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The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1000, February 25, 1899

THE GIRL’S OWN PAPER

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PRESENTED WITH THE 1000th NUMBER OF THE “GIRL’S OWN PAPER.”

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Orford Smith, Ltd., St. Albans.

A SACRIFICE OF VANITIES.

From the Painting in the Royal Academy by Margaret Dicksee.

“The next day I had the satisfaction of finding my daughters, at their own request, employed in cutting up their trains into Sunday waistcoats for Dick and Bill.”

Portrait Gallery OF CONTRIBUTORS TO THE Girl’s Own Paper.

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PRESENTED TO OUR READERS WITH THE ISSUE OF THE 1000TH NUMBER.

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GIRL’S OWN PAPER, LONDON.

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H.R.H. The Princess Beatrice.

Photo by Hughes & Mullins, Isle of Wight.

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The Countess of Aberdeen.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Sir Robert Ball, F.R.S.

Photo by Mayall & Co., Piccadilly.

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The Rev. C. P. Banks, M.A.

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Margaret Bateson.

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Anne Beale.

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Adeline, Duchess of Bedford.

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Frank Bramley.

Photo by G. Allen Robinson, Hawick, N.B.

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Emma Brewer.

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H. W. Brewer.

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Eliza Brightwen.

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Gordon Browne.

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The Countess of Buckinghamshire.

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Helen Marion Burnside.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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The Hon Mrs. Robert Butler.

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Rosa Nouchette Carey.

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S. F. A. Caulfeild.

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Mary Clifford.

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Lina Orman Cooper.

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May Crommelin.

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W. H. Cummings.

Photo by Russell & Sons, Baker Street.

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Frank Dadd.

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Mary Davies.

Photo by W. & D. Downey.

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Elizabeth A. S. Dawes, M.A., D.Lit.

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Dora de Blaquière.

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Eleonora d’Esterre-Keeling.

Photo by Russell & Sons.

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Elsa d’Esterre-Keeling.

Photo by Russell & Co.

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Frank Dicksee.

Photo by H. S. Mendelssohn.

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Margaret Dicksee.

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Sarah Doudney.

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The Lady Dunboyne.

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M. Ellen Edwards.

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Melton Fisher.

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The Rev. Canon Fleming, B.D.

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Birket Foster.

Photo by C. E. Fry & Sons.

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Myles Birket Foster.

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Agnes Giberne.

Photo by Russell & Co.

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Arnold Green.

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Kate Greenaway.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Edvard Grieg.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Sydney C. Grier.

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Rev. E. J. Hardy, M.A., Author of “How to be Happy though Married.”

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Beatrice Harraden.

Photo by Midgley Asquith, Harrogate.

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Engelbert Humperdinck.

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Natalie Janotha.

Photo by Stereoscopic Co.

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The Countess of Jersey.

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The Rev. Augustus Jessopp, D.D.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Mrs. Jopling.

Photo by W. Dane, Harrogate.

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Davidson Knowles.

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Ruth Lamb.

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The Rev. Fred. Langbridge, M.A.

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“La Petite.”

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Liza Lehmann.

Photo by Alice Hughes.

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Ida Lemon.

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The Lady William Lennox.

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Lawrence Liston, M.D.

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Norma Lorimer.

Photo by Bassano.

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The Marquess of Lorne.

Photo by H. S. Mendelssohn.

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James Macaulay, M.D.

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Hamish MacCunn.

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Marguerite Macintyre.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Clara Angela Macirone.

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Sir Alexander Mackenzie, Mus. D.

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Mrs. Henry Mansergh.

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Clotilda Marson.

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Sir George Martin, Mus. Doc.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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James Mason.

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Isabella Fyvie Mayo.

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The Countess of Meath.

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W. A. Menzies.

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Fred Miller.

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Mrs. Molesworth.

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E. Nesbit.

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Jean A. Owen.

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Edward Oxenford.

Photo by Hailey, St. John’s Wood.

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Gertrude Page.

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Esther Palliser.

Photo by Walery.

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Sir C. Hubert H. Parry.

Photo by Elliott & Fry, Baker St., W.

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Annie Patterson, B.A., Mus. Doc.

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Alfred Pearse.

Photo by Porter Brothers, Hampstead.

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Charles Peters.

Editor.

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The Queen of Roumania.

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Henry Ryland.

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Mary Augusta Salmond.

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Florence A. Saltmer.

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James Sant, R.A.

Photo by Window & Grove.

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The Rev. W. T. Saward, B.A.

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A. T. Schofield, M.D.

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Gordon Stables, M.D.

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Sir John Stainer, Mus. D.

Photo by Hill & Saunder, Oxford.

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Professor Villiers Stanford, Mus. Doc.

Photo by W. & D. Downey.

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Antoinette Stirling.

Photo by Walery, Baker Street.

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John Thomas, Harpist to the Queen.

Photo by Elliott & Fry.

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Eglanton Thorne.

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Sarah Tytler.

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The Lady Georgina Vernon.

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Mrs. L. B. Walford.

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Marcella Walker.

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Lily Watson.

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F. E. Weatherly.

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Maud Valérie White.

Photo by Alice Hughes.

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Edward Whymper.

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Miss Anna Williams.

Photo by G. Hadley & Son, Lincoln.

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W. L. Wyllie, A.R.A.

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Mark Zangwill.

The Girl's Own Paper.
The Girl's Own Paper.

Vol. XX.—No. 1000.]

[Price One Penny.

FEBRUARY 25, 1899.

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ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE. LOOKING BACK: A RETROSPECT, WITH SOME SURPRISING FIGURES AND A PRESENTATION TO THE EDITOR. VARIETIES. “OUR HERO.” SUCCESS AND LONG LIFE TO THE “G. O. P.” OUR 1000th NUMBER. IN THE TWILIGHT SIDE BY SIDE. GIRLS AS I HAVE KNOWN THEM. THE RULES OF SOCIETY. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. “MY FAVOURITE CONTRIBUTORS” COMPETITION. OUR SUPPLEMENT STORY COMPETITION.

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