The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-08
Misfellaue1us.
THE HOME JOURNAL for 1866.
4 higA-toned and brilliant Literary and Arttsttc
Journal

NEW V0LUME-NEW ATTRACTIONS.
Established in l846, The HOME JOURNAL, ION the
sixth of January next,) for the tJceRtisfh year,
greets its old friends and subscribers.
1t is still conducted by N. P. WILLIS assisted
by an efficient corps of able editors talented con-
tributors and spicy correspondents.
MIR. WILLIS, while maintaining his allowed very
able topic, The Chronicle of Gagetg and Fashion,
thinks he has succeeded in establishing separate
best authority for all that concerns the liyelier pro-
gress of women.
As the Uoice of this new want Of society, the
Home Journal claims to be the indispensable FIRST
need Of the ladies One of the features of the new
series will be the publication of a and beaut-
full story, by ALPHoSsE De LAMARTINE, entitled
FLOR D'ALIZA An LdyiL Of Italian Life,
which is pronounced by eminent European critics,
''the Paul and Virginia Of the nineteenth centu-
ry,h and which is being translated for our columns
by GEORGE PERRY This viii run through about
ten numbers. In the first number of the coming
volume will be commenced an entire NEW SERIES
of articles, entitled MATRIMONIAL lNFELICI-
TIES, by the well-known and popular humorous
writer, BARRY GRAY, author of Married Life,
etc, etc. As part Of our plan to keep our read
ers fatt Of the living literature of the world,
and serve up for their cosmopolitan taste choice
condensatiOns from living writers OF every country,
we have enlisted the service Of some able writers
to translate BRIEF RoMANCEs from the French, Ger
man and Russian current literature.
But romance will be only a subordinate depart
ment; while a prominent feature Of the new vol
ume will be Original and Sparkling Sketches OF
character, persons ana places.
The author of ''Ashes from the Pipe of an Old
Smoker" Daisy Howard - 1.-The Dreamer, and
other favorite essayiss, will figure under this head
In Foreign Correspondence the coming volume
will be especially brilliant. Among other writers,
MRs. EsTELLE ANNA LEWIS, the pOetess, and
HARRY HARDWOOD LEEoH, the essayist, (both
now residing abroad viii act special cOrrespOn-
dents, ottin down for readers e~er hing chat
is and interesting in the world OF letters, art,
fashion and society. The AMUSEMENT DEPART
MENr is under the charge of H. A. DELILLIE, an
accomplished critic, who will keep our readers well
informed of all that is interesting both sides OF
the Atlantic, in matters Musical and Dramatic.
In Belles-Lettres, Poetry, Art-Criticism, Book
Reviews original essays social fashion and foreign
gossip, spicy letters short sketches, pithy para
graphs personal items, early extracts from unpub-
ished works choice selections from English French
and other foreign periodicals. and ALL in fact, that
tends to make instructive and entertaining news
paper, the Home Journal will still retain its repu-
tatiOn as the favOrite of the bellies letres press
1t need hardly be mentioned that the editors are
proud of the position assigned to the paper Of be-
ing the unexceptiOnably cultivated reference OF
polite people its high moral tone will always be
observed and nothing viii be admitted into Its col
umns that would not be compatible with a paper
intended for the moral and refined home of the
best classes.
We take this opportunity Of thanking our many
Southern subscribers for return Of their patron
age and can assure them that the editors will still
keep the columns of the Home Journal free from
political and religious discussions, and will cOnne
themselves rather to their motto, to Encourage
the memorable, the progressive and the beautiful
TERMS For one copy, one year, So for three
copies 81 5O or copy for three years, 81 90 al
ways in advance. Subscriptions, orders, remittan-
ces, and all other communications to be addressed
to the publishers,
\. P. WILLIS & MORRIS PHILLIPS,
I07 Fulton street, New York.