MARGARET.--It is quite true that there are blue, green, yellow or sand-coloured, and red diamonds; for the colour is no absolute guide to the nature of the gem. There are green sapphires, white ones, and some of a yellowish, or grey hue. There are also black or grey pearls, and it is only the composition of the gem that determines its class. MILDRED MARCHANT.--There is a book on _Orchids for Amateurs_, which is greatly commended by the _Gardener's Chronicle_, and published at 170, Strand, W.C. It is by James Britten, F.L.S., and W. H. Gower. It would be sent carriage free. The illustrations are excellent. MAORI.--Certainly, you must not touch meat, nor a bone with your fingers when eating. You should clean your teeth both morning and night, at least; three times would be better, and requisite for those who wear false teeth on a plate. Your writing is very neat and legible. FOUR GIRLS.--See our Extra Christmas Number for what you ask. WHITE HEATHER.--We do not believe in the so-called science of palmistry. THE GIRL'S OWN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPETITION. _Full details of this Competition, with its prizes and certificates of merit open to all readers of THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER, were given on page 14_. Questions 37-48. 37. What famous musical composition came to a violinist in a dream? * * * * * 38. When did witchcraft cease to be recognised as a crime by the law of England? * * * * * 39. What famous book was mislaid when in manuscript and partly written, and was only discovered by the author nine years afterwards in the drawer of an old writing-desk? * * * * * 40. What English Cathedral was set on fire and severely damaged by a man who was afterwards found to be insane? * * * * * 41. What is the best diet for brain-workers? * * * * * 42. What saint was so able a musician that according to tradition an angel descended to earth enraptured with her melodious strains? * * * * * 43. What is the origin of the three ostrich feathers as a badge of the Princes of Wales? * * * * * 44. When did ignorant people in this country imagine they had been defrauded out of eleven days by those in authority? * * * * * 45. Who was the hermit who lived for over thirty years on the top of a pillar? * * * * * 46. What famous stone in this country is said to have been Jacob's pillow? * * * * * 47. Why is the wedding-ring worn on the fourth finger of the left hand? * * * * * 48. How did the forget-me-not get its name? The answers to the above questions, Nos. 37-48, together with the answers to questions 25-36, which appeared on page 78, must be sent in on or before January 27, 1899.