Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-23
THE HOME JOURNAL-The Home

( Journal has now become UNIVERSAL
There are few families Of cultivated habits
flew of those who seek to enliven and
make home the most intelligent and at
tractive place who do not now receive 1t.
1t is read we believe. wherever run the gold
threads Of domestic happiness and true
moral refinement, which are woven so thick
ly into the stronger and coarser web of our
country's industry and energetic prosperity.
The Home Journal is the speaker to the
hearts Of this busy nation, IN the hours
given to happiness and relaxation.
Our increased subscription enables US to
command both more material and more
assistance than we have heretofore used
upon the paper We are now able to trans
fer some of the merely laborious department
to other hands. This enables Us to Garry
out a very cherished design Of our own
one of which we have long seen the value,
but which We have deferred, simply and
only from not having the time and labor to
co Justice to it. We now announce 1t,
however, and will endeavor in some inca
sure to describe it under the head OF
A NEW FEATURE.
Every one knows how tea table Or even
ing circle is enlivened, by the coming in Of
an intelligent man, who knows all the new
ideas afsat, and tells them briefly, happy,
and off hand, in the way Of ordinary con-
versation.
Such q person gives you the substance
Of AL the daily papers, in three or four
sen;ences--tells you the plan and moral cf
new book in u dozen Words gives the
esseuce of = sermon, the core Of Z public
speech. the key to n public character, the
spirit Of an article III ID review, the novelty
III fashion, the last turn in poiitics-ail
briefly, and all without detail or tln1nmery
Leaving it with you, dis material Tor Your
own discussion and gossip. We meun 10
ljot down, for readers, i'll the fewest words
possible, every new idea that falls in Our
way. As we read, rs people drop in al.d
talk as we look abou. IN urwalks, we shall
be on the look-ou for ideas aHd novelties
giving them in the briefest shape under the
head OF MEMS. or GOSSIP.
Formerly we used 70 lay such memoranda
aside, to write about if We should find time
how, We shall give them to our readers,
to discuss for themselves, In this way, the
subscriber to the Home Journal Will stand
a 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, phases Of gay and
literary society, any new fun or to!ly--in
short, a PICTURE OF THE WORLD AS 1T PASSES.
We have scarce thought it necessary 70
mention, however, what our readers we'll
understand, that we take care also to
chronicle and advance every interest Of
benevolence and moral improvement, and
strive hard to make the Home Journal no
less useful and improving than it is enter
tanning and original.
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good taste.
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