Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-10
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80 I1hbiEO LII ERAKf GAZETTE
~ OTWlTHSTANDING the number of newspan,rs
daily issued to the public in the District ns Co
nnoa the undersigned are under the impression thai
SUI. another IS requisite in order put the finishing
link to the literary chain, Of they may be permi,t ed 70
use hgure) which will then encircle the stem nils
square, OF the papers published here, with one SOL
tary excePton-(and that is of such character
as not TO interfere. in the slightest degree With
proposed neutrality-suspicious. is the bcr;nn;n, ,ha
middle, and the end-"the order of the iayswto the
complete exclusion of all reading of more refined and
- oesscr,Pt'on--those more polished and ele
giant germs OF hterature-whch impart instruction
while they give life and animation to the social circle
I" VIII De observed above, that the undersigned pro
pose TO depart somewhat from the beaten track O,
o"er Woui'oe' as well as ssi Editors in TN O.
District; and Tor that purpose, have determined TO de-
.oIe 'neiT time aud talents, such they possess en-
ey " ae amusement and instruction OF the fairei
portion OF CREATION Why this object has be en- So n,
Tie regarded BY the conductors of the Press in .ubc
h'e cn'es 10 matter Of surprise to every one The
Undersigned Will not attempt to form reason for thi
"esec, lest pTeJujice might deem them upius, "a,
others ct their profession II is fact that the Iod;
ct the District of Columbia have ey,nced ,hnnd., ~
crafty IN their subscriptions to papers of this charac
ter, puoishcd IN the northern cities n circums,nc,
which shows that something of this kind ia want;n,
nearer home to dispei ennui, and anuse the mind +,
e hours OF relocation from the more encrossnp care
OF female hie Why shall not then, without v.n;
~, anticipate reasonable share of ee f,o,
marons and maids of District In CARRYING in, ',
execution our proposed plan, SHALL of course. $
~ duty bound endcavor to give universal
1t we Fail, we mus, look for indulgence from tho.
Nho we are sure will he always Hing to extend =
20 Us, our fair patrons. Our paper will be made I'm
Prnc'Pai!y OF Selections from :!e approved and
refined literary publications of the present and \,
gone days; and, while We hope to exhibit such ;,,Js
men IN these as to satisfy our fair readers that
have their Improvement well az their amueen,n,, :,
heart we pledge ourselves that nothing will .nno ~;
our pages which shall the mantiinr blush ~, g. e
iuse the fair cheek of the most delicateIy modest "
-re liberal promises of assistance from several Iter.,
ladies and &c itlemen of high standing moreover and
nope by Their courtesy, to be able to present To "a
readers. occasionally, choice Original Tale and =
Pocsy. S'0'' III
of the Thousand -and-one" appeations peculia,Iv
suNeu 10 puoneation like :he one here proposed
nave chosen "Ihe kaleidoscope" most in unison
win our plan, which will be give, ut every turn
constant succession of ever-varyng, but stiil beaus
and pleasing, forms and reflections As faint -.
OF ,e nature OF our work, we beg leave to present II
foilowinR analysis, ga priori:"
ccted; ~ "''' Sc
Memoirs of distinguished females in the various d..
Partments OF public and private life;
Journal of the fashions, home and foreic, :, nj
their vast varieties: 20 . " -
Excerpts, from the best authors;
Anecdotes, of the more refined cast yri,v s.,;
excellent thoughts, &C.: '"6
ers, &c.; Ia re''o'"''
Original and well selected poetry. in which Tho :,
fiy OF the legitimate Muse alone will be cerished:
In poltics-without having any thing 10 sav in f,y,
OF any party we pledge ourselves TO the urcoptono
support OF the Ladies choice fully and fairly
expressed; any
And last, though not least propose to admit mn
advertisements such only excepted as relate to ar
IN which our fair readers have an interest.
ROBERT ~. MADRA
CHARLES C. T.. HoUGu.
City OF Washington, Feb. 1885,
iBRHs-"lhe kaleidoscope, and Ladies' Li,erar,
Gazette" will be printed paper of the best quality
with new type, at Three Dollars per annum, or TWO
Dollars and Fifty Gents, If paid in advance
II will be published and delivered to subscribers in
w ashlngton city and Georgetown on Friday evening
For subscribers at distance, they will be mailed i'm
mediately on publication. ''''
lie tirst number-as specimen of the wofk-wiil
appear on Friday the ID day Of April next M&U
dTSnbscrpton papers placed at the bookstore
Of J. ". Nash. fsh on