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.
_Subject:_--"THE G. O. P. SUPPLEMENT FOR DECEMBER."
A LITTLE EXILE; THE STORY OF AN ENGLISH GIRL IN A GERMAN HOME.
We offer three prizes of TWO GUINEAS, ONE GUINEA, and HALF-A-GUINEA 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 _Story in Miniature_, telling the reader in a few bright words what THE GIRL'S OWN STORY SUPPLEMENT for the month is all about.
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, GIRL'S OWN PAPER, in an unsealed envelope, with the words "Stories in Miniature" written on the left-hand top corner.
The last day for receiving the papers is December 20th; and no papers can in any case be returned.
_Examiners:_--The Author of the Story (Leslie Keith), and the Editor of THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER.
[4] 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 _Chimenanthus fragans_.
_Frontispiece: "The Carpenter's Shop at Nazareth."_
From the Painting by P. A. J. DAGNAN-BOUVERET.
=The Old Maids' Christmas.= A Story. By DARLEY DALE.
=A Christmas Letter to my Lassies.= By "MEDICUS."
=My Grand-Dame's Old Sedan.= A Poem. By HELEN MARION BURNSIDE.
=Miss Prissie.= A Story in Twelve Chapters. By AMY IRVINE.
=The Great Java Eruption.= By Lady MARY WOOD.
=Can she make a Pie?= A Poem. By the Rev. FREDERICK LANGBRIDGE, M.A.
="The Frog who would a-wooing go."= By G. D. LYNCH.
=Jemima's Trousseau.= A Story. By IDA LEMON.
=Two Christmas Days in a Girl's Life.= A Story. By EGLANTON THORNE.
=Adelé.= A Poem. By the Rev. W. T. SAWARD, B.A.
="Honesty's the Best Policy."= A Child's Story. By the late MARY COWDEN CLARKE, hitherto unpublished.