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ton, Miss Rand, Miss HerVey, and others. Many
names of like celebrity necessarily omitted for
want ofspace
Editorial and Critical Department.
The editorial department will continue to en-
brace notes current literature, and reviews of all
new American or foreign works of general interest
OF value. The criticisms Of Graham's Magazine
are acknowledged in all parts of the country to be
superior in acumcn, honesty and independence to
those of any contemporaries. Great scope will be
given to this department of the work, and topics on
all subjects likely to attract attention will be fear
lessly discussed.
Hints at Fashionable Life in Letters from
abroad,
Written by F. J. Grund, Esq, Consul to Antwerp,
who will also furnish with the earliest literary
intelligence, and short notices of new works. prior
to their appearance here in the shape of reprints
This will give Graham position to adjust the value
of foreign works. before the purchaser here has been
duped by puffs paid for by interested publishers.
Hints on Sports and Pastimes.
We shall devote a chapter TO sports and pastimes,
from the pen of Frank Forester, each month, for
the amusement of the gentlemen. The able sketch
es of Forester, in the New York Spirit of the Times,
have rendered his name familiar with American
sportsmen.
Graham's Elegant american Engravings.
The most elegant engravngs that have ever ap-
peared in America have been given to the public in
Graham's Magazine. We are now prepared to
give the right direction to the talents of artists
and are resolved that national tone shall be strict
lv preserved in ''Graham." Hereafter we shall
place in the engravers' hands none but american
pictures. Our own country abounds with the finest
scenery in the world. 1t is full of historical assoc-
atoms, of thrilling interest," and every hand sub
iects start up fit for the painters pencil and the
engravers BURN. Every patriotic sentiment urges
the selection of national subjects for the pen and
pencil, and we feel assured that the American pub
lie will sustain the enterprise. The subjects now
in the hands of our artists embrace Battle Grounds
Vieacs in the South and WeSt-hdian Portraits and
Prairie Scenes-.Ne=2otints of Scripture and other
subiccts-POrtraits Of our Contributors FlOacerS
from Nature, and all the varieties of elegant illus
tration that art or taste can.devise.
The Paris Fashions in Elegant Style.
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Paris house, by which we shall be enabled to excel
all others in the elegance, finish and correctness of
our fashions. We expect to have all the first out
in time for the July NUMBER and shall leave it then
to the taste of the American people to say, whether
any thing so superb has ever been issued here.
Original Music for Piano and Harp.
We have made arrangements with several must
cal ladies and gentlemen for a supply of very choice
and elegant music for the harp and piano, which
we intend shall form strong feature in the next
volume. MIR. Osbourn has also promised Ms the Sc
lection of his best songs.
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