The Washington times., 1909-07-12
Winners in the Contest
Over Mystic Flowers

Among the hundreds Of solutions to
last weeks Mystic Flowers there was
not one altogether correct. There
were, however, many clever answers as
well as many containing twenty-three
out Of the twenty-four correctly solved.
The first solution having twenty-three
correct was the one which was tele-
graphed me last Wednesday morning
by Miss Mary Mason Cooper, 2512 Seven
teenth street. Number seven alone Of
Miss Cooper's answers disagreed with
those given by Mrs. Bailey. a flower
for which a book has been named"
Miss Cooper decided It was Hyacinth,
while Mrs. Bailey had said The Or
child"
Miss Virginia Gray sent In the second
solution containing twenty-three correct
numbers. Her one mistake was made in
her answer TO number eight. which she
gave as Poppy" instead of Lotus"
Number eight was "The flower signifi-
cant Of Incidence and forgetfulness."
Miss Gray did not give me her address.
If she VIII kindly forward her number
the second prize in last weeks contest
viii be sent her.
Louis Rosaoco, 1SSz Fourteenth street.
also guessed twenty-three numbers cor
rectly. There were several other con-
testants who were Just as successful
with their solutions, but whose answers
came too late 10 win prize,
New Contest
Starts With a Vim.
The Mystic Flower Garden has started
wit a rrfT-a Nge
before brought so many solutions
7 am your llttlest girl reader con-
fded a new contestant, who told me
that her age was eighty years.
''Your flower contests are perfectly
lovely. and I want you to know that it
is not alone to your young and active
home-makers. business women or little
girl readers Ito when you are offering
a special prize this week. that these
flower contests appeal, but to many old
ladies like myself as we'll. I have spent
two weeks now in happy Renaissance
of my own dear old-fashioned garden,
where all the mystic flowers grew in the
old days, and I shall think about it all
over again this week"
To her letter she attached her solU-
ton, which Is entirely to near the cor
rect one TO publish.
Altogether
No. not by good deal. but there are
too many numbers right not TO give you
suggestions. There has not been an
entirely correct solution today. The
most nearly correct answer came from
one Of my little girl readers, a Miss OF
twelve, but You viii remember that
these are in a class by themselves this
week and will be kept apart from the
solutions of other contestants.
How Prizes
VIII Be Awarded.
The third prize of s. viii be awarded
the most nearly correct solution among
those received from girls between the
ages of eight and fourteen. and the sec
end prize to the most clever solution
among my grown-ups. while the prize
of S. viii go, as usual. to the most
nearly correct solution to the puzzle
sent in by an adult.
I am afraid 10 talk too much about
the clever solutions You see I feel
perfectly safe in telling YOU that there
have been, so Ear. no entirely correct /
answers, but when 1T comes To the
clever ones what am / going TO do?
Down In my heart 1 must admit that
/ had rather be just the Editor of the
WOmans Page hunting the most near
those judges who viii have % decide
which Is the most clever one when il
comes 8 O'Clock Friday.
I am glad 10 see so many new names
again; glad TO welcome so many con-
testants, and feel deeply their apprecia-
tive letters.
Somebody asked me over the telephone