“With the thousandth number of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER, dated February 25th, is given a detached “Portrait Gallery,” containing the likeness of 105 contributors to that excellent periodical, among whom are the Queen of Roumania, Princess Beatrice, and (as it is fairly claimed) ‘many queens and princesses of prose, poesy, and music’—not to speak of princes.”—_The Guardian._ “Without any trace of mawkish piety, it has always set before its readers the ideal of first things first, and has never descended to the depths of sensationalism to secure a wider circulation.”—_Methodist Times._ “I congratulate THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER, which celebrates its thousandth birthday. It still leads.”—_Sketch._ “The idea of its publication was a very happy one, and it has been thoroughly well carried out with sense, with catholicity, and with quickness of perception.”—_British Weekly._ “The Editor says—‘Success shone upon us from the very first.’ That that success may never wane will be the hope of many thousands of present readers and of past readers who are no longer girls—women who realise that their lives were not only made brighter and happier by the Magazine, but better, fuller, and more useful.”—_Brighton Herald._ “Let us congratulate the Editor and the Publishers of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER upon the success which is indicated by the G. O. P. (as its readers affectionately call it) attaining its thousandth number. As the interests of girls have widened—and between the years 1880 and 1899 they have widened greatly—the scope of THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER has correspondingly enlarged, and there would appear to be no subject which young women can present to the consideration of the Editor of this favourite organ upon which they will not receive the most sympathetic and judicious advice.”—_The Queen._ SUCCESS AND LONG LIFE TO THE “G. O. P.” _Words (in the 1000th Number) by HELEN MARION BURNSIDE. Music by M. B. F._ 1. Suc - - cess and long life to the “G. O. P.” As she starts on her voyage a - gain; Let us speed her forth with a three times three O’er a sun - ny and tran - quil main. A thou - sand times has our gal - lant ship Her course sped o - ver the seas; . . Thro’ win - try gales sped the sil - ver sails, Or hap - ly the sum - mer breeze. . . CHORUS Then suc - cess and long life to the “G. O. P.,” ’Tis with hands all round, and a - cross the sea, That we speed her forth with our [1]three . . . . times three! . . . 2. A thou - sand times have her sails been set O’er a car - go of gold - en grain; A thou - sand times may she bear it yet, And a thou - sand to that a - gain! For her freight has ev - er more pre - cious grown, Each time we have watch’d her start, . . With the va - ried cheer that has grown so dear To ma - ny a home and heart. . . CHORUS