Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-28
THE KALEIDESCoPE
AND LADIES' LITERARY GAZEf1

~ NOTWITHSTANDING the number of n........ -.
daily issued TO the public in the District Of Go.
iumoia, inc undersigned under the nm ,h..
still another is requisite, in order to nut the n;sh
link to the literary chain, IF they NAV be al y,
use hgure, which will then encircle the ",en miles
square OF the papers published here With o,. ~
itary exception-(and that one is of such ch.rc.
as not to interfere in the slightest degree With ,h;
proposed publ'ca'ion)-Poiics is the beginning the
mddie and the end--''the order of the Isv 80 a.
complete exclusion OF all reading of more refned ~
imaginative descripon--those more polished and eie-
giant germs OF iterature-whch impart instruction.
while they give life and animation to the social rrcI
1t Will be observed above, that the unde rs;on.d ne,
pose to depart somewhat from the beaten trsct -,
o,her wou'dbe. AS well ssfl Editors in IN.
districts and Tor that purpose, have determined TO de-
vote their time and talents, such as tbev noe.... .
trely to the amusement and instruction Of IN. f..
portion OF creation. why this object has been So IL
tie regarded by the conductors of the Press in ..,h
three cities, matter of surprise to every one Th
Undersigned will not attempt to form a reason for ia
neglect, lest prejudice might deem them unius, r.,
osners OF their profession. is fact that the Iad;c
OF the District of Columbia have eynced ,hund.n, ia
crafty IN their subscriptions papers of this chsrsc
yer. punished IN the northern Cities a crcumstanc.
~hich SHOWS that something of this kind ia w.n,;n,
nearer home, to dispel ennui, and amuse the ,;nd
the hours OF relaxation from the more enpross;n c.,.
Oh female lie. Why shall we not, them without van
~, anticipate reasonable share of from On
matrons and maids of our District In carv;rg into
execution our proposed plan, We shall, of course.
IN duty bound, endeavor give universal
nh" we , we must look for indulgence from those.
who we are sure, will be always iing to extend II
10 US, our lar patrons. Our paper will be made TN
principally of Selections from the most approved Az
rehncd literary publications of present and H.,
gone days. and, while we hope to exhibit .ueh -
e ln 'nese as TO satisfy fair readers that ~
Nv. "en Improvement as well as their amuse mept ~
'' we Piedge ourselves that nothing will anne.. ~,
our pages which shall cause the mantiine blnsh ~
. we air cheek OF the most delicateiy modest ".
promises OF assistance from several liter,,v
Ao'es ana sc femen of high standing moreover IL
cne, by their courtesy, be able to nresen, ., a
readers. occasionally, a choice Original TaI. 80 S"r
visit to the more ifcs' but not less beautiful regions -
Pocsy. e0"' VIZ
or the 'thousand-and-one" appeIiations peeuI;s, L.
suited to publication like the one here proposed us
nave chosen "The Kaleidoscope" as most in unison
cnua,o,, pan, winch will be to give, at every turn,
W, succession OF ever-vsrying, but still beautiful
and pleasing forms and ections As faint sLstch
e nature OF our work. beg leave to present ii
toiIowing analysis, ga priori:"
lected; o's'"s' Sno Sc
Memoirs Of distinguished females in the various DE-
Psrtments of public and private life
A journal of the fashions home and fore;r, 5, =. n
their vast varieties: b' w ~
Excerpts, from the best authorg
excellent thoughts, &c.: 'A'6'
ers &C.. " popular Periorn-
r 0 of IN. and well selected poetry in which the p
ivy Oh 'ne legitimate Muse alone will be cherisbed
IN pohtics-wIthout having any thing TO sav in E,,
OF any party, we pledge ourselves TO the uncond,,
expressed; ' anu iafD
nnn 'as', though not least, propose to admit no
such only excepted, relate TO affairs
IN which our fair readers have an interest
ROBERT II. MADRA
,. CHARLES C. p. HOUGU
City of Washington, Feb. 1850.
IBnns."The kaleidoscope, and Lades' I;,ero-v
will be printed on paper of the best quaIty
WIN new type, at Three Dollars per annum, or Two
Dollars and Fifty Gents, if paid in advance. " '"o
1t viii be published and delivered to subscr;h.-, s.;
wa, wasnng'on CITY and Georgetown on Friday evening
ror subscribers at distance, they will be mailed $
mediately on publication "e' '"-
me hrst numbers a specimen Of the work-w;I,
appear on Friday the I'd day Of April next. M&
SUBSCRIPTION papers are placed at the Bookstoro
- y. ' i'aol'. feb "a
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