Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-11
THE KALEIDOSCOPE,
AND LADIES' LITERARY GAZETTE

NOTWITHSTANDING the number of newspap, toa
daily issued TO the public in the District Of .
still another is requisite. in order put the
link to the literary chain. f they may be
square, OF the papers published here, with one olde,
itary exception-(and that is Of such
rs not to in the slightest degree with Tidy or
proposed OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is the beginning Jnd
middle, and the ed-"the order Of the tlsy"-to tbnven
complete exclusion of al reading Of more refined
imaginative descrpton-those more polished and ebc In
CANT germs Of Merature--whieh impart instructed
while they give life and animation the social &C
1t Will be observed above, that the undersigned p..
other wouldbe. we'll rs succsssf, Editors in Prov
Districts and for that purpose, have determined 10 opc
vote their time and talents such they possess sc
urey to the amusement and instruction Of the
portion Ut ereaton Why this object has been itheu
tie regarded by the conductors of the Press in falet
three Cities, matter Of surprise to every one M
undersigned will attempt to form reason for Ills fa
neglect lest prejudice might deem them unjust fishes
others OF their profession 1t is fact. that the a on
crafty In their subscriptions papers Of this
ter published in the northern cities; eircumstanc
wo,en shows that something Of this kind is wan!in
nearer home, to dspel ennui and the mind. H,h
the hours Of relaxation from the engrossng
OF female Ese Why shall not then, without vanE Gu
~, anticipate reasonable share Of patronage from
mstrons and maids Of our District! In carrying init
execution our proposed plan, SHALL Of course, aI
duty bound, endeavor to give universal satisfaction
II We fsii. we must look for indulgence from thos1
who we are sure, will be always willing to extend
20 u.s. our FAR patrons Our paper will be made up u,
OF selections from Tie most approved
refined literary publications Of the present and by.
gone days. and, while hoPe exhibit such judg- ~
ment IN these rs to satisfy fair readers that we
nave ther improvement well their MT ut
heart' we pledge ourselves that nothing will appear i'm r.
our pages which shall mantlne blush to suf 10
fuse the fair cheek of the most decatcIv modest we
nave liberal promises Of assistance from literary
iahes and gentlemen Of high Standing moreover, and ~
ther courtesy, to be able to present o,
readers occasionally choice Original Tale, and q,
Poesy. - nj
OF the "thousand-anon." appea,ions peculiarly s s.,
suited to publication like the here proposed, we
have chosen "The Kaleidoscope" as most m unison -
with our plan, which will be to give, at every turn
constant succession of ever-varying, but still beautiful
and pleasing. forms and reflections. As faint sketch ~
OF the nature of work, beg leave present the
1iIoTlng analysis, ga prori:" g.
lected; '"1 '' ne
Memoirs Of distinguished females, in the various de- q
Partments of public and private life; :.
a journal Of the fashions home and foreign in all II
their varieties: "a
: Excerpts, from the best authors; u
Anecdotes, OF the more refined cast; witty savings "
excellent thoughts, &c..
Notices of the drama, ccisms popular perform ,s
ers, &C.; W
Original and well selected poetry, in which the MI. nj
rty Of the legitimate Muse alone will be cherished;
In pol'ics-without having any thing say in favor -
any paST we pledge ourselves to the unconditional OF
expressed Ut
And last though not least we propose to admit no g.
advertisements such only excepted as relate to affairs
in which our fair readers have an interest. :.
ROBERT ~. MADRA,
CHARLES C. =. HOUGII. =;
City of Washington, Feb. 1859. ~
TEHAs-"Ihe Kaleidoscope, and Ladies' Literary ' =.
Gazette" will be printed paper of the best quality a
WIN new type, at Three Dollars per ann,p, or Two ne
Dollars and Fifty Cents, If paid in advance. De o
will be published and delivered subscribers in ~
Washington city and Georgetown Friday evening. m
For Subscribers distance, they will be mailed inn
medatey publication "a
The first numbers specimen of the work-will y"
appear on Friday the I'd day Of April next. M&H w.
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