The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-08-04

LADIES

Ladies' pETSh' "ASt''
We have received the following
letter from a number Of females, and
take great pleasure in giving 1t a place
and an answer, especially as we are
personally acquainted with two of
them, and we found that acquaintance
to be most agreeable indeed. Here is
the letter:
Mn. SLATER ;--Seycral Of Us arc
subscribers TO Home Journal, and are
always pleased to pcruse il. But II
would be far more interesting, not on
" TO US, hut to numerous friends and
subscribers, if you would devote a
column or so each week to the ladies
in particular. This is the course per-
sued by the New York Ledger, Week.
~. and many other papers sc could
mention, and ifthey find it takes well,
might you not profit by following their
example. Besides. we young ladies
might write for such q column occa.
sionally, and write something of inter.
est. The mcn oan write for ncwspa.
pers and abuse the poor ladies ever so
much, and we, poor foolish creatures,
subscribe for journals filled with such
abuse. and suffer it in SILENCE. Now,
We don't wish to be like Fanny Fern,
hut we do wish that some editor, dear
Mr.. Home Journal, would give us n
chance TO vindicate our sex. pon
haven't got much gaIlantry. or you
would DO for the weaker side. And
we don't like you for your mcanneSs,
no nc donl and some doy you'll be sor-
ry, if we ain't nightly mistaken.
Yours Truly,
ANNIE, LIZZIE,
MoLLIE. MAGGIE,
FANNY IL EMMA.
Great goodness Was there ever
any one in such n fix as our own fool
self just about this time On dear,
dcar, ladies, don't be mad at us this
time for having delayed to p%rollrr n
column for you all in particular, and
after this we will just give up to you.
You may inst come here 10 the office
and take possession Of everything,
ourselr thrown in to make good count.
Write just as much as you please, as
long as you please and ms often. Give
the young men fits, and whrncycr they
talk about your hoods, high hccled
shoes, little ~picayuuc bonnrts, &c,
you Just answer 'cm' back u III Fanny
Fern. Well endorse all ypu say and
risk the consequences. We will that.
If we don't you may have our heart
and hand, "to Il dead moral certainty"
as the fellow said.
But, seriously now, VIC think you
young ladies might make IA column in
the Home Journal quite interesting
every GEEK. You can write about
the fashions, poetry, music, love, fun,
lroIic. parties, pic,nics.s swccthcarts
nirtations, making biscuit, household
affairs, home and its Influences, &C.,
&c. BY the way, we have bcc1kccp-
ing house OursclCfO for n short time, and
feel somewhat prepared to judge
whether or no you would make use
full companions for n who loves the
warm hearth of "A happy home, and
good victuals in preference to the cold
formali,iGs of a gaudy parlor, and the
humping of a costly piano. And,
besides the one who displays the most
knowledge in this respect, shall re.
ccive Il present from the editor, m'M
his namie cng,uren on II, and his image
too, nose and all, if she wants it =
Yes, we offer Mg inducements and
hope to receive big effort.
l. t us Lear from you mex. week,
ard be parlicular not to say anything
hat the ''brys" won't like, for, re.
member we open this column to both
'exes of the young. knowing as we do
hat Il "mived school will make both
'ides studious, Come, youg ladies.
ak out and don't be alarmed. We
PREDICT for your colNmn many peru.
;crs.