Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-13
TEE KALETDNsCoPE
AND LADIES' LITERARY GAZETTE
n NOTWITHSTANDING the number of newsn,r,.r,

"ay 'ssueu 10 the public IN the District OF Co.
o'a' me Undersigned are under the imure on thu,
sui another IS requisite, in order TO pu, the f,sn
link to the literary chain, Of they may be %
use hgure which will then encircl. the eten miles
square vi the papers published here with one so,
itary excepuon-and that one is OF such cbarac,er
as not to interfere in the slightest degree with ,be
proposed publication Politics is the bea;rpinq the
middle, and the end"the order Of the d.v 81 ,h.
complete exclusion OF aLreadnr of ,n,-e r,s -, ~ !
imaginative descripton-thos. more polished and eis
/ giant germs OF hteraiure-which impar, ins,rmc,;nn
H"S ,iey give NE and animation to the social circle
IL VIII ne observed above, that the UNDERSIGNED ,ro
pose to depar, somewhat from the beaten ,ract -,
oer wouidoe. as wei! as ssful Editors in the
district and Tor that purpose, have determined to de
o'e uelr 'ihe and talents, such they possess en-.
ure'y TO The amusement and instruction of ,ba e.,
portion OF creation. Why this object has been 50 Il,
lie regarded by the conductors of the Press in .,h
"ree clies, Is matter of surprise TO every one ri
undersigned will ATTEMPT to form n re.snr g.. -:
neglect, lest prejudice might deem them un;os, =,
DINERS OF teir profession II is fact that The I,dia
-, Dt,o' VI Columoia have ernced abundant lib
ef"S IN 'neir SUBSCRIPTIONS to papers of this charac
ter. published in the northern cities: a crcums,.nca
WHICH SHOWS mat something of this kind is wantnf
iiohe' 20 dispei ennni, and amuse the mind j.,
e hours cl rel'xation from the more enross;n,
OF female life Why shall we not then w;,hnn, -,
w. anticipate reasonable share of patronage from tb
Ha'rons anu maids OF our District In carving INF,
execution cur proposed plan We shall of course =.
IN outy pound endeavnT TO give univ ersai
II we ia'l, We must look for indulgence from ,hns,
who' we are sure, will be always willing to extend a,
q IN
principally of Selections from the mos, ,Dn-o,od =,
refined literary publications of the present and h, =
6o"e uaS aho, while we hope to exhibit such iud, =
' Ia '!eSe as TO satisfy our fair readers that "
nave '"eir improvement as well their Amusement n,
heart' we pledge ourselves that nothing will anpe,r IN
our pages which shall the mantiine blush 70 On r
use me far cheek OF the most deiicately modest
nave liberal promses of assistance from Sc
iades and Sc ltiemen of high standing moreovar -,
nope, by Their courtesy, to be able to uresent io 49,
readers OCCASIONALLY choice Original Tale and =
n the LII L.,
Poesy. 'Ss'o''s III
of the "thousand-and-one" appeilations pecu,;., To-
suited TO publication like the one here pronosed -
nave chosen "The Kaleidoscope" .s mos, m 49,;
With our plan, which will be TO give At every t, ..
constant succession of ever-varyng but still be,;, =
and pleasing. forms and reflections AS f,,nt sL, -
OF the nature of work we beg leave IN ra.' =, Z"
iouowIng analysis, ga prIori:"
lectcd; 'o'"A' anu Sc
Memoirs Of distinguished females in the various d.,
Par'ments OF public and private hfe
journal cf the fashions home and for.ion :, , =,
their vast varieties 81 VI -
Excerpts, from the best authors;
Anecdotes, of the more refined cast: u,;,,, -,:
excellent thoughts, &c.. '"''"e''
Notices Of the drama, criticisms on popular ,src,,r
sFs, &c.; rr' Pe''"'h''
Original and well selected poetry, in which the p
FIty ct the legitimate Muse alone will be cherished ~
In polltIcs-w'thout having any thing TO saw in S,,.
~ any party, we pledge ourselves TO the ,,,c0,J;,;
expressed; ' anu ia'ry
ana Ias'' though not least, propose TO admit M,
such only excepted as relate to afJa
IN which our fair readers have an interest
ROBERT II. MADRA.
.c CHARLES G.. p. HOUGH
CITY OF Washington, Feb. 1880.
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