Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-04-05
THE HOME JoURN Il The Home

Journal has now become UNIVERSAL
There are few families of cultivated habits
flew # those who seek to enilven and
make home the most intelligent and Mt
tractive piac, who do not now receive 1t.
1t is read We believe wherever run the gold
threats OF domestic happiness and true
moral refinement. which are woven 40 thick
ly into the stronger AMI coas ser web of our
counrry's industry and energetic prosperity.
The Home Journal is the speaker to the
hearts of this busy nation. in the hours
given to happiness aud relaxation.
Our increased subscription enables us to
command both more material and more
assistance than we have heretofore U.s.
upon the paper. W. are now able to trans
Ter some Of the merely laborious department
to other ha ds. This enables US 10 Try
out Very cherished design OF our own
one of which We have long seen the value,
but which We have deferred, simply and
"nly from hot having the time and labor TO
o Justice to it. We now announce it,
however, and wi eudeavor in some mea-
sure to descrb, il under the head Of
a NEW FEATURE.
Every one knows how a tea table or even
ing circle is eniiveDe.i, by the coming i'll of
an intelligent man. who knows ali the new
ideas afl AT, and tells them briefly, happy,
aud IF hand in the way Of ordinary con-
versatipn.
Such "a person gives you the substance
of all The daily papers, in three or four
sen,ences-tetls you the plan aud moral OF
II new book in "a dozen w"rds-giv's the
essence of /, sermon the core Of il public
speech. the key to "a public chsrac er. the
eprlt If an article in Il review. the novelty
Iii fashion, the last turn in polifics--ah
briefly, aud all without detail "r flummery
.-lea>ing it with you, as material for your
own discussion and gossip. We mean to
jot down, for readers. il the fewest words
p. ssib e, every new idea that falls in our
way. As VIZ read. rs people droi in and
talk. as We took about in our walks, we shall
lie OH the look out for iieas and novelties -
giving them in the hriefest shape under the
head OF MEMS III GOSSIP.
Formerly We use'I to lay such memoranda
aside, I" write about if We should find time
bow. We shall give them to cur read' rs.
t. discuss f themselves, In this way. the
subscriber to the II me Journal will stand
chance to get holt. in some way or other,
of every new idea that is going.
The "ther popular features of the paper
will be continued ;-Sketches IF bellies,
Portraits of public Characters, descriptions
of stirring eveits in New York. news If
fashion and manners phi, es Of gay and
literary society. any new fun "r foll,-in
short, PICTURE OF Tue WORLD AS 1T PASSES.
We have Scarce thought it necessary to
! mention, however, what our readers we'll
understand, that we take car. Also tt
| chronicle aud advance every interest of
benevo|elce and moral Improvement, and
strive hard to make the Home journal no
less useful n:d improving than it is enter
| tanning and original.
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