The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-12-15
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TNHE HOME JOURNAL for 1866.
4 Aigh-tone9 and brilliant Literary and Artistic
Journal

NEW VoLUME-NEW ATTRACTIONS.
Established in 1916, TBE HONE JOURNAL, ION the
sixth of January next,l for the tacenttsth year,
greets its old friends and subscribers.
1t is still conducted by n. p. WILLIS, assisted
by efficient corps of able editors, talented con-
tributors, and spicy correspondents.
Mr. WILLIS, while maintaining his allowed very
able topic, The Chronicle Of GaYety and Fashion,
thinks he has succeeded in establishing separate
best GtOFttgfO all that concerns the liveher pro-
gress of women.
As the Voics of this new want of society, the
Home Journal claims to be the indispensable first
Aeed Of the lGyEes One of the features of the new
series will be the publication of new and beauti-
full story, by ALPHoNSE De LAMARTINE, entitled
FLOR D'ALIZA; An HyH Of Italian Llfs,
which is pronounced by eminent European critics,
.the Paul and Virginia of the nineteenth centu-
ry, and which is being translated tor our columns
by GEORGE PERRY This will run through about
ten numbers In the first number of the coming
volume will be commenced an entire NEW SERIES
of articles, entitled MATRIMONIAL INFELICI-
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 fat of the living literature Of the world,
and serve up for their cosmopolitan taste choice
condensaons from living writers of every country,
We have enlisted the service of some able writers
to translate BRIEF RoMASCEs from the French, Ger
man and Russian current literature.
SNOUFdtftNfc
ment while prominent feature Of the new vol
ume will be O7gtRat and Sparkling SkstcheS of
character, persons and places.
The author of ''Ashes from the Pipe of an Old
Smoker "Daisy Howard - 'The Dreamer, " and
other favorte essayists will figure under this head
will be especially brilliant. Among other writers,
MRs EsTELLE ANNA LEWIS, the poetess, and
HARRY HARDWOOD LEEcH, the essayist (bOth
residing abrOad) will act special correspon-
dents iotting down for readers everything that
is new and interesting the world of letters art
fashion and society. The AMUSEMENT DEPART
MEST is under the charge Of Ii. A. DELILLIE, an
accomplished critic, who will keep our readers well
informed of all that is interesting on both sides of
the Atlantic, in matters Musical and Dramatic.
In Bellies Lettres Poetry, ATt-Criticsm, Book
Reviews, original essays, social fashion and foreign
gossip, spicy letters, short sketches pithy para
graphs personal items, early extracts from unpub-
lished works, choice selections from English French
and other foreign periodicals. and all in fact that
tends to make an instructive and entertaining news
paper, the Home Journal will still retain its repu
taton the faYorite Of the bellies lettres press.
1t need hardly be mentioned that the editors are
proud of the position assigned to the paper of be-
ing the unexceptonably cultivated reference Of
polite people It's high moral tone will always be
observed and nothing will be admitted into Its col
umns that would not be compatible with paper
intended for the moral and refined home Of the
best classes
We take this orunity of thanking our many
Southern subscribers for a 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 contne
themselves rather 10 their motto, to Encourage
the memorable, the progressive and the beautiful.
TERMS For one copy, one year, So for three
copies 81 So or one copy for three years 81 80 al
ways in advance. Subscriptions, orders, remttan-
ces and all other communications, tG be addressed
to the publishers,
n. p. WILLIS & MORRIS PHILLIPS,
I07 Fulton street. New York.