The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-31

- "OANlNO........ JAN. 81, tee
EeMole Avehses.
Ise new York Daily Nses Gays there NJ
nov In this country two Or three hundred |,
aies who claim to be authorcsses, and 90 "a
~ puosas0ine book Of some sort or oths
maSes FOOD the pretensi0n, they have made
eoft OF title to that claim. Some says tn
sss- lVsssss have told their "fancies - some hay
told their "realitiss :" others have related IN
~stsry OF their infancy others Of thai
.sage." Some have described their urrana
father y some their @only little brother ~.
Othsrs hare detailed their "travels abro,d :,
osAers their "staytngs at homer Some n. :,
given the mysteries Of the "scwing circle :,
somc the "circle Of mysteries. Other. h. -.
q gwen their "ousy hours y Others their dc,
sure moments" There have been rhymes , nd
mere nave oecn reasons, poems and prose :
IneFe naSe oeen apostrophes and there have
seen sp'eaphs, essays and arguments.
"umoer OF geniuses is not eq ual to tie
aomoer OF books. Among this multitude OF
wHters there have been some capable Of in.
suecnne improving and pleasing; there have
sh others not equal to HANNAH MOORE or
MIss SeDcwIcK. Most Of them have achieved
esiy An sphemerai notoriety, and the yarns
they have spun have been the winding. shao,s
Of their reputation.
We do not desire to disparase female eeni,s
1or tnere are departments Of authorship in
E which none can achieve As much usefulness a.
women. and there have been and are l,av o.,
ehOTs in both Great Britain and Amer;c. vho
have shone as brilliant stars in the worIs of
letters, and have conferred more good ,,,o,,
society than many Of the most famous Soho
lars and satirists Of the other sex Ru, mr.
less woman or a man is endowed with sy,i
nentglfts and qualifications for the instrnc,;,,
ana entertainment of mankind they uonld
DETER leave the sphere of au thorship 10 tbos.
VINO are lifted for IL by nature and educa,io,
Ihey are wasting lime and paper upuecessa-
Tiy, ana encouraging spirit of vanity and |
Aose OF notoriety which are destined tn bo |
mosuned and wounded. The gentlemen -. |
America are gallant and polite beyond parable,
TO- the female sex; they give them wi,bont
murmur their places in cars and concsrt
rooms, and in this they do themselves honor
not less tnan the objec Is Of their Courtesy Inn,
Isniency and praise cannot with Justice ba ex.
tended 10 literary productions because they
Arc the productions of females, when they de.
mand severe criticism. The merits of hooks
ought 10 DO decided without reference to the ,
sex OF the author, and incompetent persons j..
WILL save themselves great deal of chaerin il
Nfy Will forbare from thrusting upon the
public volumes which have no ouaIitv of r
book except the name.
Parents, III general, will consult the welfare G
lno happiness OF daughters by training them ~
n domestic duties, and making il theiramh; J.,
ION 70 SHINE IN hFivate rather than in public. =,
! Is better to perform the deeds, than 10 write
as characters Of heroes or her0ines. 1ts bet
er 70 learn OF good and judicious mothe, | fr
fr.1rtJ, p,
oiness, tnan TO be able to portray their quail at
les in the most eloquent manner. much less =,
the milk and water style of some modern ="
uthors. An excellent housewife is more like.
to make home happy than an eminent an. Or
lor, and it is poor consolation 10 one of TIA M
rus OF creation, that his badIy-man,gad VIC
onSenoId and undisciplined family are undar up
e superintendence OF lady OF great literary rec
pirations. 20
NJ. - pas
1nere are those who can perform all their be
tses. al nome and to the world, and for them val
ieei all proper respect but in a genial homo
'ao Hoe world OF woman. In general wi
mas rs much as she can attend to. to keen | Of d
u world In order, without sallying forth 70 hav
orm society. Whilst we feel all revere,c. per-
lady wr;tars Of ,,,,, ~ N'oiehce as p
80 VI "oVei genius and learning way
10oA 4"ite as much for the humble souIs Alst
10 devote themselves to the more har,ss;,n proc
iaoorlous cares OF the fireside: cares ,nd haH
.,es which are never lightened by the sym. FL
MES OF admiring thousands, which are not ton
formed Tor applause, but from duty. which ~,
- ana nave their reward of ship
! VINO seeth In secret. She who reclaims !, the
yward husband by the tender spirit of ,o, orde
forho.raroo o, 49,, P''i'oA ioFe the
r, "no strengthens by her of tn
oes ""o iai'h the heart of Il true man: eqna
VINO trains up a child in the ways Of honor
accustoms Is little feet to the rugged nat, ne
MY ana seif-deniai; she whose gentle ex- der :;
'".o"e ""o ehtreatles allure a wander Slang
son from the ways of evil aud xyh rell i
vers and tears fall III. h, "-oSe of an
no w;,har.a e"'e"iy Jews up drew
P'"NtS VI Flrtue which her mans
! nau pianted In his infant mind until tbay for "
into fresh life and beauty,-she need no. r.
Win envy upon the most gaudy wreath bnrv,
'toraety, or even the brightest diadem of that
that ever glittered on the brow of an as dress
1t for literary renown. beyof
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