mote a happy tone of moral feeling, and they are quite indispensable to successful intellectual effort. But we attach to it likewise a primary and independent importance. We are ambitious that our pupils should return to their homes in every case with, if possible, an increased share of muscular vigo and youthful freshness.

Yet on this subject we avoid, as far as possible, the irksomeness of system. The hours of exercise are distinctly assigned. The battle-door and coronella, the skipping-rope and swing, offer themselves in our parlor, hall and piazzas, while to those who dislike these modes of exercise, the occasional ride and ramble present their peculiar inducements.

Of the next branch of education it is more difficult to speak; because it involves questions on which different opinions are entertained.

Our fundamental principle is the following. In all education the first object should be the discipline of the mind: the second, the acquisition of knowledge. It is true, indeed, that the one does to some extent involve the other, as there is obviously no mental discipline which does not imply progress in knowledge. Yet this affects not the propriety of the distinction. It is certain that as we make one or the other of these objects our primary aim, the kind of knowledge we pursue, and still more the mode in which we pursue it, will essentially vary.

It remains to speak of the moral culture which our system contemplates. Giving to the expression its widest import, we include in its objects the personal, social and religious habits of our pupils.

Perfect neatness, in respect of appearance, dress and the arrangement of their rooms and clothing, is steadily enjoined. In their general deportment, and especially in their manners towards each other, they are required to be uniformly respectful and affectionate. In these particulars they are under the immediate care of the lady of the Principal; and such is the spirit of this supervision that nothing but the most sisterly harmony has yet appeared among

us.

The religious influence at which we aim, while it is designed to be positive and efficient, does not involve the inculcation of speculative theological opinions. The great sentiments of religion which appeal to the conscience and the heart, are those with which we feel ourselves to be chiefly concerned. And these are presented, not with the view of producing a momentary and fruitless excitement, but with reference to a permanent effect on the character and life.

The Principal of the school is Rev. Henry Jones.-There are four assistants; all ladies. The terms of admission are as follows..

For Board, Lodging, Washing, Fuel, Lights, and Instruction in all the branches of an English Education, with stationary pertaining thereto, for one year, those over twelve years of age

$150,00

For the same, to those under twelve

100,00

In addition to the above, for Instruction per Quarter

in

The year of the school will hereafter commence on the first Wednesday of November. The first term will continue 22 weeks after a vacation of 4 weeks, the second term will commence, and continue 22 weeks.

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LITERARY NOTICES.

NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW.

The articles in the last number of this work are full of interest. We should like to make extracts-but what signifies the wish to convey to our readers all the excellence of the numerous publications issuing from the press? They will discover them without our assistance, and we do not much regret that at present, all our notices must be brief. Short articles, it is said, are the most popular.

THE ESSAYIST. A new periodical is about to be established in this city. The object of Mr. Light is to afford encouragement to young writers to come out in print. We think it may be advantageous: certainly it will afford an incentive for exertion to juvenile aspirants for fame. We wish the editor success.

NORTH AMERICAN ARITHMETIC. Part 1. By Frederic Emerson. Boston. Lincoln & Edmands. This is a book that children can understand, and which they will like; and that is sufficient eulogy. Mr. Emerson has overcome what was the greatest obstacle to little children, in their use of an arithmetical treatise; he has by the intervention of pictures of things, overcome their dislike to figures; which before seemed to mean nothing they had seen or could comprehend. The work, we should think, would become as popular as it must be useful.

ENTOMOLOGY. Our readers will see, by reference to the advertising sheet, that a course of lectures on Entomology may soon be expected. Perhaps there is no part of natural history with which people, generally, are less acquainted than with the economy of insects. Though they are continually before us, we pay little attention to their habits, but consider them troublesome, or more, actually useless. If we better understood their history, we should doubtless, be convinced, that there is no living thing but has its appropriate use, and that all has been contrived by wisdom. The ladies of the city will now have an opportunity of gaining some knowledge of Entomology, in a manner the most agreeable to their pursuits.

From the refined taste of the lecturer, we may hope to be gratified with the substance of the researches and experiments of the naturalist, without the pedantry which the scientific sometimes think necessary, in order to display their own profound study.

INFANT SCHOOLS. These schools have now been established in the city sufficiently long to test their utility. From the fact that the number of private schools, for the infants of others, besides the poor, are constantly increasing, the estimation in which these schools are held, may be better inferred than by any eulogy we could give. From a printed card, lately sent us, we learn an Infant school, on the plan of

the one in Bedford street, has been lately opened at South Boston. Gould, a young lady well qualified for the business, is the principal. will, no doubt, be successful there.

Miss Ann Jane
Such a school

FATHERLESS AND WIDOWS' SOCIETY. The annual discourse before this society was preached at Park street church on the evening of the 11th inst, by Rev. H. Malcolm. The sermon was all that the warmest friends of the institution, or of the speaker, would have wished. We hope to be able to present a detailed account of the proceedings of this society to our readers next month. The collection taken up was $252 17.

COLUMBIAN CIRCULATING LIBRARY. The efforts of Miss Nutting to establish in this city, a reading room for ladies, is well known. Circumstances (to use a modern philosophical word, substituted for fate) prevented the success she anticipated; but those who avail themselves of the advantages her library offers, will find there is a benefit resulting from experiments that aim at improvement, even though they are in their first object unsuccessful. The additions of books, prints, drawings, &c. which Miss Nutting made to her collection, partly in consequence of her reading room, has rendered her library much more valuable and attractive. We hope the ladies will not permit her to lose by the exertions which she has made in their service. The library is kept at No. 43, Cornhill.

MANNER OF TAKING IMPRESSIONS OF LEAVES.

Hold oiled paper over the smoke of a lamp until it becomes darkened; to this paper, apply the leaf, having previously warmed it between the hands, that it may be pliant. Place the lower surface of the leaf upon the blackened paper, that the numerous veins which run through its extent, and which are so prominent on this side, may receive from the paper a portion of the smoke. Press the leaf upon the paper, by placing upon it some thin paper and rubbing the fingers gently over it, so that every part of the leaf may come in contact with the sooted oil paper. Then remove the leaf, and place the sooted side upon clean white paper, pressing it gently as before; upon removing the leaf, the paper will present a delicate and perfect outline, together with an accurate exhibition of the veins which extend in every direction through it, more correct and beautiful than the finest drawing.

Mrs. Lincoln.

We hope

thanks.
Several poetic com-

TO CORRESPONDENTS, &C. W. G. C. is entitled to our to hear often from him. Everallin and H. F. G. in our next. munications have been received; some of which will hereafter appear. We have on hand, a number of books, which, but for our absence from the city, would have been noticed in this number. They shall receive attention next month. Absence must likewise be our apology for the delay of this number of the Magazine. We regret this the less, as there are two other monthly publications-Neal's and Willis'-issued about the 15th. We propose, next January, to alter the day of publication for our own, and send it out the first day of the month.

LADIES' MAGAZINE.

Vol. II.

NOVEMBER.

TO CELEBS.

No. XI.

I am not astonished that your search for a wife has been unsuccessful; that is, if you really expected to find a fashionable young lady who would permit you to know she ever soiled her pretty, jewelled fingers in the kitchen, or ever studied the economics. Sir, we are too wise for that. We know too well what the gentlemen admire if they do not approve. You may, to be sure, write very sage essays about female influence, and praise industry and prudence, and condemn extravagance, and sentimentalize about the loveliness of the domestic virtues, but after all, you never choose, for a wife, the original of such a hum drum portrait. You laud merit, but you love beauty, and beauty, too, sett off by elegant apparel. It is a fact, that good sense united with goodness of disposition and constant efforts to be useful cannot obtain for a young lady any higher compliment than that of being a very good girl, which is the same as saying she is neither lovely nor attractive. I mention this to show the absurdity of expecting ladies will display their knowledge of the domestic sciences, when the graces only are necessary to give them eclat in fashionable society, and secure the favor of the gentlemen. The example of your heroine, Rebecca, I have always considered as rather dangerous to propose for the imitation of young

damsels. It is true she performed the service of drawing water for the camels according to the custom of her country; but it seems she was very glad to escape from the labor, and very willing to wed a rich man who sent her jewels and rings, though she had never seen him. But that manner of courtship was like the occupation of the fair Rebecca, a custom of that age and country, and has no parallel in our land. Here, the men, instead of sending rings and bracelets, and an inventory of a fair estate to gain a bride, are sedulously seeking whether they can find one who will help them to gain a fortune!

Spirit of chivalry! how art thou insulted; shade of Amadis de Gaul how art thou shamed by the calculating selfishness of this economical era! What true knight but would have esteemed it an outrage deserving his most potent wrath had he been accused of seeking a mistress because she was industrious! But the refined and civilized gentlemen of the nineteenth century want wives who will be profitable! Well, I hope Coelebs will find such an one. And he most probably will if he really is sincere in his admiration of useful qualities rather than showy accomplishments. I know a number of young ladies who would make excellent wives if they only met with gentlemen who could appreciate the retiring domestic virtues of the sex; but while the beaux hang with rapture over the syren at the piano, and gather around the belle bedizened with finery they should never complain of the extravagance of women, or the cost of a household establishment.

By the way, this extravagance in dress so loudly anathematised by the stupid or envious, is, at this time, absolutely meritorious. Are not political economists at their wit's end to devise means for the employment of the laboring classes? Are not manufacturers at a stand, and merchants in despair,—and for no earthly reason except that they cannot sell their goods? And now that the ladies patriotically determine to use double the number of yards necessary for their dresses, and thus assist in the consumption of the superfluous materials they are denounced as extravagant by shallow thinkers or the impertinent libellers of the sex.

But we are well aware of the terrible consequences which would result to the country should we withdraw our patronage from the merchants, and therefore we prefer to en