[Illustration: THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER VOL. VIII.—NO. 370. JANUARY 29, 1887. PRICE ONE PENNY.] THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE PRIZE COMPETITION. NOTABLE WOMEN OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA. [Illustration: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN.] _All rights reserved._] THE SUBJECT OF OUR NEXT COMPETITION IS TO BE =The Notable Women of the reign of Queen Victoria.= Of these, each competitor will make out a list for herself, and regarding those whom she selects, she will be required to state, briefly and clearly, who they were, when and where they were born, and when and where they died—if they be dead—and to give such particulars about what they have done as will prove their right to the title of notable women. ELEVEN PRIZES will be given, one to the most successful competitor of every age from thirteen to twenty-three, inclusive. Thus, a girl thirteen years old has a chance of obtaining the prize awarded to girls between thirteen and fourteen; a girl of fourteen may prove the winner of the prize given to those between fourteen and fifteen: and so on, up to the age of twenty-three. EACH PRIZE will consist of =A Gold Medal-Brooch= To be especially struck by the Editor in honour of Her Majesty’s Jubilee. These medals will be cast in the form of brooches, with a pin at the back for more convenient use. They have been specially designed for THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER, and will bear on the reverse of the medal the name of the owner. The front side of the medal will bear the design, conventionally treated, of the heading to every weekly number of this magazine. CERTIFICATES OF MERIT will also be given—first, second, and third class—and these will be awarded to girls of any age who gain the necessary number of marks. A SPECIAL PRIZE of a Gold Medal-Brooch will be given—for the first time in our series of competitions—to =Foreign and Colonial Competitors of All Ages.= We have long recognised the fact that those who live abroad labour, as a rule, under considerable disadvantages in competing with the majority of girls who stay at home, and we are glad to show, by the offer of this special prize, our appreciation of the painstaking efforts of many readers in distant places. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL COMPETITORS will on this occasion have longer time allowed them for sending in their papers. ALL READERS, EVERYWHERE, are invited to enter for this competition, which, =in view of the approaching Jubilee of Her Majesty,= has a special interest. The testimony of many who have taken part in previous competitions is that they proved sources not only of considerable enjoyment, but of great intellectual profit. The present one has features as valuable as any competition that has ever been started. To engage in it can hardly fail to widen our sympathies and increase our interest in the world around us and in the age in which we live. EVEN THOSE WHO FAIL to obtain either a prize or a certificate will not have spent their time uselessly. Let them keep in mind that: