A LITTLE EXILE; THE STORY OF AN ENGLISH GIRL IN A GERMAN HOME. BY LESLIE KEITH. 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. * * * * * _Now Ready._ _Price Sixpence._ WINTER SWEET[4] BEING THE Extra Christmas Part OF THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER, 1898. [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_. CONTENTS. _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 Carol.= By NORA HOPPER. =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. =Christmas Wishes.= =Some Christmas Lore.= By NORA HOPPER. =Jemima's Trousseau.= A Story. By IDA LEMON. =Two Christmas Days in a Girl's Life.= A Story. By EGLANTON THORNE. =Christmas Fare.= By "THE NEW DOCTOR." =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 By the late MARY COWDEN CLARKE, hitherto unpublished. =Eight Christmas Presents from a Yard of Canvas.= By LEIRION CLIFFORD. =Santa Claus.= =The Gladness of Winter.= Cantata for Girls' Voices. Words by HELEN MARION BURNSIDE. Music by MARY AUGUSTA SALMOND. =Winter Tea-Cakes.= ="Helping Along."= A Short Story. By GRACE STEBBING. =Astray.= A Poem. By E. NESBIT. Illustrated by PERCY TARRANT. =Only a Joke; or, How Madge kept her Promise.= A Short Story. By Mrs. J. F. B. FIRTH. =A Triple Acrostic.= =From Our Note Book.= =New Puzzle for our Extra Christmas Part.= _Copies should be ordered at once, as the Part will not be Reprinted._