The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898Various
General
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 980, October 8, 1898
Various
Children's literature -- Periodicals
MISS EDYTH K. STEER, Grove House, Evesham, Worcestershire, wishes to
correspond with an educated French girl. She suggests that each should
write in the other's language and that the letters should be returned,
corrected, to the sender. Any French girl correspondent would find Miss
Steer's writing exquisitely clear, and her letters well composed.
CISSIE had better send her full address and further particulars, as her
letter is somewhat vague.
LILIAN DOUGLAS, 32, Medina Road, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury, London,
would like to correspond with either P. or H. Pierson, the Dutch girls
who asked for correspondents. She is, however, not yet twelve years
old, and cannot write in French.
MISS FRANÇOIS, à Auzier (Nord) France, being a French girl of eighteen,
and a collector of stamps, would be most pleased to correspond in
English with girls living in New Zealand, New South Wales, or other
foreign countries, who also collect stamps. She, will send twenty-five
or fifty French stamps in exchange for the same number of Australia,
Asiatic or African stamps.
MISS MARGARET E. WESTLAKE, 40, Union Street, Plymouth, would much like
to have letters from, and write to, a French girl.
E. B., The Limes, Berners Street, Ipswich, aged 20, would like to
correspond with a French girl.
"IVY" would like a young lady of the same age (21) interested in
painting, to correspond with her. She thinks they might be of use to
one another in lending studies and suggesting new ideas.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY.--The pronunciation of surnames is often so arbitrary
and contrary to ordinary rules that, excepting in well-known names,
such as Cholmondeley (pronounced Chumley), Leveson-Gower (pronounced
Luson-Gore), Marjoribanks (Marchbanks), and others, you should obtain
your information from one of the family. In the case of the name
"Haworth," we should be disposed to pronounce it as in Ha-therton,
certainly not "Horth." We know little about the town of that name in
the W. R. of Yorkshire. It has a population of about 3820. Charlotte
Brontë's father was rector of the parish, and she married his curate,
and died in March 1855.
LOVER OF THE "G.O.P." (Northampton).--The story called "Robina Crusoe,"
which appeared in serial form, can only be had in our magazine. It has
not been re-published apart from it. If you write to our publisher (56,
Paternoster Row, E.C.) and request him to send you the numbers that
contain it, naming the year in which it appeared, and enclose the money
due for them, he will send them to you. Should you send the exact days,
he would supply the weekly numbers, instead of the monthly ones, which
would cost you much less.
TIBBIE.--If accompanied by your sisters (or one at least) you need feel
no scruple in accepting the rector's Sunday hospitality, as you are
helping his services by playing the organ.
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