class='center'><i>Flannel Petticoat.</i></p> - -<p class='center'>First prize, one guinea, divided between—</p> - -<ul class='center'><li>Marion Wilson Rankin, Shirgarton, North -Mount Vernon, Glasgow, and</li> - -<li>Eleanor Dorothy Pimm, Linholme, 40, George -Road, Edgbaston.</li></ul> - - -<p class='center p2'><span class="smcap">For Girls Over Fourteen.</span></p> - -<p class='center'><i>Child's Overall.</i></p> - -<p>First prize of one guinea—</p> - - -<ul><li>Anna Mörner, Tonstorp, Sweden.</li></ul> - - -<p>The second prize of half-a-guinea is divided -between—</p> - - -<ul><li>Mabel Weller, North Shields, and</li> - -<li>Leila Mary Bowen, Ludlow.</li></ul> - - - -<p class='center p2'><span class="smcap">For Girls Over Eighteen.</span></p> - -<p class='center'><i>Girl's Blouse.</i></p> - -<p>First prize of one guinea—</p> - -<ul> - -<li>Miss Clara L. Wiles, Cambridge.</li></ul> - - -<p>Second prize of half-a-guinea—</p> - -<ul><li>Miss Urqhuhart, Glasgow.</li></ul> - - -<p>So many of the blouses merited special -commendation that we give a list of—</p> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">Honourable Mention.</span></p> - -<p>Rose Baiden, Daisy Clarke, E. Morris, -Eleanor Groves, Winifred Hopton, Eva -Davenport, Janet Lamb, A. M. Deacon, -Ida A. Browne, Nellie Cannon, Emily White, -Mabel Barr, Carrie M. Anthony, Margaret -Beckett, Alice M. Hewitt, E. M. Corke, -Alethea Bate.</p> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_134" id="Page_134">{134}</a></span></p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<div class="figcenter w350"> -<img src="images/i_134.jpg" width="350" height="187" alt="" /> -</div> - - - -<h2><a name="LESSONS_FROM_NATURE" id="LESSONS_FROM_NATURE">LESSONS FROM NATURE.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'><span class="smcap">By</span> JEAN A. OWEN, Author of "Forest, Field and Fell," etc.</p> - - -<h3>CHAPTER II.</h3> - -<p class='ph4'>THE INDUSTRIOUS BEAVER.</p> - - -<p><span class="smcap">The</span> part played by some of the different -species in the animal world (<i>sic</i>), in the development -of our earth and its resources, -cannot be over-estimated. In some parts of -America, for instance, the persistent industry -of beavers in the construction of dams has -rendered fertile whole tracts of prairie land -that were once arid and barren.</p> - -<p>In the <i>Castoridae</i>, together with the -squirrels, the beaver family constitute the -group termed <i>Sciuromorpha</i>, a group distinguished -by its members having a special type -of lower jaw structure, and also the same -type of skull structure. The powerful incisor -teeth of the beaver are admirably suited to -the cutting through of small tree stems, of -branches and twigs, whilst its flat and scaly -tail serves as a rudder to a creature that -always makes its home beside or in the midst -of water.</p> - -<p>The beaver is as much noted for its sagacity, -and for what nowadays we call "faculty," as -it is prized for its fur. One of the largest of -the rodents, its body measures nearly three -and a half feet in length, not taking the tail -into consideration, which is eleven to twelve -inches in length.</p> - -<p>An attempt has been made to acclimatise -the beaver in England again. That it once -bred in our country is proved by the fact that -some fossil remains of the animal have been -obtained from the crag deposits in Norfolk -and Suffolk. These were, however, declared -by Professor Owen to have belonged to a -much larger species of beaver than is now -known. Sir Edmund Loder has a number of -the common species established in a little -valley stream in his estate, Leonard's Lea, -near Horsham, carefully protected, which are -said to be thriving, and Lord Bute had a still -larger number established in Scotland; but it -is not likely that they will ever be at home in -our country again. Whilst badgers and others -have had so much difficulty in holding their -own, it is not likely that the beaver could -breed and thrive unmolested. Whilst writing -the present article, I have heard from Lord -Bute that the last of his beavers died some -time ago.</p> - -<p>In other parts of Europe it is found now -only in small numbers, on the banks of the -Danube, the Rhone, and the Weser. In the -northern districts of Canada it is very numerous. -Its range in America is from the -confluence of the Ohio and the Mississippi to -the banks of the Mackenzie River. At one -time the demand for the fur—greatly in vogue -in those days for men's hats—was so large -that it was feared this clever little creature -might become extinct, and the noted furriers -of the Hudson Bay Company took measures, -in concert with certain Indian tribes, for its -protection, whilst still procuring large quantities -of its fur.</p> - -<p>The most interesting feature in the natural -history of the beaver is their amazing skill in -the construction of their dams and the dwellings -they make for themselves—"lodges," -these are called. They are often constructed -in small rivers and creeks where the water is -apt to be drained off, when the supplies are -dried up by winter frost. I spent some time -in Colorado near to a part of the Rockies -where beavers abounded, and where they were -a never-failing source of interest to the young -folks in my friend's family. In Montana also -they abound in vast numbers. One of its -counties is named Beaver Head.</p> - -<p>What we—in our ignorance of the inner life -of those creatures who have always shared the -rich heritage of this world with ourselves—term -instinct, has taught the beavers to provide -against drought, and to keep up a certain -necessary depth of water, by making a dam -right across these smaller rivers just at what -they know to be a convenient distance from -their houses. The manner in which they -construct this depends on the locality where -they live. If the current is not strong—if -there is only a slight motion of the water—the -dam is made almost straight; but in proportion -as the stream is a rapid one, the dam -must be more curved, presenting its convex -side towards the current. Where beavers -have been allowed to build for a long period -undisturbed, their dams become in time, -through the persistent industry with which -they repair them, a bank so solid that it -resists quite a strong on-rush of water or even -of ice. Vegetation plants itself on this—willows, -birches, and poplar-trees take root. -Sometimes so large a thicket is formed that -birds build there, and the whole makes a -charming colony of happy and busy life. The -dams are built in some rivers of trees which -are often five or six inches in diameter. These -the beaver cuts down with his wonderful sharp -incisor teeth.</p> - -<p>In lakes and ponds also the beavers have -their habitat. They like much the narrow -creeks which so often connect the lakes of -North America. The currents help them to -convey the wood and other materials to their -dwellings. A certain depth of water is, of -course, necessary for their purpose. Driftwood -is utilised by them in building, as well -as the green boughs of willows, birches, and -poplars. But mud and stones are used also, -welded all firmly together, and the different -parts of the dam must, of course, be of equal -strength. In the same manner, that is, of the -same materials, they construct their dwellings, -but they are not built with equal care; their -construction is rougher than that of the dams. -The only thing essential in the work is that -they should be made watertight, so that they -may have dry sleeping-quarters. Sometimes -a house is just big enough for one family, but -larger dwellings are also made, such as will -house a great number of animals. When this -is the case, each family has its own apartment, -with a separate door communicating only with -the water, never with the home of any other -family. The wood is laid crosswise, nearly -horizontal, leaving a cavity in the centre. -The smaller branches, that project uselessly, -are cut off with the teeth, and they are -thrown in with the rest to form a good -safeguard against any falling in of the mud -through the roof.</p> - -<p>Once it was believed that the woodwork -was first finished, and that then it was -plastered, the tail being used as a trowel for -this purpose. But this was a popular error. -The tail is used as a rudder, and like that of -a dog, is a vehicle for emotion. It is flapped -even when a beaver has been tamed and -domesticated, especially when the creature is -startled. They have a very pretty way of -carrying mud and stones in their little fore-paws, -holding them close up under the throat. -The wood naturally is dragged along, held in -the teeth. All their work is done in the -night-time, a charming sight for a lover of -animals, if he can quietly remain concealed near -enough for observation on a clear calm night.</p> - -<p>A wonderful instinct, so-called, again -prompts the beavers to cover their houses -each autumn with fresh mud—as late in the -season as they can manage it—so that it may -freeze hard and keep them secure against -their foe, the wolverine, a creature about the -size of our common badger, which is much -about during the winter. Wolverines are -said to do more damage to the fur trade in -smaller animals than all the other creatures of -prey put together.</p> - -<p>Their lodges are kept clean, their inhabitants -always plunging into the water instead of -polluting their sleeping quarters.</p> - -<p>Sir John Richardson states that their main -food consists of a large root, something like a -cabbage stalk, which grows at the bottom of -lakes and rivers, a yellow water-lily in fact—<i>Nuphar<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_135" id="Page_135">{135}</a></span> -luteum</i>. But they eat also the bark of -trees—that of the poplar, birch and willow. -The latter, however, they cannot procure in -winter, when the ice prevents their getting to -land, so that roots are then their staple food. -In summer the diet is varied by the different -kinds of herbage and the berries growing -near their haunts. In the part of Colorado -I have already referred to, above what is called -Hardscrabble Creek, in Fremont County, -wild fruits, gooseberries, currants, raspberries, -and other berries are in profusion. When -the ice breaks up in the spring, the beavers -always leave their homes to roam about until -the approaching fall of the leaf makes them -return; and after laying in their winter stock -of wood, they then set to work to repair their -homes.</p> - -<p>The Indians consider beaver flesh a delicacy, -and they prefer to bake it with the skin on, -as our gipsies roast the hedgehog. It is a -heavy meat, much like pork, hard to digest.</p> - -<p>The author already mentioned tamed several -of them, and he got them to answer to their -names and to follow him about like dogs. They -were, he said, very fond of being petted and -fondled, creeping into the laps of the Indian -women and standing on their hind legs to be -caressed. They lived indoors with the women -and children during the winter, and if these -were absent for any length of time, the beavers -quite fretted after them. So domesticated -did they become that they particularly enjoyed -rice and plum pudding, and, indeed, shared -generally the food of the women. The cry of -a beaver cub is very like that of an infant.</p> - -<p>The American poet, Whittier, says—</p> - -<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> -<span class="i0">"The musk-rat plied its mason's trade,<br /></span> -<span class="i0">And tier by tier its mud walls laid."<br /></span> -</div></div> - -<p>The musk-rat is a small kind of beaver, and -great numbers of the skins are imported into -England. It constructs huts like its larger -relative but of a simpler style, the openings to -them being under the water. There is also -an animal nearly as large as a common beaver -which was included in the same family, and -called a coypu, inhabiting the rivers and -streams of South America. Furs of coypu -are sold as otter skins.</p> - -<p>"Ask now the beasts and they shall teach -thee," and from the beaver and its works we -can indeed learn what persistent, cheerful -industry can accomplish. Our poet, Coleridge, -said, "If the idle are described as <i>killing</i> time, -the methodical man may be justly said to call -it into life and moral being, while he makes it -the distinct object not only of the consciousness, -but of the conscience." Perhaps the -latter part of this sentence may seem obscure -to some of you, my readers. To kill time -means evidently to lose all count of it, to be -"unmindful of the fleeting hours." But if -the conscience is roused, and we are imbued -with a sense of our responsibility with regard -to every day, every hour we live, each hour -becomes instinct with possibilities, with the -opportunity and power of developing the gifts -that we have, the talents entrusted to us, not -only with a view to self-improvement and -personal enrichment, but with an eye on -the Master and His work. "Fellow-workers -with Christ" in the redemption of this world,—how -great a calling!</p> - -<p>The beaver's little paws seem so small; yet -by pawful after pawful of earth brought by -these small animals, who are working in -friendly co-operation with their fellows, great -dams that can stem an advancing flood are -constructed.</p> - -<p>I once heard a story of a poor and not -over-wise—as the world counts wisdom—Highlander. -I think he was a shepherd, he -lived where there were only a few huts widely -scattered over the bleak hillsides, and no -church was within the reach of the inhabitants -of these. God's Spirit moved strongly in the -lonely heart, and he determined that a place -of worship should be built. Every time he -came home to his cot, he brought as many -stones as he could collect whilst out, and he -placed them in a heap not far from his own -door. Those who knew him and who passed -that way jeered and laughed at what the -simple, loving fellow called his church building.</p> - -<p>The heap grew, though very slowly; for -many years the shepherd's work went on, -that work which was called by the neighbours -his "folly." But one day a rich stranger -travelling by that lonely and unused way -noticed the heap and asked what it meant. -On hearing its history, his heart was warmed -by the flame of love in that of the poor cotter, -and he caused a good building—where divine -service was soon held weekly—to be placed -on the spot, using up in it, let us hope, -those stones which were truly its foundation.</p> - -<p>I know, myself, a lovely church, not far -from Ehrenbreitstein on the Rhine, which -was built only from stones brought by loving -hands to ground chosen by the village pastor. -The building took very many years, but it -stands there now complete, a monument of -the free-will offerings and labour of poor -working folks.</p> - -<p>We do not all need to think of building -churches, but the stories are typical. We are -all either building, or—awful thought—pulling -down the good work of others. As the Book -says, "Every wise woman buildeth her house, -but the foolish plucketh it down with her -hands."</p> - -<p>Our power to work increases by use. Many -of the world's greatest books have been -written by busy men. How often, too, one -hears it said that if you want anything special -done you must ask a busy man or woman to do -it. That barren fig-tree to which our Lord -directed the attention of His followers is a -by-word and a proverb for all ages. Persistent -industry it is that meets with the -reward. An abiding sense of duty we need.</p> - -<p>Yet all of us have our times of depression, -of weakness, and days when aspiration and -hope seem dead within us. Then let us try -to cast ourselves on Him whose joy, "the joy -of the Lord," may become our strength. One -of our poets says—</p> - -<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> -<span class="i0">"We cannot kindle when we will<br /></span> -<span class="i2">The fire that in the heart resides;<br /></span> -<span class="i0">The spirit moveth, and is still,<br /></span> -<span class="i2">In mystery the soul abides;<br /></span> -<span class="i0">Yet tasks in hours of insight willed<br /></span> -<span class="i0">May be in hours of gloom fulfilled."<br /></span> -</div></div> - -<p>It is these two last lines I would beg you to -take to heart.</p> - -<p>Huber, the distinguished naturalist of -Geneva, who wrote so much and so finely on -bees, was blind from the age of seventeen; -yet he had a passion for the study of animal -and especially of insect life, a study one would -suppose quite out of the reach of the blind. -He had a good and devoted wife, who never -wearied in promoting his well-being and their -joint happiness. Through her eyes he studied -and succeeded in mastering a department in -natural history which needs the clearest and -keenest eyesight. And not only did he write -a great work, which is still referred to as a -masterpiece of its kind, and is still constantly -quoted, but what the wife's eyes saw and -transferred to his brain became his very own, -to dwell upon, to draw deductions from, to -gather to himself a fund of personal happiness, -to give forth again to the world enriched -by his thoughts—his life made a happiness -and a blessing to himself and others—all -through the unwearying industry and persevering -efforts of a loving woman who effaced -herself, apparently, for the sake of her husband -and his life's work. "Who would lose his -life shall find it."</p> - -<p>A last word. The sovereign remedy for -doubt and perplexity is, "Doe the next -thynge."</p> - -<p class='center'>(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - - -<h2><a name="THE_GIRLS_OWN_QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS_COMPETITION" id="THE_GIRLS_OWN_QUESTIONS_AND_ANSWERS_COMPETITION">THE GIRL'S OWN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPETITION.</a></h2> - - -<p><i>We give here the fifth instalment of questions -in this Competition, full particulars of -which appeared on <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/49179/49179-h/49179-h.htm#Page_14">p. 14</a></i></p> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">Questions 49-60.</span></p> - -<p>49. What epidemic in Italy in the sixteenth -century was cured by means of music?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>50. What is the mother-tongue of Queen -Victoria?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>51. What is the best time at which to water -indoor and outdoor plants?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>52. Is abundant hair an indication of bodily -and mental strength?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>53. How many ways can be named of -profitably using broken bread?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>54. Was public money ever raised in England -by encouraging the spirit of gambling?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>55. Who was the religious poet so beloved -by the parish of which he was rector -that many of his parishioners would stop their -ploughs when his bell rang for prayers that -they might offer their devotions to God with -him?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>56. How did the leek come to be the emblem -of Wales?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>57. What famous outlaw has a conspicuous -place in ballad literature?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>58. Where can a married couple, after a -twelvemonth of matrimony, lay claim to a -flitch of bacon after proving that, during the -whole time, they have never had a quarrel and -never regretted the marriage?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>59. Has anyone ever tried to count the -stars?</p> - -<p class='center'>* * * *</p> - -<p>60. What English earl once got a box on -the ear from a great queen?</p> - -<p>The answers to the above questions, Nos. -49-60, together with the answers to questions -61-72, which are yet to appear, must be -sent in on or before February 24, 1899.</p> - -<p>Address to <span class="smcap">The Editor, The Girl's Own -Paper Office</span>, 56, Paternoster Row, London, -E.C., and at the left-hand top corner of the -envelope or wrapper write the words "<span class="smcap">Questions -Competition</span>."</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_136" id="Page_136">{136}</a></span></p> - - - - -<h2><a name="FROCKS_FOR_TO-MORROW" id="FROCKS_FOR_TO-MORROW">FROCKS FOR TO-MORROW.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'><span class="smcap">By</span> "THE LADY DRESSMAKER."</p> - - -<div class="figcenter w400"> -<img src="images/i_136.jpg" width="400" height="465" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">PRINCESS DRESS OF BROWN CLOTH.</div> -</div> - -<p><span class="smcap">The</span> first thing on my list with which I must -deal is the recent meeting of the Amateur -Swimming Association, at which the vexed -question of a regulation dress for the women -members was discussed; and there is a good -chance that it will be wisely and properly -decided, so that there will be a regular uniform -dress in future, and all misunderstanding will -be avoided. The material to which the lady -delegates appear to have given in their adhesion, -is stockingette; which they consider -superior in every way to serge, flannel, silk, or -merino. A model costume made of it, shown -by the Birmingham Ladies Club, was so much -approved of by the large assembly of ladies -present, that it was adopted as a guide, the -fullest liberty as to trimmings being given, -while only three colours were allowed, viz., -navy blue, red, and black. The Birmingham -costume had flat facings of Turkey-red twill, -but of course it is open to any club to select -their own colours. It buttoned on the -shoulders, and by means of gussets under the -arms a short sleeve was formed. The great -recommendation, however, was its cheapness, -as it was announced that it could be produced -in quantities of not less than one -dozen at a fraction over two shillings -each, in the various sizes required by -the wearers. Of course, where there -are so many working women's clubs, -this question of cost is a grave consideration. -The costume finally -recommended was much on this -Birmingham model. With the -additional advice that "it should -reach, at least, to within three -inches from the knee," should -be cut square at the neck, and -button on the shoulder, where -it must be not less than three -inches in width, and where it -must be shaped to the arm -beneath, so as to form a -short sleeve.</p> - -<p>Now that swimming as -a pastime has become so -popular amongst women -and girls, and when it -is taught in so many -schools, it is only wise -to decide on a suitable -dress, which can be -modified to meet all<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_137" id="Page_137">{137}</a></span> -views, and trimmed to please all wearers, and -be attainable to limited purses, and, above -all, should be seemly to wear in a mixed -assemblage of all ages.</p> - -<p>Although we have worn the Eton jacket -with more or less decoration for many years, -it seems still to hold its own, and is very -becoming indeed to many people. The same -may be said of the Bolero fronts; both of -these are braided and buttoned this autumn, -and the braiding is generally in panels, while -the buttons most used are of the fancy order. -Basqued bodices, with and without belts, -three-quarter-length coats, quite tight to the -figure, and a coat of the <i>Directoire</i> style, -short at the waist in front, with a rounded -basque, and long coat-tails; all of these are -in fashion, and, so far as I see, though all -have basques, they may be long or short, -according to individual fancy. The great -desire of all women this winter is to present -an appearance of height and thinness, and all -draperies must be sweeping, and the outlines -flowing, to meet with our approval. Flounces -and frills are used with much discretion, so -that they may not contradict the clinging -effect. Skirts are, if possible, tighter than -ever, and only show fulness at the feet, while -as regards our sleeves, the last vestige of -puffiness has deserted them, and not even a -tiny pleat is permitted at the shoulder, and -the whole appearance is that of the old coat-sleeve, -which was originally introduced by the -Princess of Wales.</p> - -<p>Of course, with this clinging effect, we may -naturally go on to say that the Princess dress -that was worn by a few people last season will -be adopted by many this winter; and the -newest ones, if in cloth, have very generally -strapped seams; the French Princess gowns -having very generally a <i>plastron</i>, which is -buttoned up on each side with handsome -buttons.</p> - -<p>In hats, we find the <i>tre-corne</i> much used in -Paris; but this is a style only suitable to the -very young, or very pretty, so that the wider-brimmed -felts are more generally popular. -Many of the felt hats are made in two colours, -the underpart being of a different colour to -the upper, and very little trimming is used for -them. Low-crowned hats of almost a sailor -shape have been predicted, and the boat shape -is one of the favourite winter models. Quills -and wings have taken the place of the long -and graceful ostrich feathers, the former being -more suitable for winter weather; a large -bow and ends, and jewelled buckles, form -part of the trimming, and the hat-pins are -sumptuously jewelled, and as every lady tries -to select those that are most decorative to her -hat or bonnet, they have become quite a -feature in the head-dress of the day.</p> - -<p>I spoke in my last chat on clothes, and -dress in general, of the change that has taken -place in the dressing of the hair, and that it is -worn much lower; in fact, in a coil that lies -on the nape of the neck, the rest of the hair is -waved in large waves, which lie regularly over -the top of the head, and across it from ear to -ear, while the front locks are curled over the -forehead. The chief difficulty presented by -this new departure is in finding a hat or -bonnet to go with it; for all the French -bonnets are made to go with the high rolled -<i>coiffure</i> universally worn on the Continent, -but never very becoming to Englishwomen, -who have good heads of hair and find a -difficulty in producing the tiny knot of hair, -which is the essential part of the high hair-dressing. -The low knot is shown in our -picture of the two figures representing the -new winter gowns, and called "A Princess -dress of brown cloth." These two gowns -show exactly the prevailing styles of the -winter.</p> - -<p>I daresay you will have already seen, though -perhaps not quite realised, the change, that -dresses are now worn with bodices of the same -material, and the sketch in question displays -this alteration in style. The seated figure wears -a Princess dress of brown cloth, with revers of -cream-coloured satin, one of which overlaps -the other so far as to close the gown on the -side of the front, and the band of cream satin -is continued across the front and terminates in -a scroll. The satin has a scroll pattern -braided on it with brown silk braid, and the -cuffs are decorated in the same manner. To -those who contemplate having a Princess -gown, I would say, be careful to choose a -good tailor or dressmaker, and a firm material -of which to make your dress, in order to avoid -dissatisfaction with your gown.</p> - -<p>The second gown is of green face-cloth. -The bodice and sleeves are tucked with small -horizontal tucks all over them. The skirt is -one of the new ones, and is in three tiers, cut -away from the front, and each is edged with -a small band of chinchilla fur.</p> - -<div class="figcenter w350"> -<img src="images/i_137.jpg" width="350" height="539" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">LONG BASQUED COAT AND EMBROIDERED JACKET.</div> -</div> - -<p>The second sketch shows a sac jacket of -smooth blue serge, with a skirt to match. -The jacket is beautifully braided and embroidered -in black, both in front and on the -shoulders. The hat is of blue felt, trimmed -with blue velvet and feathers. The second -figure wears a long basqued coat with a fur -collar, and wide revers in front which taper -down to the waist, and end in two tails. The -cuffs are turned back in the new shape, and -the collar is high and closes in front. The -skirt worn is plain, and is cut in the umbrella -style. The hat is a small velvet one, with fur -trimmings and white or cream lace. The<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_138" id="Page_138">{138}</a></span> -mixture of lace and fur indeed -with all our winter trimmings this -year is very remarkable, and contributes -to the very light effect of -all the millinery worn.</p> - -<div class="figcenter w300"> -<img src="images/i_138.jpg" width="300" height="531" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">CAPE AND MUFF -OF CHINCHILLA -AND GREEN SILK.</div> -</div> - -<p>The pretty sketch next in order -represents a gown made of one of -the new fancy materials trimmed -with chinchilla; cape of chinchilla -trimmed with green silk and cream -lace, and muff to match. The -hat is a very charming model, -which is called by some milliners -a Trelawnley. It droops in front, and is -made of black velvet, round the crown a -very handsome ostrich plume is laid, and -under the brim of the hat is a <i>cache peigne</i> of -pink roses. The new capes of this season are, -many of them, pointed in front and back; and -are often caught in at the waist behind. -Violet cloth has been very much used for -capes, and this is a colour that goes so well -with fur of all kinds that it is likely to be -popular. Where jackets are concerned, -whether long or short in the basques, the -latter must fit very snugly round the hips -without fulness, or they will not give the -effect of the newest style. Many of the -basques are added with a seam just below the -waist, and are marvels of careful fitting.</p> - -<p>There is rather a strong tendency to use a -great quantity of orange in the French -millinery; the hue of the moment being of -the reddest and most vivid flame colour. -The other colours in vogue for the same -purpose are green, some shades of red, golden -brown, wallflower, and much blue in all -shades. For capes and coats putty-colour -and fawn are much used, and there is a large -amount of white used for trimming.</p> - -<p>I must not finish my chat without mentioning -the ribbon trimmings which have so -largely replaced lace, tulle, and chiffon ruches, -especially upon bodices and blouses. Skirts -as well as bodices are ornamented with -gathered ribbons. The prettiest effect is -given by using two ribbons together, a narrow -and a wider one. These may be of two -different colours, or of black and white, the -latter being placed on the top. Plain bands -of ribbon edged with black velvet, or with -baby ribbon gathered, are also much used; -in fact there seems no style of design which -cannot be turned to account in this decoration.</p> - - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - - -<h2><a name="VARIETIES" id="VARIETIES">VARIETIES.</a></h2> - - -<p class='center p2'><span class="smcap">Writing History.</span></p> - -<p>Some people have very funny ideas about -things. "You know I am supposed to be an -historian," said Kinglake the historian of -the Crimean war when talking to a friend. -"The other day I got a letter which really -touched me: it was signed by two people, -husband and wife, and came from one of our -colonies.</p> - -<p>"They described their grief. Their only -child had been killed in the Crimea. For -some incomprehensible reason, they were -most anxious to have their beloved son -mentioned in my history of the Crimean War.</p> - -<p>"Surprised, but flattered, I replied by return -of post—a thing I had not done for -many, many years—that I should be happy to -do my best for their comfort provided they -sent me the necessary particulars.</p> - -<p>"Again, a letter signed by both father and -mother arrived, but with the following cruel -addition—</p> - -<p>"'We have no particulars whatever. He -was killed on the spot like so many others, -and anything you may kindly invent will -be welcome. We leave it entirely to your -judgment.'"</p> - - -<p class='p2'><span class="smcap">How to Write Well.</span>—The style of a -writer is a faithful representation of her mind: -therefore, if any girl wishes to write a clear -style, let her first be clear in her thoughts; -and if anyone would write in a noble style, let -her first possess a noble soul.</p> - - -<p class='p2'><span class="smcap">Knowledge and Love.</span>—Without knowledge -love is vain, without love knowledge is -vain.</p> - - -<p class='p2'><span class="smcap">Attend to Small Courtesies.</span>—No -matter how wise, how clever, how skilled you -may be, if you fail in the small courtesies of -life, people instinctively feel that there is dust -on the balance, and that you do not weigh -as pure gold.</p> - - -<p class='p2'><span class="smcap">Little Hope for Misers.</span>—History tells -of illustrious villains; but there never was an -illustrious miser in nature.</p> - - -<p class='p2'><span class="smcap">Brush it Off, if you Can.</span>—Stretch -your hand out flat, and place in the middle of -the palm an ordinary coin, a halfpenny, a -penny, a sixpence, a shilling, or anything else. -Then tell someone she can have it, provided -she can brush it off. She must use a common -clothes-brush for the experiment. Your hand -must not be struck, it must be brushed, just -as one would brush a garment. But the coin -will stick to your hand as if it were glued -there. It is a very curious experiment.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_139" id="Page_139">{139}</a></span></p> - - - - -<h2><a name="ECONOMY" id="ECONOMY">ECONOMY.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'><span class="smcap">By</span> ELIZABETH A. S. DAWES, M.A., D.Lit.</p> - -<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> -<span class="i0">"We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths;<br /></span> -<span class="i0">In feelings, not in figures on a dial.<br /></span> -<span class="i0">We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives<br /></span> -<span class="i0">Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.<br /></span> -<span class="i0">Life's but a means unto an end—that end—<br /></span> -<span class="i0">Beginning, mean and end to all things—God."—<i>P. J. Bailey.</i><br /></span> -</div></div> - - -<p><span class="smcap">The</span> subject "Economy" may strike my -readers as being somewhat dry and uninteresting; -but I trust that when I have explained -to you its meaning and shown to what various -things economy can be applied and the good -results attendant on its application, you will -henceforth regard the word with more liking -and comprehension than before.</p> - -<p>"Economy" (or "œconomy" as it should -be spelt) comes from the Greek word οἰκονομἱα, -which signifies literally the "administration of -a house or home," and, secondarily, "right -management" or "administration" of anything.</p> - -<p>When viewed with regard to our life as a -complete unity, economy, or right administration, -should be zealously practised in three -special ways, namely, economy of money, -economy of time, and economy of forces or -strength, and these last two are touched upon -indirectly in the lines chosen for the heading -of this address.</p> - -<p>Let us begin with economy of money. -Many persons, both young and old, learn the -sad necessity for this by hard experience, and -by such my advice is not required. It is -to you, the happy daughters of prosperous -parents, that I should like more particularly to -say a few words on this subject.</p> - -<p>There are so many reasons why we should -all practise economy of money, or, in other -words, try to administer our money aright. -Firstly, it trains us in habits of order and -reflection if we try to lay out our money to -the best use instead of squandering it on -worthless trifles which serve only for the -pleasure or amusement of the moment.</p> - -<p>Secondly, it sets a good example to those -around us and helps to remind them of the -fact that money like other talents is given to -us to use and not to waste. Thirdly and -chiefly, it is to be commended because if anyone, -no matter who, nor whether his income -be small or large, really administers his money -aright, that person will find himself able to -put by something each year against the rainy -days that may come.</p> - -<p>Again, it is not only for one's own use, but -for that of others that we should endeavour to -keep a reserve-fund. And this applies directly -to girls with ample pocket-money. Do begin -now at once; buy a little money-box and every -week or month drop a certain sum into it and -resolve never to open that box except to -relieve some urgent and piteous case of distress. -For years it might remain unopened, -and if you continued to feed it regularly, it -would give you infinite pleasure some day -to be able to open it and with the contents -earn the undying gratitude of a fellow-creature.</p> - -<p>If you girls who have now, or will shortly -have, an ample allowance per year to dress on, -were to pause to consider seriously how many -women there are, say in London alone, who -have only £40 or £50 a year, and not a penny -beyond, to live on, that is, to provide them -with a home, food, clothing, firing, and all the -other necessaries of life, there is hardly one -among you probably who would not resolve -to immediately commence administering her -money with some care.</p> - -<p>Economy of time again is essential towards -using one's life to the best advantage. It -does not mean a continual bustle and hurry, -but doing things at the right time and working -and living with some definite end in view—the -final end of all ends being, as the motto -says, the glory and honour of God in our lives. -Again, true economy of time does not imply -that each hour in which we have not actually -achieved some work with brain or hand is -consequently wasted, for it may often be truer -economy to spend an hour in quiet talk with -a friend or in taking suitable recreation, but it -does demand some method in our distribution -of time, and protests against the best hours of -the day being devoted solely to amusement or -to mutually profitless gossip. Milton prettily -says—</p> - -<p>"Hours have wings, fly up to the author -of time and carry news of our usage. All our -prayers cannot entreat one of them either to -return or slacken his pace. The misspents of -every minute are a new record against us in -heaven. Sure if we thought thus, we should -dismiss them with better reports and not -suffer them to fly away empty or laden with -dangerous intelligence. How happy is it -when they carry up not only the message, but -the fruits of good, and stay with the Ancient -of Days to speak for us before His glorious -throne."</p> - -<p>Sir James Y. Simpson, the celebrated -surgeon, was very fond of speaking to the -students on the duty of saving the moments -and letting the minutes look after themselves. -But in his estimate, as it should ever be in -ours, the quality of the work was the all-important -element in life. And of a hard-working -thoughtful doctor who died young, he -said, "He was older than some of us who are -twice his age!"</p> - -<p>Kingsley had the same thought in his mind -when he wrote those well-known lines—</p> - -<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> -<span class="i0">"Be good, sweet maid, and let who can be clever;<br /></span> -<span class="i2">Do lovely things, not dream them, all day long,<br /></span> -<span class="i0">And so make Life, and Death, and that For Ever<br /></span> -<span class="i2">One grand sweet song."<br /></span> -</div></div> - -<p>He did not intend to deprecate cleverness and -learning, but to point out that our first endeavour -should be to be good and live a noble -life, and if we could accomplish that, not to -fret or be grieved if outstripped in intellectual -attainments by others; because whilst "to do -lovely things" lies in everybody's power, the -higher intellectual acquirements are not within -the reach of all. With due arrangement of -time it is marvellous how much can be accomplished. -You will be surprised to find how -many books you can read in a year if you -devote one hour a day to them. It is often -said that it is the busiest people who can -always find time to undertake yet some more -work or do a service for others, while idle -people never have time for anything, and the -truth of this paradox is proved by the vast -amount of reading accomplished and the -intense interest taken in extraneous matters -by our very busiest statesmen, surgeons and -clergymen. Try then, all of you, to acquire -such habits of regularity and punctuality -whilst at school, that they may remain with -you afterwards and make it an easy and -pleasant task for you to apportion your time -to the best advantage, when freed from the -rules necessary in scholastic life.</p> - -<p>It remains for me to say a few words on -the economy of our powers or strength, which -must be subdivided into physical and moral. -Here the idea of law involved in the word -economy plays a most important part, for -nature has certain laws which, in our employment -of our forces, she will not allow to be -transgressed with impunity; if we overtax -either our bodily or mental strength, we shall -find that this disregard of nature's laws will, -sooner or later, bring its inevitable punishment. -A word of warning against the folly -of taking physical exercise in excess will -hardly be out of season just now, when -bicycling is so very popular, that one unfortunately -hears of many men, women and -girls who have made themselves ill by riding -too fast or too long distances at a stretch, or -who, in other words, have not listened to the -warning of Nature, which says, "Do enough, -but not too much." It is such a pity ever to -convert what is intended to be a beneficent -pleasure into an evil through our inability to -practise a little self-restraint, and this may -arise not only from doing too much, but also -from doing it in a reckless and senseless -manner. I heard it said recently that, -according to computations, there had been -more deaths from bicycling accidents in the -last year in England than there had been -English soldiers killed throughout the present -Egyptian campaign, from its very beginning -to after the Battle of Omdurman; and when -one reads the accounts of these accidents, one -finds that nearly every one was caused directly -by the rider's recklessness and want of -prudence. Too much physical exercise also -weakens our mental powers, so intimately -are mind and body connected, that that is an -additional reason for taking bicycling and all -other bodily exercises in moderation, lest we -should be too tired to fulfil our other duties. -The same warning applies to mental overwork. -How many a girl while at school, and -more especially at College, ruins her eyesight, -if not her constitution, by poring over her -books at all hours, even when she ought to -be taking the much-needed rest of sleep, or of -open-air exercise; and they cannot, or will -not, believe that time spent on necessary -recreation and change of occupation is time -saved, not lost, and will enable them to -resume their work or exercise with far more -vigour.</p> - -<p>Therefore, dear girls, listen to your common -sense, and stop immediately when you feel -that, either in work or play, you are getting -overtired.</p> - -<p>Finally, let us consider what these three -economies united will effect. Each is good -in itself, but happy is he who practises all -three with the ever-present thought that God -is to be the end of all, for he will be gaining -wisdom, which "is better than rubies," and -"whoso findeth wisdom findeth life, and shall -obtain favour of the Lord." "Wisdom! how -inexhaustible a theme! It is the ripest fruit -of a well-spent life. Wisdom never grows old, -for she is the expression of order itself—that -is, of the eternal. Only the wise man draws -from life, and from every stage of it, its true -savour, because only he feels the beauty, the -dignity, and the value of life.... To see all -things in God, to make of one's own life a -journey towards the ideal, to live with gratitude -and devoutness, with gentleness and courage, -to add to these the humility which kneels and -the charity which gives, is the true wisdom of -the children of God."</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_140" id="Page_140">{140}</a></span></p> - - - - -<h2><a name="OLD_ENGLISH_COTTAGE_HOMES" id="OLD_ENGLISH_COTTAGE_HOMES">OLD ENGLISH COTTAGE HOMES;</a><br /> -<span class="smalltext">OR,</span><br /> -VILLAGE ARCHITECTURE OF BYGONE TIMES.</h2> - - -<h3>PART II.</h3> - - -<p><span class="smcap">The</span> village architecture of England, though -more ancient than that to be found elsewhere -in Europe, does not date so far back as the -ecclesiastical. There are many reasons why -this is the case. The churches and monasteries -were erected with great solidity, because, being -for religious uses, it was presumed that they -would be required for all times, but the more -humble domestic dwellings were rather -constructed with a view to the wants of those -who had to live in them. Then also, the -church was subscribed for not only by those -who lived in the immediate neighbourhood, -but often by the powerful and wealthy, who, -though not being connected directly with the -locality, were moved by charity and generosity -to assist in works of piety.</p> - -<p>The cottages in early times were probably -of a very humble character, built of "wattle," -or osier twigs intertwined like an ordinary -basket, and plastered over with mud or clay. -In eastern countries, Egypt for instance, the -heat of the sun was sufficient to convert this -clay or mud into what is called "crude brick," -which was very durable, but in England it -required constant renewal, and in the course of -time the wattle rotted away from damp. In -marshy districts the cottages were built of turf -or peat, as is still the case in parts of Ireland -and Scotland. Upon the borders of Staffordshire -and Worcestershire, curious caves are to -be found which are in some cases still inhabited, -and are probably among the earliest human -habitations in this country. Some of the -Derbyshire caves also were converted into -habitations, and many of the holes burrowed -in the cliffs all round our coast were similarly -utilised. In after times they became very convenient -hiding-places for smugglers and their -illicit wares.</p> - -<p>It is a singular fact that English school-boys, -and we much fear even girls, take a -delight in digging caves and crawling into -them, and as it requires a good deal of -"wholesome correction" to put a stop to -this dangerous practice, it may be a question -whether there is not some natural or hereditary -instinct which prompts children to work so -hard at this kind of mischief. Of course, the -delightful notion of being a "bold robber," or -a "ferocious bandit," adds some zest to these -very risky operations.</p> - -<p>A friend of ours once discovered his children -hard at work at the construction of a cave in -his back garden. They proposed to be a -terror to the neighbourhood, and he told them -all about the shocking things that were done by -robbers who lived in caves, how "they rushed -from their concealed hiding-places and robbed -the unwary traveller," etc. He was met by -the remark, "That is exactly what we -propose to do, pa." "How they stocked the -cave with provisions which they had raided -from law-abiding folks." The chorus came as -before, "That, papa, is what we intend to -do." "At last, my children, they were all -captured, the smaller ones well beaten, and -the older ones hanged." The chorus was far -less jubilant. "Oh, pa, we don't expect that." -"Well, my children," said he, "you must -receive the rewards for your prowess." He -found a few days afterwards that the cave was -completely abandoned.</p> - -<p>The earliest cottages or village residences -in England, if we except such buildings -as Winwall and Armenhall in Norfolk, or -Combe Pyne in Devonshire, which are simply -portions of larger buildings converted into -cottages, do not date earlier than the fifteenth -century.</p> - -<div class="figcenter w450"> -<img src="images/i_140.jpg" width="450" height="363" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">AT EWHURST, SURREY.</div> -</div> - -<p>It is somewhat remarkable that the "home -counties" should be richer in village architecture<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_141" id="Page_141">{141}</a></span> -than any other part of the country, and it is -not a little singular that many of the best -examples are to be found within a radius of -some thirty miles of the metropolis.</p> - -<div class="figcenter w400"> -<img src="images/i_141.jpg" width="400" height="252" alt="" /> -<div class="caption">AT EWHURST, SURREY.</div> -</div> - -<p>The beautiful little village of Ewhurst, in -Surrey, contains charming examples, some -dating as early as the sixteenth century. -Ewhurst is now fairly well known to Londoners -who take an interest in beautiful scenery -and picturesque architecture, but thirty years -back was as much a <i>terra incognita</i> as -Dettelbach in Bavaria, where the inn-keeper -told the writer that he had never seen an -Englishman before, and was very much -astonished to find that he did not after all -"differ so very much in appearance from a -German."</p> - -<p>The two cottages which we have sketched -at Ewhurst are very characteristic examples -constructed in what is called "post and pan -work." That is to say, the walls consist of a -framework of timber called "post," which is -subdivided into panels called "pan." These -"pans," or panels, are filled in with brick-work. -In the first example the brick is laid in -herring-bone pattern, but in the second -example the whole of the upper storey is -covered with scalloped tiles, a treatment -almost peculiar to Surrey and Sussex. On the -ground floor storey the brick-work between -the timbers is plastered over.</p> - -<p>The first cottage, which is of sixteenth -century architecture, has a very prettily arranged -external staircase, protected by the sloping -eaves of the roof.</p> - -<p>The second cottage, which is seventeenth -century work, has an unbroken and uninterrupted -roof from end to end, which is the usual -treatment, for it must be pointed out that the -genuine old English cottage does not "break -out all over" in ornamental gables, dormers, -spirelets, finials, and spikes; even when most -picturesque, it is remarkably sober and simple -in outline and is as far as possible removed -from the modern "Bijou cottage," or "Cottage -Ornée," a class of building which is to -architecture what "that pride which apes -humility" is to virtue. The genuine cottage is -the residence of the humble hard-working -peasant, and its picturesque charm springs -from its appropriateness, simplicity, and absence -of fussiness or ostentation.</p> - -<p>The first cottage which we illustrate is a -superior building to the second, but it has -a marked sobriety and simplicity about it -which assimilates so well with its humble -surroundings.</p> - -<p class='right'> -<span class="smcap">H. W. Brewer.</span> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - - -<h2><a name="OUR_HERO" id="OUR_HERO">"OUR HERO."</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'>A TALE OF THE FRANCO-ENGLISH WAR NINETY YEARS AGO.</p> - -<p class='ph3'><span class="smcap">By</span> AGNES GIBERNE, Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "The Girl at the Dower House," etc.</p> - - -<h3>CHAPTER IX.</h3> - -<p class='ph4'>SOME ACCOUNT OF ENGLAND'S HERO.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">An</span> excuse need hardly be offered for -giving here a few details as to the past -history of General Moore, if only in explanation -of Denham Ivor's supreme -devotion to the man, and of Jack Keene's -more outspoken admiration. Though -Moore's name is inscribed in letters of -blood upon the deathless roll of our -national heroes, not so much is known -about him by people in general as ought -to be known. Ninety years ago a common -mode of referring to him in the -country, and still more in the Army, -seems to have been simply as "Our -Hero." And of this tale John Moore is -the real centre.</p> - -<p>In those times of perpetual warfare, -officers often reached high rank early. -In the year 1803 he was still in the prime -of manhood, having been born in 1761.</p> - -<p>His father, a Scotch physician of -eminence, and also a very successful -author,<a name="FNanchor_1_1" id="FNanchor_1_1"></a><a href="#Footnote_1_1" class="fnanchor">[1]</a> must have occupied a different -position from that of the average medical -man of those days. He was appointed to -be the guardian and the travelling companion -of the young Duke of Hamilton, -and he showed himself well fitted for the -trust; while his son from the first shone -as a star in whatever circle he might -be placed. The doctor's wife was a -daughter of Professor Simpson, of Glasgow -University. When the doctor -started on a lengthy Continental tour -with his charge, he took also his eldest -son John, then about ten years old, and -the absence lasted nearly five years. -No small trial this to members of a most -affectionate family, but heavy money -losses made it impossible for Dr. Moore<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_142" id="Page_142">{142}</a></span> -to give up his charge, even had he -wished to do so.</p> - -<p>From boyhood John showed a conscientious -devotion to duty, and a -marked dislike to aught in the shape -of fashionable foppery. Although he -early learnt self-control, he was as a -child very impulsive and hasty-tempered, -and addicted to fighting. At the age of -eleven he narrowly escaped killing a -servant girl through meddling with -loaded pistols; and soon after he received -his accidental injury from the -sword of the Duke, in careless play. -Before this wound was healed, he managed -to get into a smart quarrel with -some French boys in the gardens of the -Tuileries. They, being formally powdered, -frizzled, and attired like grown -men, were disposed to jeer at Jack -Moore's boyish simplicity of dress, and -Jack proceeded promptly to knock them -all down, one upon the top of another. -Since he could box, and they had not -learnt that noble art, they had no chance -against him, and a great outcry was -raised. Dr. Moore, hurrying to the -spot, picked up the fallen, did his best -to comfort them, and severely blamed -his son for lack of politeness, which little -incident gives one a clue to the perfection -of Moore's manners in later life.</p> - -<p>By the age of fourteen he was a singularly -fascinating young fellow, with a -face of manly beauty, a daring temper, -and a growing passion for the Army. -Already he had become a good linguist, -and was an adept at both riding and -fencing. About this time when, in the -course of their travels, the three went to -Vienna, the Emperor of Austria definitely -offered to take the brilliant boy into -his service, promising rapid promotion. -But Moore was even then far too ardent -a patriot to serve in any other Army than -that of his own country. The idea was -never for a moment entertained.</p> - -<p>It is curious to find him at this date, a -mere lad of fourteen, writing home to -his next brother, Graham, in the style of -a grown man to one far his junior.</p> - -<p>"I am pleased, my dear boy, that you -wish to be a sailor, for I am sure you -will be a brave one. I hope that in some -years after this you and I will thresh the -Monsieurs, both by sea and land; but I -hope that we won't make war with the -Spaniards, for the Spanish ambassador -is the best and kindest man I ever saw."</p> - -<p>In 1774 Dr. Moore wrote home to his -wife:—</p> - -<p>"I was happy to find that you do not -disapprove of Jack's going into the -army. I hope this may turn out well, -because he chooses it, has a turn for it, -and I believe is of a character to make -a good figure as a soldier. He is attentive, -active, and brave; he has great -good sense, will have many accomplishments, -and is the most beautiful and -graceful boy imaginable. It is a very -disputable case whether the Duke of -Hamilton or Jack is the handsomest. -Jack does not stoop as the Duke, but -will have a good carriage, and though -he is so very pretty, he has not the least -tendency to be a coxcomb."</p> - -<p>And in another letter, two years later, -occurs a characteristic description of -the boy.</p> - -<p>"Jack was as fond as the Duke of -returning to Geneva, and he is much too -strong for me when the Duke is his -second. We were received by our -friends with infinite kindness, and have -been wonderfully feasted. Jack quitted -Geneva a boy, and has returned a man. -Though he has been caressed by all the -high and mighty of the Republic, and is -always invited with the Duke and me, -yet if, at the same time, he has an invitation -from any of his old acquaintances -of a much humbler class, he always -prefers the latter. I pressed him one -day to go with us, because the people -had insisted particularly on his coming. -It was to a fine villa, and a most brilliant -party. I could not prevail; he -silenced me with this sentence: 'They -who have invited me are poor; they were -kind to me when the others did not think -me worth their notice.' Never was a -creature less spoiled than your son by -all the great people who have caressed -him, nor by all the uncommon fine situations<a name="FNanchor_2_2" id="FNanchor_2_2"></a><a href="#Footnote_2_2" class="fnanchor">[2]</a> -he has been in. Though his -manner is manly and noble, yet it is -simple, and he assumes no airs. He is -a charming youth. I wish you had him -in your arms."</p> - -<p>At the age of fifteen he was made -Ensign in the 51st Regiment, though he -did not actually join till some months -later. Among the many dangers in his -career was one in those few months, -when paying a visit to Mount Vesuvius. -"Jack" ventured perilously near to the -crater, and in hurrying away he fell and -damaged his knee. A shower of lava -and hot stones poured directly afterwards -upon the spot he had just quitted. -Had Jack Moore's retreat that day been -less prompt, another most famous and -masterly retreat, followed by a never-to-be-forgotten -battle, would not have been -inscribed upon the pages of English -history.</p> - -<p>His great friend, Douglas, Duke of -Hamilton, was seized by a passing fit of -military enthusiasm, a few months after -John Moore had joined the 51st, which -in a letter at that date he described as -"one of the best regiments in the service; -as to officers, I never knew such a -number of fine gentlemanly lads. General -Murray told me he did not believe -there was such a corps of officers in the -army; there is no such thing as either -drinking or gambling going on." However, -in 1777 a fresh regiment was raised -for the express purpose that the Duke of -Hamilton might have the pleasure of -commanding it; and though he soon grew -tired of his new vocation, and resigned his -commission, he sent first for his friend -and made him lieutenant and paymaster. -Moore went with the "Hamilton Regiment" -to Nova Scotia, and had some -hard fighting out there, gaining great -credit for personal prowess.</p> - -<p>Peace was proclaimed before the close -of 1783 between Great Britain and her then -four enemies: France and Spain, Holland -and the United States. Though Britain -in those days had much less than half -her present population, she was wont -most cheerfully to engage in war with -three or four nations at one and the -same time, apparently without any -serious misgivings as to results.</p> - -<p>The "Hamilton Regiment" being -disbanded, Captain Moore, then aged -only twenty-three, went home to live -with his parents in London. He studied -hard, and was much in society, being a -universal favourite. Through the influence -of the Duke of Hamilton, with -whom when possible he always spent -two autumn months, he was chosen to -represent in Parliament four Scottish -boroughs, but it was with the express -stipulation on his part that he should be -in all cases free to follow his own judgment. -He never had been, and he -never became in the true sense a party-man, -but had friends on all sides, -friends who held every variety of political -opinion. Moore fought for country, -not for party.</p> - -<p>In 1787 he was appointed Major of a -new battalion at Chatham, and he gladly -forsook civil for military duties. During -the following year he rejoined his first -regiment, the 51st, at Cork, and soon -became Lieutenant-General. While he -was there young Anderson, an Ensign in -his regiment, became one of his most -devotedly-attached friends, and was ever -after his inseparable companion.</p> - -<p>By this time he was known as a disciplinarian -of unusual power, indulgent -when he might safely be so, but inflexible -in enforcing strict obedience. In an age -when hard drinking was the fashion, he -set his face like a flint against habits of -intemperance, alike in the ranks and -among officers, from most of whom he -had steady support. One young lieutenant, -who ventured to appear on parade -in a state of intoxication, was forced by -him to resign the service, and from that -time Moore had no further trouble. His -regiment became widely known for its -exceptional sobriety and dependableness.</p> - -<p>In 1792 he was ordered to Malta, and -two years later he was fighting with the -French in Corsica, the peace having -already come to an end. On the 10th -of July ended successfully the siege of -Calvi, that being the last spot in the -island which the French had managed -so far to keep. As Moore was gallantly -storming the breach he had a severe -wound, a fragment of shell striking him -on the head. For an instant he was -stunned; but regaining sense, he once -more sprang up the breach. Sir Charles -Stuart, chief-in-command, looking -anxiously on, was alarmed at the bursting -of shells among the assailants. He -rushed forward and dashed over intervening -obstacles, to find Moore in the -midst of shouting grenadiers, his face -streaming with blood. Apparently the -great dread of Sir Charles had been -that he was killed, for in the excitement -of the moment he caught him in his -arms, hardly able to utter his thankfulness, -not only that the breach was won, -but that John Moore still lived.</p> - -<p>Two years later a collision between -the English viceroy of Corsica, Sir -Gilbert Elliot, and Sir Charles Stuart, -made the latter resign his command and -return to England; and later Moore was -sharply ordered home by Elliot, who -seems to have been annoyed with the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_143" id="Page_143">{143}</a></span> -friendship between him and the leading -Corsican patriots. Moore, on reaching -England, protested with much heat -against the way in which he had been -treated. He had, however, no need -to disquiet himself. The King and -the Duke of York took the matter up, -promoted him to the rank of Brigadier-General, -and sent him out to the -West Indies, there to serve under Abercrombie. -Both the Duke of York and -Pitt had been, from the time of his seat -in Parliament, his personal friends. -Wherever he went he made friends -for life.</p> - -<p>While he was in the West Indies, -Denham Ivor, then a young subaltern -of eighteen, was first thrown under -the fascinating influence of Moore, -having been for years one of his -warmest admirers. As usual, numberless -opportunities occurred for the -display of personal bravery, in which -Moore always shone. On one occasion -he had a most narrow escape. At the -storming of the all but impregnable fortification -of Morne Fortuné in St. Lucia, -as he led a desperate charge against the -French, shouting till nearly voiceless, -"Forward, forward! We have almost -gained the heights!" a musket was -aimed point-blank at him. One half -second more, and Moore's career would -have been ended; but a private grenadier, -seeing his peril, flung himself between, -received the bullet meant for him, and -was caught in Moore's arms as he fell -dead.</p> - -<p>Ivor too had won laurels and promotion -in those days of hard fighting. -Moore's influence over the younger -officers was unrivalled; and many a one -besides Ivor could look back, long years -after, with the knowledge that John -Moore had been the making of him, not -only as a soldier, but as a man. Moore -shaped the characters of those with -whom he had to do.</p> - -<p>Somewhat later, when St. Lucia had -been wrested from the French, he was -appointed Commandant and Governor of -the island; no easy post, for the negroes -had revolted, in imitation of the recent -French Revolution, and they were fearfully -cruel and barbarous in their -methods of warfare. Abercrombie kept -Moore there, long after the latter had, on -account of illness, begged to be released -from the charge, because he knew of -no other man capable of taking his -place.</p> - -<p>While striving to put down the rebels, -or "brigands," as they were called, -Moore had a dangerous attack of fever. -On his recovery from it and from a severe -relapse, he was again hard at work, -rising at six in the morning and often -undertaking a thirty-miles march in the -day, till again laid low with a desperate -attack of yellow fever, which all but -carried him off. But for the devotion of -Anderson and of his own French servant -François,<a name="FNanchor_3_3" id="FNanchor_3_3"></a><a href="#Footnote_3_3" class="fnanchor">[3]</a> he could not possibly have -struggled through. Then, with broken -health, he was ordered home; and he -reached London a mere wreck of his -old self.</p> - -<p class='center'>(<i>To be continued.</i>)</p> - - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<h2><a name="OUR_PUZZLE_POEMS" id="OUR_PUZZLE_POEMS">OUR PUZZLE POEMS.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'>A NEW DEPARTURE.</p> - - -<p><span class="smcap">We</span> propose to publish Three Puzzle Poems in succession dealing with accidents and the way -to meet them. The lines should be carefully committed to memory for the sake of the valuable -instruction they contain.</p> - -<p>In addition to the ordinary monthly prizes <span class="smcap">Three Special Prizes</span> are offered for the -best solutions of the whole series.</p> - -<p>The first Special Prize will be <span class="smcap">Three Guineas</span>; the second Special Prize, <span class="smcap">Two Guineas</span>, -and the third Special Prize, <span class="smcap">One Guinea</span>.</p> - -<p>A careful record of mistakes will be kept, and these prizes will be awarded to those -competitors who perpetrate the fewest in all three puzzles.</p> - -<p>If a winner of one of these prizes has already received an ordinary prize in the series, the -amount of the smaller prize will be deducted. This will then be sent to the most deserving -non-prize-winner in the list relating to the puzzle for which the prize in question was awarded.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /> - -<h3>OUR NEW PUZZLE POEM.</h3> - -<div class="figcenter w450"> -<img src="images/i_143.jpg" width="450" height="453" alt="" /> -</div> - -<p>⁂ <span class="smcap">Prizes</span> 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:—</p> - -<p>1. Solutions to be written on one side of the paper only.</p> - -<p>2. Each paper to be headed with the name and address of the competitor.</p> - -<p>3. Attention must be paid to spelling, punctuation, and neatness.</p> - -<p>4. Send by post to Editor, <span class="smcap">Girl's Own Paper</span>, 56, Paternoster Row, London. "Puzzle -Poem" to be written on the top left-hand corner of the envelope.</p> - -<p>5. The last day for receiving solutions from Great Britain and Ireland will be January 17, -1899; from Abroad, March 16, 1899.</p> - -<p>The competition is open to all without any restrictions as to sex or age.</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_144" id="Page_144">{144}</a></span></p> - - - - -<h2><a name="ANSWERS_TO_CORRESPONDENTS" id="ANSWERS_TO_CORRESPONDENTS">ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.</a></h2> - - -<h3>STUDY AND STUDIO.</h3> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>M. S. C.—It was a printer's error; read <i>lithos</i> a -stone.</p> - -<p>F. L. B. B.—We cannot give you any address, but -have seen advertisements in <i>The Bazaar</i>, <i>Exchange -and Mart</i> of the class you describe. To write -sermons for remuneration for others to preach, is -not a very satisfactory sort of occupation; for -clergymen are not supposed to buy their sermons -ready made, and if they do it, it is "under the -rose."</p></div> - - -<h3>OUR OPEN LETTER BOX.</h3> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>Can any of our readers kindly inform "Stanmore" -who is the author of the following lines:—</p></div> - -<div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> -<span class="i0">"When to the flow'rs so beautiful<br /></span> -<span class="i2">Our Father gave a name,<br /></span> -<span class="i0">Back came a little blue-eyed one,<br /></span> -<span class="i2">All tremblingly it came.<br /></span> -<span class="i0">'Dear God, the name thou gavest me,<br /></span> -<span class="i2">Alas, I have forgot!'<br /></span> -<span class="i0">Kindly the Father looked Him down,<br /></span> -<span class="i2">And said, 'Forget-Me-not!'"<br /></span> -</div></div> - - -<h3>INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE.</h3> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>"<span class="smcap">Ugly Duckling</span>," Hungary, has two offers of correspondence—from -Mildred E. Davis, just nineteen, -passionately fond of music and painting, address, -70, Broad Street, Blaenarvon, Monmouthshire, and -"<span class="smcap">Faith</span>," Glasgow, who gives no address, but -sends us a letter, which we regret we cannot -forward. We must repeat that we undertake no -postal communication, direct or indirect, in connection -with this column.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mademoiselle Lucile Feltz</span>, aged twenty, 92, Grande -Rue, Chantilly (Oise), France, wishes for an English -correspondent of about the same age, of good education, -who desires to learn French. Mademoiselle -Feltz reads English well, but cannot write it fluently. -Each would write in the other's language. Perhaps -this offer would suit "Harebell," of about the -same age, of good family. She reads French with -ease and would like to improve herself by correspondence. -Address, Oak Villa, Whiskham, Newcastle-on-Tyne.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Nellie Anderson</span>, aged nineteen, of 2, Royston, -Bangor, co. Down, Ireland, would like to correspond -with Miss F. A. Jeffery, 848, Columbus -Avenue, New York City, U.S.A.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss Zeila Bawen</span>, aged seventeen, The Lodge, -Stoke St. Milburgha, Ludlow, wishes to correspond -with a French girl, of about her own age.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Mrs. Hastings Ogilvie</span>, Bolareen, Deccan, India, -sends her address with great pleasure for "Friend -Studio." She is a "married girl," and hopes -"Friend Studio" will not suppose she is too old.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss Anice Cress</span>, Mysore, South India, would be -delighted to correspond with "Erica," "Budapesth," -"Hungary," or any of our girl readers, in -English or French. She is sorry she does not -understand German. We quote a sentence from -her letter, apropos of another correspondent she -has found through <span class="smcap">The Girl's Own Paper</span>—</p> - -<div class="blockquot"> - -<p>"If people in Europe could only see the pleasure -it gives us out here to receive European letters, I -think they would not consider the trouble they have -taken in writing to be in vain. Mail day is such a -'red letter day' to us."</p></div> - -<p><span class="smcap">Miss Elspeth Duckett</span>, Orange Fountain, Malmesbury, -Cape Colony, South Africa, would also be -pleased to correspond with Erica.</p> - -<p><span class="smcap">Marguerite Rahier</span> (sister of a recent prize-winner) -just sixteen, would like a well-educated -English correspondent. Address, Rue de la Rampe -5, Brest.</p></div> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p>⁂ The photograph from which our illustration -on <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/files/50478/50478-h/50478-h.htm#Page_81">page 81</a> of this volume was taken -was the work of Mr. <span class="smcap">C. Read Wineshaw</span>.</p> - - - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> -<h2><a name="OUR_SUPPLEMENT_STORY" id="OUR_SUPPLEMENT_STORY">OUR SUPPLEMENT STORY -COMPETITION.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'>A PENNILESS PAIR.</p> - -<p class='ph4'>A STORY IN MINIATURE.</p> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">First Prize</span> (£2 2s.).</p> - -<p class='center'>Ethel Mary Wake Cleveland, Bedford.</p> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">Second Prize</span> (£1 1s.).</p> - -<p class='center'>Mary Adèle Venn, W. Kensington Park, -W. London.</p> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">Third Prize</span> (10s. 6d.).</p> - -<p class='center'>Annie Birks, W. Hartlepool.</p> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">Honourable Mention.</span></p> - -<p>Edith Coates, Kington; Kate Kelsey, -Bristol; Rebecca Judge, Banbury; H. Cope, -Liverpool; E. H. G. Bowden, Worthing; -Letitia E. May, Alton, Hants; Margaret -Christina Haynes, Clifton; Letitia Cullen, -Dulwich, S.E.; J. E. Jones, Bannister Park, -Southampton; N. Wade, Wandsworth; -Edith Alice White, Balham, S.W.; Mabel -Wilson, Bedford Park, W.; Ida M. Green, -Forest Gate, E.; M. Y. Hethrington, -Walthamstow, E.; May Maile, Provost -Road, N.W.; "Espérance," Thornton -Heath, Surrey; Hettie Higginson, Edgbaston, -Birmingham; Louie Pearson, Dublin; -Theodora Willoughby, Montagu Square, W.; -Edith Francis Sellers, Ramsgate; Agnes -Lichfield, Lewisham Park, S.E.; Winifred -Page, York.; Cécile Rahier, France; Mary -Curatós, Roumania.</p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">To the Competitors.</span></p> - -<p><span class="smcap">I have</span> much pleasure in stating that I have -found the mass of the "Miniature Tales" -good. They show an intimate and intelligent -acquaintance with the incidents of "A -Penniless Pair," and have, for the most part, -a distinct perception of its salient points. -Indeed, the general merit of the papers has -rendered it difficult to award the prizes and to -note the instances where the writer deserves -special commendation. I should like to -praise everybody and to thank each and all -for proving themselves (with hardly an exception) -free from erratic spelling and bad -grammar. May I call their attention to the -fact that the rule of the competition is to -summarise the story within a certain compass, -and that any infringement of the rule ought -to disqualify the competitors. Now it is not -abiding by the rule to unfold the sheet of -paper so as to represent one sheet which in -reality makes two; neither is it in strict -accordance with the spirit of the rule to write -in such very small characters as to squeeze -into one page the material for two.</p> - -<p>I cannot finish these brief remarks without -drawing attention to the three papers from -foreign sources—two from France and one -from Roumania. One of these papers exceeds -the space allowed, but in other respects, as -the work of non-English students, the whole -three deserve cordial praise.</p> - -<p class='right'> -<span class="smcap">Sarah Tytler.</span> -</p> - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - - -<h2><a name="OUR_NEXT_STORY_COMPETITION" id="OUR_NEXT_STORY_COMPETITION">OUR NEXT STORY COMPETITION.</a></h2> - -<p class='ph3'>STORIES IN MINIATURE.</p> - -<p class='center'><i>Subject:</i>—"<span class="smcap">The G. O. P. Supplement for -December.</span>"</p> - - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">A LITTLE EXILE; the Story of an -English Girl in a German Home.</span></p> - -<p class='center'><span class="smcap">By</span> LESLIE KEITH.</p> - -<p>We offer three prizes of <span class="smcap">Two Guineas</span>, -<span class="smcap">One Guinea</span>, and <span class="smcap">Half-a-Guinea</span> for the -three best papers on our "Story Supplement" -for this month. The essays are to give a brief -account of the plot and action of the story in -the Competitor's own words; in fact, each -paper should be a carefully-constructed <i>Story -in Miniature</i>, telling the reader in a few -bright words what <span class="smcap">The Girl's Own Story -Supplement</span> for the month is all about.</p> - -<p>One page of foolscap only is to be written -upon, and is to be signed by the writer, followed -by her full address, and posted to The -Editor, <span class="smcap">Girl's Own Paper</span>, in an unsealed -envelope, with the words "Stories in Miniature" -written on the left-hand top corner.</p> - -<p>The last day for receiving the papers is -December 20th; and no papers can in any case -be returned.</p> - -<p><i>Examiners:</i>—The Author of the Story -(Leslie Keith), and the Editor of <span class="smcap">The Girl's -Own Paper</span>.</p> - - -<hr class="chap" /></div><div> - -<div> -<p class='floatleft'> -<span class="ml2"><i>Now Ready.</i></span></p> - -<p class='floatright'><span class="mr2 right"><i>Price Sixpence.</i></span> -</p> -<p> </p> - -<p class='center'><span class="xxlargetext">WINTER SWEET</span><a name="FNanchor_4_4" id="FNanchor_4_4"></a><a href="#Footnote_4_4" class="fnanchor">[4]</a><br /> -<br /> -BEING THE<br /> -<br /> -<span class="largetext"><b>Extra Christmas Part</b></span><br /> -<br /> -OF THE<br /> -<br /> -<span class="smcap xlargetext">Girl's Own Paper, 1898.</span></p> - -<hr class="tb" /> - -<p class='ph3'>CONTENTS.</p> - -<p class='center largetext'><i>Frontispiece: "The Carpenter's Shop at Nazareth."</i></p> - -<p class='center'>From the Painting by <span class="smcap">P. A. J. Dagnan-Bouveret</span>.</p> - - -<p><b>The Old Maids' Christmas.</b> A Story. By -<span class="smcap">Darley Dale</span>.</p> - -<p><b>A Christmas Carol.</b> By <span class="smcap">Nora Hopper</span>.</p> - -<p><b>A Christmas Letter to my Lassies.</b> By -"<span class="smcap">Medicus</span>."</p> - -<p><b>My Grand-Dame's Old Sedan.</b> A Poem. By -<span class="smcap">Helen Marion Burnside</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Miss Prissie.</b> A Story in Twelve Chapters. By -<span class="smcap">Amy Irvine</span>.</p> - -<p><b>The Great Java Eruption.</b> By Lady <span class="smcap">Mary Wood</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Can she make a Pie?</b> A Poem. By the Rev. -<span class="smcap">Frederick Langbridge, m.a.</span></p> - -<p>"<b>The Frog who would a-wooing go.</b>" By <span class="smcap">G. -D. Lynch</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Christmas Wishes.</b></p> - -<p><b>Some Christmas Lore.</b> By <span class="smcap">Nora Hopper</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Jemima's Trousseau.</b> A Story. By <span class="smcap">Ida Lemon</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Two Christmas Days in a Girl's Life.</b> A Story. -By <span class="smcap">Eglanton Thorne</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Christmas Fare.</b> By "<span class="smcap">The New Doctor</span>."</p> - -<p><b>Adelé.</b> A Poem. By the Rev. <span class="smcap">W. T. Saward, b.a.</span></p> - -<p>"<b>Honesty's the Best Policy.</b>" A Child's Story. -By the late <span class="smcap">Mary Cowden Clarke</span>, hitherto -unpublished.</p> - -<p><b>Eight Christmas Presents from a Yard of -Canvas.</b> By <span class="smcap">Leirion Clifford</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Santa Claus.</b></p> - -<p><b>The Gladness of Winter.</b> Cantata for Girls' -Voices. Words by <span class="smcap">Helen Marion Burnside</span>. -Music by <span class="smcap">Mary Augusta Salmond</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Winter Tea-Cakes.</b></p> - -<p>"<b>Helping Along.</b>" A Short Story. By <span class="smcap">Grace -Stebbing</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Astray.</b> A Poem. By <span class="smcap">E. Nesbit</span>. Illustrated by -<span class="smcap">Percy Tarrant</span>.</p> - -<p><b>Only a Joke; or, How Madge kept her Promise.</b> -A Short Story. By Mrs. <span class="smcap">J. F. B. Firth</span>.</p> - -<p><b>A Triple Acrostic.</b></p> - -<p><b>From Our Note Book.</b></p> - -<p><b>New Puzzle for our Extra Christmas Part.</b></p> - - -<p class='center'><i>Copies should be ordered at once, as the Part will not be Reprinted.</i></p> -</div></div> -<hr class="full" /> - -<div class="footnotes"> - -<p class='ph3'>FOOTNOTES:</p> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_1_1" id="Footnote_1_1"></a><a href="#FNanchor_1_1"><span class="label">[1]</span></a> His novel, <i>Zeluco</i>, was an inspiration to Byron.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_2_2" id="Footnote_2_2"></a><a href="#FNanchor_2_2"><span class="label">[2]</span></a> He had been received freely at the Courts of -Vienna, Berlin, Hanover, Brunswick, etc.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_3_3" id="Footnote_3_3"></a><a href="#FNanchor_3_3"><span class="label">[3]</span></a> François was with him to the close of his life.</p></div> - -<div class="footnote"> - -<p><a name="Footnote_4_4" id="Footnote_4_4"></a><a href="#FNanchor_4_4"><span class="label">[4]</span></a> Winter Sweet is a lovely shrub with a delightful perfume, and is most useful for room decoration as it -lasts a long time without fading. Its botanical name is <i>Chimenanthus fragans</i>.</p></div> - -</div> - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. -987, November 26, 1898, by Various - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GIRL'S OWN PAPER, NOV 26, 1898 *** - -***** This file should be named 50746-h.htm or 50746-h.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/0/7/4/50746/ - -Produced by Susan Skinner, Chris Curnow, Pamela Patten and -the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at -http://www.pgdp.net - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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