Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-25

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AND LADIES' LITERARY GAZETTE
| NJ NOTWITHSTANDING the number ~ n.m.... -.
- daily issued to the public in the District nf C.
lnmba the undersigned are under the impression tina,
still another IS requisite in order TO nut the n;.h;
link to the literary chain, Of thew NAV he n.rr,.
use hgure,) which will then eneircie the atrn r,s
square OF the papers published here, with one col
ieary eNception-(and that is Of such cbaraetc,
as not to interfere in the slightest degree With ,hs
proposed publication -Politics IS the bsp;nn;o 81
MIDDLE, and the end-"he order of the day, 10 the
complete exclusion OF all peadipg OF a more refined ana
imaginative description those polished and els
CANT germs OF iteratuSe-which impart iustrue,on
Wne tney give IRE and animation to the social circle
IL WIZ De observed above that the andersigoed mr.
pose to depart somewhat from the beaten 49, -
other woud-be as we'll as ssf,L Etijtors l., IN.
district; and tor that purpose have determined % r.
vote their time and talents, such as tbev nos. .'
ureiy to The amusement and Instruction of IN. 60.
portion OF creation Why this object has been SO It
Tie regarded by the conductors of the ppeN. in ..h
thTee Cities, h matter of SURPRISE to ey@v one tn
Undersigned will not attempt form reason Sn- ~;
nrsec', lest preJuilcs might deem them unjust TO
oshers OF their profession. Il h ct that the Iad;ss
OF the District of Columbia have evnced abnnd.t III
crafty IN their subscriptions to papers of this Cha
.et Puphsneh IN the northern ctes a CIRCUMSTANCE
"nich SHOWS that something Of this kind % vantin,
nearer home, TO dspel ennui, and anrs. the NIL
te hours OF relaxation from the more enpyoss;np cars
%, ne. why shall we not, then, without vani
w. anticipate reasonable share of patronage from Oh.
Insrons and maids Of District? In cairy;no ;s,,
execution our proposed plan, SHALL of course q
IN duty bound, endsavop to give universal sstisf
II we fall we must look for indulgence from, ,hr,
Who we are supe, will be always w inp To ex,enJ :,
10 us, our fair patrons. Our paper will be made un
principally of Selections from the most apn-ovod II
rehned literary publications of the present and r.,
gone days; and, while we hope exhibit such iuSs
ment IN these as to satisfy fair readers that vc
nave their improvement we'll rs their Amusement =.
heart, we pledge ourselves that nothing will annear D.
our pages which shall cause the antnp blush ~ =, -
fuse the fair cheek of the most deIcatey modest, W.
have liberal promises Of assistance from
ladies' and 81 ltlemen Of high Standing moreover anu
hope, by Their courtesy to be able presen, To q,
saders, occasionally, choice Original Tale and a
visit to the more ideal but not less beautiful repons -
Poesy. Vi
or the 'fhousapd.andone" appeIlations pecu,ia,Iv.
suited to publication like the here proposed We
nave chosen "The Kaleidoscope" rs most IN ,rnisou
With our plan, which will be give, at every turn
constant succession OF evervaryDg, but still beautiful
and pleasing. forms and reflections. As faint sketch
OF the nature OF work, beg leave to presep, tie
following analysis, ga priori:"
lected; N ''-
Memoirs of distinguished females in the v,r;,,, d.
Partments of public and private life;
journal of the fashions, home and foreign, in q n
their vast varieties
Excerpts, from the best authors;
excellent thoughts, &C..
Notices of the drama, criticisms on popular perforn-
ers, &C..
Original and well selected poetry, in which the b,,-
rity of the legitimate Muse alone will be chershef
- IN po,eswthou, having any thing to say in favor
support ofthc Ladies' choice, whenever fully and fairly
expressed;
And last, though not least, we propose to admit no
advertisements, such only excepted relate to affairs
in which our fair readers have an interest.
ROBERT ". MADRA,
CHARLES G.. y. HOUGH
City of Washington, Feb. 1850.
TERss-"The kaleidoscope, and Ladies' Literary
Gazette" will be printed on paper Of the best quality
with new type, at Three Dollars per annurn or Two
Dollars and Fifty Gents, IL paid in advance.
II will be published and delivered to subscribers in
Washington city and Georgetown on Friday evening.
For subscribers at distance, they will be mailed i'm
metstely on publication.
The first number-as a specimen of the vork-wili
appear on Friday the I'd day of prl next. NJ q H.
W subscription rapers are placed At the Booksto1p
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