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

The HOME JOURNAL has become universal.
There are few families of cultivated babits-lfew
of those who seek to enliven and make home tho
most intelligent and attractive place)-wbo do not
now receive it. 1t is read. we believe, wherever
run the gold threads of domestic happiness and
true moral refinement, whichlare woven go thickly
into the strong and course web of our c%ountry'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. fa
The first number of the new series will be is.
sued on the first of January next. New subscrib-
ers 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. It's 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 oil 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 endesvor 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. d. s4 a-..sf
Inc ne" feature Ior the coming year 10 one
that we have long thought of presenting to our
reader-.he CORRESPONDENTS of four pe,y brilliant
tcomen Uho 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 efervcs-
cence to the otherwise trimming cup-and, with
some difficulty, we have obtained the consent of
our fair correspondents. IT WINS only on one con-
dition. however--that the i~ncognaa. 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 mona
de plume, such as W. 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, #g 81.
Mrs. AMELIA RAYrER,
Miss LoTsA MUFFIN, 20
Miss JUsTELLA SUMMoRE. 2
And from these-the four most brilliant persons
of our city acquaintance-the charming Lstteas
will be duly forthcoming.
Every one knows how a tea.table or evening
circle is enlivened, by the coming in Of an intel
Iligent man who knows all the neU ideas afoat, end
tells them, briefly, gayly. and off.band, in. the
way OF ordinary conversation. Such q psrsep
gives you the substance of the daily papers,. in
three or four sentences-tells you the plan and
moral of a new book in q dozen words--givast the
essence of a%.sermon, the core of q public speech
the key to a public character, the spirit of; on, ar.
ticle in a review, the novelty in fashion, the. lass
turn in politics-all briefly, and all without detail
r or fummery- fedring ii With you, as material for
y your OVn discussion and gossip. This is. what we
propose to do for the Home Journalfort 1883
We mean to jot down, for our readers, in the few
est words possible, every new idea t~hatfals. in our
way. AS we read, as people drop in and talk las
we look abou. in our walks, we shall be,on g the
lookout for ideas and novelties giving them. in
the Lriesest shape. Formerly, We used tor lay
such memoranda aside, to right about is we should
find time-now, we shall give them to our readers,
TO DISCUSS FOR THEMSELVES. In this way, .Ms
subscribers 10 the Home Journal aciN asand a chance
to get hold, in some shape or ohher, ofteyery ne,o
. idea that is going.
The other populO featurerof the paper will be
l., continued Sketches of Bellies. Portraits of Public
J., Characters, description Of stirring. scenes in
g New York, news of fashion and manaers.. phases
S of gay and literary society, any new fun or new
d folly--in short, o PICTURE OF THs. WORLD ,Ae, 1T
d PASSES. We have scarce thought it, Necessary to
c mention. however, what our readers will under
stand. that we take care to chronicle and advance
every interest of benevoience aad' neral i'm,
provement, and strive hard to make the Home
d Journal no less useful and improving than it ID
d entertaining and original. Ea
as a New- Years present from a Gentleman to a
Lady. the Home journal is one, of which the re-
membrauce is rene,oed every aoeek, and tits unsur-
passed as a gift in good taste.
TERMs.-For one copy, 50; for three copies, SIS,
or for one copy three years $5-always in advance.
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MORRIS & WILLIS.
Editors, 107 Fulton-street, New York.