3. Attention must be paid to spelling, punctuation, and neatness. 4. Send by post to Editor, GIRL'S OWN PAPER, 56, Paternoster Row, London. "Puzzle Poem" to be written on the top left-hand corner of the envelope. 5. The last day for receiving solutions from Great Britain and Ireland will be February 17, 1899; from Abroad, April 17, 1899. The competition is open to all without any restrictions as to sex or age. OUR SUPPLEMENT STORY COMPETITION. SELF OR FRIEND? A STORY IN MINIATURE. FIRST PRIZE (£2 2s.). Margaret A. Fish, 49, Foregate Street, Worcester. SECOND PRIZE (£1 1s.). Rose Cook, 2, South Cliff, Lowestoft. THIRD PRIZE (10s. 6d.). Edith Ivens, Mayfield, Station Road, Llandaff, nr. Cardiff. VERY HIGHLY COMMENDED. Emily M. P. Wood, Woodbank, Southport. HONOURABLE MENTION. Mary Adamson, Eastbourne; Lucy H. Chapman, Weston-super-Mare; "Conor," Bonchurch, I.W.; Rose L. Connor, Greenock, N.B.; "Editha," Birmingham; Kate Collins Ensor, Atherstone; "Excelsior," North Bow, E.; Annie F. Hepple, N. Shields; E. Marian Jupe, Warminster; "Mignonette," New Cross, S.E.; Edith Miller, Judd St., W.C.; Agnes Osborne, Sidcup; Minnie Reeves, Twyford; Lucy Richardson, York; Enid G. St. Aubyn, Retford; Mary Adéle Venn, West Kensington Park; L. M. Willis, Harrogate; Mabel Wilson, Bedford Park. * * * * * TO THE COMPETITORS. MY DEAR GIRLS,--To the prize winners and to those of you also who failed to gain prizes, I offer my hearty congratulations on the excellent papers you sent in. The work of selecting the very best was much less difficult than that of choosing a few for "Honourable Mention," out of hundreds of really good ones. It may interest you to know why some of you failed to obtain a place in the list of honours. Twenty-eight competitors were disqualified by breaking the rule as to size of paper and space to be filled. Then there were several charming essays on the story which were not miniatures of it. In a considerable number necessary parts of the outline were omitted, hence the work was incomplete. It gave me true pleasure to note how thoroughly most of you grasped the lesson which the story was intended to convey. Do not be disheartened. Try again. Such good papers cannot be called failures, and the exercise will benefit you whether you gain prizes or not. Your affectionate old friend, RUTH LAMB. * * * * * OUR NEXT STORY COMPETITION. STORIES IN MINIATURE. _Subject_:--"THE G. O. P. SUPPLEMENT FOR JANUARY." WHEN MY SHIP COMES HOME. BY SARAH DOUDNEY, Author of "A Cluster of Roses," "A Flower of Light," etc.