Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-12
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AND LADIES' LITERARY GAZETTE


NOTWITHSTANDING the number Of newspapers
IN daily Issued 10 the public in the District Of CO.
ambis. the undersigned under the impression that
link the literary chain, IF they may be permitted to
hgure,) which will then encircle the "ten miles
square, ut the papers published here, with one SOL
Co interfere. in the slightest degree with their
proposed publicAtion)- is the beginning, the
middle, and tho en-"fhe order OF the dsy,"-to the
complete exclusion OF all reading Of e6ned and
imaginative dcscription-those more polished and ele
giant germs Of literaure-which impart instruction.
while they give life and animation to the social circle
Il will be observed above, that the undersigned pro-
pose to depart somewhat from the beaten track Of
other wouldbe. well ssfjl Editors, in the
Districts and for that purpose. have determined TO de-
vote their time and talents. such they possess
trey to the and instruction Of the airer
portion Of creation. Why this object has been lit
lie regarded by the conductors of the Press in "the
three cities, matter OF surprise TO every The
undersigned will not attempt to form reason for this
neglect. lest prejudice might deem them unjust to
others OF their profession. is fact that the ladies
Of the District of Columbia have evInced abundant lib
eraty in their subscriptions papers of this charac
ter published in the northern cities; circumstance
which shows that something Of this kind is wanting,
nearer home, tn dspei ennui, and amuse the mind, in
the hours of relaxation from the engrossng cares
of female life. Why shall not, then, without van
~, anticipate reasonable share Of patronage from the
matrons and maids of District? In rying into
execution our proposed plan, shall. Of course,
in duty bound endcavor give universal satisfaction;
IT we fail, we must look forsinulgence from those,
to US, our fair patrons. Our paper will be made up
principally of Selections from the approved and
refined literary publications Of the present and by.
gone days; and, while hope tn exhibit such judg.
ment in these as to satisfy our fair readers that we
have their Improvement we'll their at
heart we pledge ourselves that nothing will appear in
our pages which shall cause the mantng blush suf
fuse the fair cheek of the most delca,ey modest We
have liberal promises of assistance from several literary
ladies' and gentlemen of nigh standing, moreover and
hope by their courtesy to be able to present to our
choice OriCina TIL anI
visit to the more ideal but not less beautiful regions of
Poesy.
OF the "thousand-and.one" appella,ons peculiarly
suited to publication ike :he here proposed, we
have chosen "The kaleidoscope" most IN unison
with our plan, which will be to give, at every turn.
constant succession OF everovaryng but still! beautiful
and pleasing, forms and reflections AS a faint sketch
OF the nature OF our work. beg leave to present the
following analysis. "a priori:"
Popular tales, essays and sketches, original and
lected;
Memoirs of distinguished females in the various de-
Partments of public and private life
A journal of the fashions home and foreign, in all
their vast varieties:
Excerpts, from the best authors;
Anecdotes, of the more refined cast; witty sayings,
excellent thoughts. &c.;
Notices Of the drama criticisms on popuar perform
ers, &c..
Original and we'll selected poetry, in which The pu-
rity of the legitimate Muse alone will be cherished;
In pollticsw;thout having any thing say in favor
ct any party pledge ourselves the unconditional
expressed
And last, though not least we propose to admit no
advertisements. such only excepted as relate to affairs
in which our fair readers have an interest.
ROBERT II. MADRA,
CHARLES q. Il. uOUGH.
City of Washington, Feb. 1850.
TxnNs-"The kaleidoscope, and Ladies' Literary
Gazette, will be printed paper of the best quality
with new type, at ThreesDoilars per annum, or Two
Dollars and Fifty Cents, if 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
mediately publication
The first number-as specimen of the work-will
appear on Friday the 2d day Of April next. M.aH.
u Subscription papers are placed at the Bookstore
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