To the Editor of the "Nontm-Carva Dany News."
Sit,—May 1 encroach on your' space with the following The necessity of making known, and finding a market for, the writings of Colonial authoresses in te Home Country is one of the chief objects of the Lyceum Club, which has for its aim the bringing together of all the intellectual and artistic women of the world. So much good work has reached the headquarters of the Club, 128, Piccadilly, London, England, that it has been decided to publish volumes of work contributed entirely by Colonial members, Australia, Africa, Canada, India and New Zealand, each being represented by a volume of volumes, according to the quality of work. Mrs. Alfred Lyttleton, wife of the Colonial Secretary, is deeply interested in the scheme, and many prominent English writers, including Thomas Hardy, Robert Barr, Mrs. Flora Annie Steel, etc., ete., Thave promised to judge tie work sent i Coe Thoro are no restrictions as to the length or nature of the literary work—short stories, sketches, poems, and even novels being allowable, but owing to the enormous quantity anticipated, only work of real merit should be sout. All manuscripts must be typewritten and written on one side of paper only. The authors will be well remunerated on a royalty Dasis, and the groatest inter forthcoming book is being man The lust day for sending in will not be till Bist January 1906, 80 that Colonial women writers will have full time to send for full particulars to Miss Constance Smedley, Lyceum Club, 128 Piccadilly, London, Bugland.
Known and unknown writers are vited to compete in the representation of their Colony.
The Lyceum Club is also instituting a gigantic International Competition for the works of women composers. These musical compositions, which must be unpublished and which must not have been publicly performed, will be judged by a magnificent International Jury of the world's groatest iwusicians. The jury is being organised from the principal musie-centres of the world, and the time fixed for sonding in is not until Ist May 1906, so that composers, in all parts of the world may have due chance. Orchestral and choral compositions, vocal and instramontal music will all be suitable.
All music must be sent to Miss Constance Smedley, Lyceum Club, 128 Piccadilly, London, England.
The successful compositions will be performed at a series of concerts in the finest West-End Hall in London, as well uz in Paris-and Berlin, interpreted by the finest artistes, so that unknown musicians or composers condemned to the incessant turning out of pot-boilers, may wake to tind themselves famous not only in Londoti but through Europe In all these competitions, the Lyceum Club has determined to raise the standard of woman's work, and by the severity of their fusts, and the great recognition awarded to the work which withstands those tests, to. encourage Women in the pursuit of the highest ideals. Souie of the world's greatest "authors, artists and i men and women alike, have given their practical support and help to the Lyceum Club in this great object, and these names neluce those of Sir Lawrence Alma-'Tiadema, R.A., John Lavery, Juhn Swan, RA., L. Raven-Hill, Davil Murray, R.A, Byam Shaw, George (lanson, AR.A. among the artists who judge the Lyceum Art Exhibitions; Esther Palliser, Mark Hambourg, Blanche Marchesi, " Perey Grainger, Kreisler, Fanny Davies, Susan Strong, sre among the musicians who play at the Lyceum Club and are helping it in its musical aspirations; while Conan Doyle, Rider Haygard, Jerome K. Jerome, Maurice Hewlett, Robert Barr, Anthony Hope, Mr, & Mrs. Ezerton Castle, Beatrice Harraden, Mes. Campbell Praed, and. Helen Mathers are among the authors Whose faces one sees at the weekly house-dinners at the magnificent London Clubhouse, and who have in public speech and word expressed their deep sympathy with the objects of the Club.
Yours very truly; London, 5th July.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.