EDITOR’S TABLE. EDIT ORIAL ClIIT-CHAT. “ Psrrnsos” ron 1860—Bsrrrn Tn/L'x Evsn.—0n the cover, Gtomrr rm: Room.—“ Now glorify the room,” said Sidney this month, will be found our Prospectus for 1860. Every year‘s experience teaches us how to do better for our sub Smith, and accordingly the windows were all thrown open, and in walked his "nu-eat.“ tho sum Formwim the come" L scribcrs, while the continual increase in our circulation began to amnkuw lime nooks winked at each 0mm,_flw enables us to afford costlier and costlier attractions. Hence cobwcbs that escaped Betty’s careful hand, glistcncd—tho it is that we make no idle boast in saying that “Peterson” shadows crept OH with stealthy trend. and every pane of glass % has improved with every year. Hence also we are able to laughed out loud. Scowls that had gathered in the darkness ( promise that “Peterson” for 1860 will be even better than gave where died way tothey cheerful full. The light: room tears, wasifglorified,and any bad sprung ill-nature, forth, for 1859. Some of the points, in which this superiority will consist, are set forth in our Prospectus.
Others we keep,
gloom, and sorrow could no more withstand the life-giving for the present. to ourselves, lost they should be imitated. radiance than the sky the soft embrace of a summer cloud. 2 Prominent, before all, will be an improvement in the literary department. This. some will say, will hardly be “Now glorify the rooml" How heartily could we sing this out as we enter the ‘ possible. Already, we will be told, “Peterson” has most gloom-covered parlors of our city homes. The furniture is of the best writers. But even the best writers write better shrouded as if in anticipation of its own funeral. The carpet at some times than at others; and we shall publish nothing N NIIIJ'J'
sleeps beneath a pull of drugget, and the paintings glimmer 2 but m" be“ em’r" or the be" writen' 0‘" three cop" mistily from under a veil of crape. The shutters are all 2 right novelets will be hugging the easements, the curtains cling to the windows, and a deep, sombre silence falls over all. We speak in whis pers—we tread cautiously, and like so many ghosts glide into the muffled chairs. It does not soothe our ruffled feel ings to discover in the solemn twilight that Mrs.T0n looks younger and fairer, and quite interesting in her rich morn ing wrap. If we were only physician to the pale, fagged-out invalid, we should cry, “Throw physic to the dogs, and glorify your room.” Ask flowers why they do not live and bloom in a. dungeon, and they will answer, “We languish for the sun; we languish for the outer air—tho poltlngs of the storm, and the kiss of the south wind alike invigorate us." Then glorify your rooms and live while you live. Burst the shackles of the tyrant fashion, and walk out with the sun. Woo the keen, frosty, but bracing and kindly breath of winter. Go to bed when your eyes grow heavy; cat plain food, keep a healthy conscience, and we will insure you that with all the little troubles and pcrploxities of life, you will yet feel a degree of health and happiness, of which the fashionable invalid never dreamed.
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Now is the time to get up clubs! A word as to the premium offered. This consists of two magnificent mezzotints, com panion pictures, engraved, at great expense, expressly for 5‘. us, from original paintings by James Hamilton, Esq, one of the most celebrated American artists. All who have seen Dr. Kane's Arctic Expedition, remember its spirited illustrations. These illustrations are from paintings by Mr.
Hamilton. There is a poetry, in all this artist‘s works,
which struck us as eminently qualifying him to paint Nine gara: and we think he has slgnally succeeded. Each of the Ill/ff!!!
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mezzotints is of a size to frame, and quite superior to simi
lar engravings generally. Certainly no premium of equal Qurrs A Cumosr'rr.—That enterprising firm, John J. Dyer value has ever been offered before. 8c 00., No. 35 School street, Boston, has just published a most We repeat: now is the time to get up clubs. Everybody novel “Illustrated Scrap-Book.” It is in large quarto form, will subscribe for “Peterson,” if its claims are fairly pre and contains five hundred pictures upon every conceivable sented, unless a promise has been given to take some other subject, of every day life, wit, humor, pathos, natural his Magazine. Br, therefore, the first in thefidd. A specimen tory, scenery in all quarters of the globe, nationalities, types will be sent, gratis, if written for, to show to acquaintances, of character, famous architecture, portraits of notcd indivi so that you need not injure your own copy. Don’t km a duals of both sexes, and, in short, an inexhaustible resort moment! for study and amusement for old and young. It is the first Ova JANUARY humorist—The mezzotint, for our next book of the kind, and the cheapest, we have over soon. Any person enclosing tWcntyoflve cents to the publisher, in letter number, will be by Sartain, the same artist who engraved stamps or silver, will receive a copy, post-paid, by return of “ Miranda” for the January number of this year. All who mail. Here is something to amuse the family with the have seen it pronounce it even prettier than that exquisite picture. Our increase, last winter, was so rapid and great, coming long winter evenings. that the plate became partially worn out, and we had not Mosrs Lrr'r 0! TH! KILL—Our steel engraving, this month, time to get a duplicate engraved, in consequence of which is from a famous picture, by Paul De La Roche, a celebrated some of the later impressions were inferior to what they French artist lately deceased. It illustrates the well known ought to have been. To insure ourselves against such a passage in Exodus:—-“And when she could no longer hide contingency, this winter, we have had three plates engraved, him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubcd it a. each an exact copy of the other, so that we shall be able to with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and ‘1, supply first-rate impressions to every subscriber. We have she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. And his sister 3 no doubt, from present appearances, that our edition for I I JA .MN I INIMIM/Il
stood afar off, to wit what would be done with him.”
We 5 1860 will be a hundred thousand, if not more; and we are
think that our readers generally will consider this one of t determined to spare no expense, in order to make the Mags the most beautiful pictures we have published this year. i sine worthy of so generous a patronage.
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