Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-24
lHE HOME JOURNAL.-Tbe Hume

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Journal has nov become universal
There are few families OF cultivated habits
flew Of those who seek to eniiven and
make home the most intelligent and ut
sractiye place who do not now receive 1t.
1t is read We believe wherever run the god
threads of domestic happiness and true
moral refinement, which are woven so thick
ly into the stronger and coarser web of our
couhtry's industry aud energetic prosperity.
The Home Journal is the speaker to the
hearts of this busy nation, III the hours
given to happiness and relaxation.
Our increased subscription enables us to
command both more material and more
assistance tl,an We have heretofore us, d
upon che paper. W. are now able to trans
Ter some Of the merely Iab"rlous department
to other BIZ. DIS. This enables Us to C rry
out very cherished design of our owu-
one OF which We have long seen the value,
but which we have deferred, simply aud
only from not having the time and labor to
0 justice to it. We now announce it,
however, and viii endeavor in some mea-
sure to describe it under the head Of
A NEW FEATURE.
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lug circle is enlivenel, by the coming in of
au intelligent man, who knows all the new
ideas afl~at, and tells them briefly, happy,
and off hand, in the way OF ordinary con-
versation.
Such person gives you the substance
Of all the daily papers, in three or four
sentences-sells you the plan and moral Of
new book i'll q dozen w"rds-gives the
essence of II sermon, the core of public
speech, the key to \ public charac er. the
spirit Of an article in a review, the novelty
in fashion, the last turn in politics-ail
briefly. and all without detail OF hummery
leaving it with you, as material for your
own discussion aud gossip. We mean to
jot down, for readers, in the fewest words
possible, every new idea that falls in our
way. AS we read, as people drop in and
talk. az we look about in our walks, we shall,
be OH the look out for ideas and novelties
giving them in the briefest shape under the
head OF MEMS. or GOSSIP.
Formerly we used to lay such memoranda
aside, to write about if We should find time
bow, We shall give them to our renders.
to discuss FIR themselves, In this way, the
subscriber to the Home Journal will stand
chance to get hold, in some way or other,
Of every new idea that is going.
The other popular features Of the paper
will be continued ;-Sketches Of Bellies,
Portraits of public Characters, descriptions
of stirring events in New York, news of
fashion and manners, pha es of gay and
literary society, any new fun or folIy-in
short, a PICTURE OF THE WORLD AS IT PASSES.
We have scarce thought it necessary to
mention, however, what our readers well
understand, that we take care also to
chronicle and advance every interest OF
beuevoleuce and moral improvement, and
strive hard to make the Home Journal no
less useful and improving than it is enter
tanning and original
AS a New Years Present from a Gen.
tleman to Lady, the Home Journal is one,
of which the remembrance is renewed every
week, and it is unsurpassed as gift i'll
good taste.
TERM For one copy, 50; for three
copies, 50, Or for one copy for three years,
$5-always in advance. Subscribe with
out delay.