Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-09-09
THE KALEIDUScopr
ND LADIES' LITERARY GAIET

UNDERSTANDING the number of new.n,n.rv
us,y issued TO the public in the District of Co
;, "e undersgned are under The impression that
ano"er Is requisite, IN order put the 6pish;nr
link to the literary chain IF they NAV b. nerm,,,d y,
use hgnre, which will then encrcle the "ten miles
square vi the papers published here, with one SOL
ParS eNccpton-(and that one is of such character
as not to interfere in the slightest degree With ,Ss;
proposed )-Poii,ics is the beginning the
middle, ana The end-"the order of the day 10 the
complete exclusion of all aiding of more ref,eS al
imaginative description-those more polished and sio
CANT germs ct hterature-which impart ins,ruc,ion
while they give life and animation to the social c;rcI.
IL VIII be observed above, that the undersipnsd -
pose to depart somewhat from the beaten ,ra,t ~
o,her wouidoe. as well as ssf Editors, in the
bsuc'; ana, Tor that purpose, have determined TO de-
vote their time and talents such as thew possess en-
urey TO 'he amusement and instruction of the fare,
20 o'son 0, c.eauon, why this object has been SO lit
Tie regarded by the conductors of the Press in "the
hree cities is matter of surprise to every one Tb.
Undersigned VIII not attempt form reason for tb;.
nesIec', 'est prejudice might deem them unjust "a.
others OF their profession. fact, that the ladies'
OF THE District of Columbia have evnced abundant b
crafty IN their subscriptions to papers OF this charac
ter, published IN the northern cities a circumstance
which shows that something of this kind is want;nr
nearer nome, TO d'spei ennu and amuse the mind in
e hours OF relaxation from the engrossng cares
OF female HE. Why shall we not then wi,hont y.n;
y, anticipate reasonable share of patronage fron ~
ma'rons and maids of our District In carving mi,
execution our proposed plan, we shall of course &c
IN duty oound endeavor to give universal Satisfaction
IT we fall we must look for ndulgence from ,hos
who, we are sure, will be always willing to extend il
/ MAJ III.
Principally OF Selections from the most apn-oved .n5
rehhed literary publications of the present and nv
gone Gay 5; and, while we hope to exhibit such iudg
heh' IN uiese as to satisfy fair readers thu, y
"a'e '"eir Improvement as well their Amusement, "a
heart, we pledge ourselves that nothing will ann ~
cur psses Whch shall cause the manting blush 10 s, f.
,use 'e TAR cheek OF the most delicateIy moJest VI
nave liberal promises of assistance from several
iadies and &c l,lcmcn of high standing moreoynr
nope by Their courtesy, to be able TO present ,o
readers, occasionally, a choice Original Tale. and =
VISIT to the more ideal but less beautiful reg;o
Poesy. '@6'o"s u
OF the "thousand-and- one" appeIIatiors n..,r.,.
suited to publication like the one here nropnssI
have chosen "rhe Kaleidoscope" as mos, IN ,,; Mo
win our plan, which will be to give, ut every turn
constant succession of eyer-yarying but still brsn,,
and pleasing, forms and reflections Az fam, sIa,h
OF the nature of our work, beg leave to presen, :,
following analysis, ga priori:"
Popular tales, essays, and sketches or;,;no, .
lected; h'"'' ana &C.
Memoirs Of distinguished females in the various dc.
Partments of public and private life;
journal of the fashions home and FOREIGN =; al
their vast varieties o. ~ 80
Excerpts, from the best authors;
Anecdotes Of the refined cast; witty so,;,o
excellent thoughts, &C.: '6'
ers, &c.; 'Nr''' Pef'0s"'-
Original and well selected poetry. in (Which ,h
my OF the legitimate Muse alone will be cherished.
In polIt'cs--wrthou having any thing TO saw in fvo
OF any party we pledge ourselves 10 the unconditional
expressed '' "N '"''S
And last, though not least, we propose to adm, m
adversements such only excepted, as relate TO Affairs
IN which our fair readers have an interest ammo
ROBERT n. MhDRA
~ CHARLES G.. r. HOUGU
City of Washington, Feb. 1880
EnhS."ihe Kaleidoscope, and Ladies' Literary
Gazette will be printed paper of the best onsl;,i
with new type, at Three Dollars per annum or Two
Dollars and Fifty Gents, If paid in advance w
IL viii be published and delivered to s,bscr;ber. In
washington city and Georgetown on Friday evening,
FOR subscribers nj distance, they will be mailed i
mediately on publication. ''''
The first number--as a specimen of the woTk-v;Il
appear on Friday the ID day Of April next NJ IN
uJSubscrIpiion papers are placed at the Books,or.
w % VI vast feb u
INVlRGiNIh:-At rules, holden in the slerk,s ofF.n
~ o. the superior court Of chancery for The nj
mond district the I'd day of August, 1880, samuel ~
Pulliam, assignee of John W. Smith and otbsr ne,
against Edmund w. Foote's, ex'or ,,f hugs,;nc rI.;
deed: Thomas U. Webb and Harriet his wife Samuel
Sheppard and Maria his wife, Edwin Davis and Chs,Ie.