Our New Prize Competition
Our New Prize Competition is an article published in The Tatler on 20 july 1904.
Our New Prize Competition
Who are the Three Prettiest Children in Great Britain and Ireland?
This competition started in our issue of May 18 and will run for twelve weeks in all. All intending competitors have to do is to send in a photograph of any pretty child, either their own or the child of any of their relations or friends. Any competitor may send in as many photographs as he or she pleases, but each photograph must be accompanied by a full set of twelve coupons, one of which will appear during each week the competition lasts. A coupon will be found each week on the last page of THE TATLER, i.e., the page facing the inside back cover.
The task of deciding which are the three prettiest children will be undertaken by Lady Conan Doyle, the wife of the creator of "Sherlock Holmes," and Mrs. Thomas Hardy, wife of the distinguished novelist, and the decision of these ladies must be regarded as absolutely final. Each photograph sent in must have written clearly on the back of it the name and address of the sender as well as the full name and address of the original.
Photographs may be taken either by professional or amateur photographers, but in all cases they must be non-copyright. For the benefit of those who perhaps do not understand what this means I may repeat what I said in a previous issue. Roughly speaking, the law concerning photographs is this: If you have a photograph taken by a professional photographer and pay him; for it the copyright is yours; that is to say, you can dispose of it for publication as you wish. If you do not pay for the taking of the photograph the copyright is the property of the man who took it, and he can refuse permission to have it published. We reserve to ourselves the right to publish without payment any photograph or photographs received in connection with this competition, and the sending to us of a photograph by any competitor must be taken as implying full permission for us to publish it. This competition began in our issue of May 18, but there is still time to enter for it as back numbers can be obtained either direct from the publishers or from any bookstall or newsagent.
Points to be Remembered. - 1. No photographs under any circumstances will be returned. 2. The competition closes with our issue of August 10, and photographs, which must be addressed to "The Pretty Children Editor, THE TATLER, Great New Street, E.C.," will only be received between Wednesday, August 10, and Tuesday, August 16.
FIRST PRIZE
A Magnificent Tulip-pattern Solid Silver Tea and Coffee Service with Hot-water Jug
The exact reproduction of the set built by the Association of Diamond Merchants, Ltd., for the Glasgow Exhibition to represent English silver work. Valued at £55
SECOND PRIZE
A Lady's Green Levant Morocco Dressing Bag
Fitted with a set of nine faceted English cut-glass bottles mounted in massive "Repoussé" sterling silver, sterling silver clock, two African ivory hair brushes, one each hat and cloth brush, shoe horn, button hook, paper-knife, glove-stretcher, powder box, lady's companion complete with twelve manicure pieces, finest pearl handles and Sheffield steel. The leather fittings comprise stationery case, pen and pencil, bevelled-edge mirror, folding table jewel case, purse, housewife (fitted with needles, pins, &c.), card case, note book, ink pot, match box, folding spirit lamp, and leather-covered folding curling tongs with ivory handles. Valued at £50
THIRD PRIZE
A Diamond Daisy-pattern Necklet
With loop for attaching pendant. Every stone clear set and mounted in best quality gold. Valued at £35.
