Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-12-19

THE HOME JOURNAL has become universal.
There are few families of cultivated habits-(few
of those who seek to enliven and make home the
most intelligent and attractive place)--who do not
now receive it. 1t is read, we believe. wherever
run the gold threads of domestic happiness and
true moral refinement, w~hichiare woven go thickly
into the strong and course 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.
The first number of the new series will be is
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es can be supplied from that date but immedi-
ate application will be necessary for such as desire
to begin at the beginning. A home is hardly
complete, we think we may safely venture to say
without the Home Journal, which, besides being
a chronicle Of the times. abounds in intelligence
designed to enliven an American Home. Its ed
itors (GEo. p. MORRIS and N. P. WILLIS devote
their entire time, skill and experience, to the task
of giving each week, everything worth knowing.
They particularly keep an eye on the whims and
novelties Of the day. The utmost pains are taken
to present the facts and outlines of all news.
In the literary department, We aim at sketches
and readable criticisms, and in our COMBINATIONS
Of the productions of the vast newspaper world of
Europe we endeavor to avoid the tiresome and To-
cal, and transfer to our columns the pick of English
information and brilliancy, while we endeavcr to
select with a true sense of pure morals, true wit,
and genuine humor.
The new feature for the coming year is one
that we have long thought Of presenting to our
reader-the CORRESPONDENTS of four re,y brilliant
,comen ,cho send as regularly the GossiP OF the
GAY WORLD. We have grudged exceedingly the
keeping Of these most readable matters to ourselves
feeling certain that it was precisely the Society
gossip which our subscribers required as ~efferves-
cence to the otherwise trimming cup-and, with
some difficulty, we have obtained the consent of
our fair correspondents. it was only on one con-
dition, however--that the t%ncogniG, for each,
should be strictly preserved. We agreed to this;
but, as it was important to distinguish between
their several Letters, we venture TO suggest noms
de plume, such as we thought would be somewhat
descriptive of their several veins of humor. The
four ladies will therefore be introduced to the
readers Of the next volume of the Home Journal,
Mrs. JAPoNIcA JONES,
Mrs. AMELIA RAYrER, M
Miss LoTsA MUFFIN, -.e3
MISS JUsTELLA SUMMoRE.
And from these-the four most brilliant persons
of our city acquaintance-the charming Letters
will be duly forthcoming.
Every one knows how q tea-table or evening
circle is enlivened, by the coming in of an intel
ligent man who knows all the new ideas dfoat, and
tells them, briefly, gayly. and off-hand, in tho
way OF ordinary conversation. Such q person
gives you the substance of the daily papers, in
three or four entences-tells you the plan and
moral OF a new book in a dozen words--gives the
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the key to a public character, the spirit of an ar
ticle in a review, the novelty in fashion, the last
turn in politics-all briefly, and all without detail
r or fummery- learning ii Nth you, as material 10,
Y your own discussion and gossip. This is what We
propose to do for the Home journal for, 1858.
We mean to jt down, for our readers, in the few.
est words possible, every new idea that falls, in our
way. AS we read, as people drop in and talk, as
we look about in our walks, we shall be on the
lookout for ideas and novelties giving them in
the Lriefest shape. Formerly, we used to lay
such memoranda aside, to right about if we should
find time-now, we shall give them to our readers
TO DISCUSS FOR THEMSELVES. In this way, tn.
subscribers 10 the Home Journal wiU stand a chance
to get hold, in some shape or othey, Of erery mex
idea that is going.
l. The other popular featuresof the paper will be
continued Sketches of Bellies. Portraits of Public
Characters, description Of stirring scenes in
s New York, news of fashion and manners. phases
s of gay and literary society, any new fun or new
d fOlly-in short, o PICTURE OF THE WORLD AS II
d PASSES. We have scarce thought it Necessary tc
c mention. however, what our readers will under
8, stand. that we take care to chronicle and advance
every interest of benevolence and moral i'm
= provement, and strive hard to make the Home
d Journal no less useful and improving than it i,
d entertaining and original.
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Lady. the Home Journal is one, of which the re-
memsbyauce is rene1oed every Deek, and it is unsur
passed as a gift in good taste.
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Editors, l07 Fulton-street, New-York