Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-03
TIE KALEIDESCopH
AND LADIES' LITER AIRY GAZEr,r

4 no hNDING the number Of ne vsn,n.~,
GARY issued to the public in the District Of To-
iumba, the undersigned under the impres. On III.
. s"oer u requisite, IN order put the fn;ah;ng
ns 20 .ne literary chain tf they may be permitted to
use hSure, which will then encircle the .ten ml..
square vi the papers published here, with one soI
itsry exc.ptlon-(and that is of such ch.r.c,sr
as no, 20 merere in the slightest degree with their
proposed pnohcation) Politics is the beyinpino The
middle, and the end-"the order of the dsv .st ,h
complete exclusion OF all reading of more refneJ and
,''ae'"ANe uescripuon-those more polished and elc-
CANT germs OF herature-whch impart Instruction
while they give life and animation to the social c;rcJ.
IL will be observed above, that the unte rs;pn.d r
p1se 10 oePart somewhat from the beaten track OF
other wouIdoe. as we'll as ssfll Editors in the
Distrct and for that purpose have Determined to de-
vote their time and talents such they possess en-
trey to the amusement and instruction of IN. f.r.,
portion of creation. why this object has been GO II,
tie regarded by the conductors of the Press in ahe
.hree ci'ies is matter of surprise every one The
VIII not attempt to form reason for this
hegec'' lest prejudice might deem them unjust tu
others OF their profession II fact that the lade
OF the District OF Columbia have evnced abundant Ib
crafty IN their subscriptions papers of this char.
ter. published in the northern cities. c;rcums,.nss
winch shows that something of this Kind ia w,n,;no
nome to dispel ennui, and anuse the mind Il,
nos OF RELAXATION from the more engrossng carra
Oh female life. Why shall we not. then w;tbon, -,
V' anticipate reasonable share of patronag. fn 81
na'rons and maids of our Distrcti In carving mt,
execution our proposed plan we shall of co.,rs. =
IN DUTY bound, endeavor give universal
It we fail, we must look for indulgence frnn ,h'
VINO, we are sure will be always willing to extend Il
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principally OF Selections from the most Approved ,nt
rehhed literary publications of the present and nv
gone DAYS; and, while we hope exhibit such iuds.
ment IN these as to satisfy fair readers that ~
nave their Improvement we'll their amusement ~
near we pledge ourselves that nothing will appear in
our pages winch shall cause the manng blush to 8. &
,use tue fair cheek OF the most delcatey modest We
nave liberal promises of assistance from Ie,.
ladies' and &c ltlemen of high standing moreover IL
nope by Their courtesy, to be able to present 10 o.
readers, occasionally, choice Original Ts,. " S'r
visit to the more ideal but not less beautiful re.,om
Poesy. regions III
OF the "thousand- and one" appella,;on. n..,,,,
suited to publication like the one her pseunAy
have chosen "The Kaleidoscope" as most in nr;."
with our PLAN which will be to give at every turn
and pleasing for%s an but still beautiful
OF he nature OF our work. beg leave to present tie
following analysis, Ca priori:" "e
Popular tales ESSAYS and sk.tob.s .;,
lected; 'i'6'"A' A"o Sc
Memoirs Of distinguished females, in the various dc.
Partments OF public and private life;
their vast varieties 'e"' :" u
Excerpts, from the best authors;
Anecdotes, OF the more refined cast witty s,v;,,.
excellent thoughts, &c.; ''"B1
Notices Of the drama criticisms n, .,
ers, &c; p'pu'ar performs
Original and well selected poetry, in (Which n.
=, ,Ee .egmate Muse alone will be cherished;
III Pohtcs-without having any thing to saw in f,v,
OIL any party we pledge ourselves to the uncond;t;a"i
support ofthe Ladies' choice, fully and f;i
expressed; '''y ana fairiy
And last, though not least we pronose o. .d,.:.
such only excepted as relate To a,r.
IN which our fair readers have an interest. " "a"'
ROBERT RI. MADRA,
cc,. CHARLES C. p. HOUGH.
City OF Washington, Feb. 1880.
hh"s"ihe Kaleidoscope, and Ladies' Ii,er.rv
WIZ be printed on paper of the best ouaI;ty
Win new type, at Three Dollars per annum, or Two
Do 70. ana Ffty Cents, if paid in advance.
IL wiz be published and delivered to s,,bscr;h.r =;
washington city and Georgetown on Friday evening
OF subscribers at distance, they will be mailed ;,
mediatey on publication. ''
Ihe first number-as specimen Of the work-v;u
appear on Friday the I'd day Of April next. Ma
W SUBSCRIPTION papers placed at the Books,or.
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