GRAHAM’S SMALL-TALK.
Reading edition
Held in his idle moments, with his Readers, Correspondents and Exchanges.
The Present Volume.—The volume from July to December, just commenced, opens with great promise in the way of an increase of subscribers; and the press from one end of the country to the other gives us the most cheering encouragement in the notices of the July number. When we determined to increase the amount of reading matter—to give our readers 112 pages in every number—we felt assured that the resources at our command, and the intimate acquaintanceship with the taste of our readers which years of editorial efforts on their behalf have given us, would enable us to present a Magazine of far higher literary value than any which had preceded it. Nor were we mistaken. From the first number of the year, the voice of the press and of subscribers, has been emphatic in praise of our new plan. We have gone on adding attractions to the work of various kinds, and trust we have shown a disposition not to be excelled in the general ability and excellence of “Graham” by any competitor or imitator.
Our change, has changed the course of others, and we feel that we shall do no violence to truth in publishing the following notices, selected at random from thousands of similar expressions of appreciation by the American Newspaper Press.
Graham’s Magazine.—This magazine is last in order of reception, but first in order of merit. It has some very fine embellishments, and is filled to the brim with the rich contributions of the best talent in the country. What a revolution Graham has brought about in the Philadelphia Monthlies. “Milliner Magazines”—a soubriquet to which they were justly entitled, for they did little else than record the changes of fashion, and furnish sickly, mawkish tales for milliner’s apprentices—is now, applied to them, a misnomer. From Graham’s the fashion plates are entirely discarded, in the others they form an unimportant feature; and these magazines are now filled with reading matter of an entirely different character—so that where was once “milk for babes” is now “meat for strong men.” As this is all Graham’s work, we hope he will have his reward.—Eastern Mail, N. Y.
Graham for July, surpasses any thing in its line that has come under our observation. It is well filled with the choicest of reading matter and some beautiful embellishments. Graham never brags about his Magazine, but he is always sure to rival every attempt, no matter by whom made, to throw him in the shade; he seems to know just what the ladies want, and he sees that they have it.—Lansingburg Gazette.
Nothing but enterprise and untiring energy could produce such a Magazine—and these Graham possesses. Bear in mind that while some publishers give 112 pages of reading matter now and then, (beginning and end of a volume) Graham gives 112 pages every month.—Gazette, Ellicott Mills, Md.
Graham’s Magazine for July was duly received. It is the very best Magazine published in the United States. It cannot fail to suit all kinds of readers. American, Albion, N. Y.
J. K. Mitchell.—The Masonic Mirror for June contains a capital likeness of Doctor John K. Mitchell, R. W. Jr. Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Pa. The many friends of this eminent gentleman will be gratified with this delicate testimony. Dr. Mitchell is too well known as an able medical and literary man to require eulogy at our hands. His popularity as an able speaker and writer, and as a polished, refined gentleman, is second to that of no man among us, and his manly and unselfish stand for the principles to which he is attached, have endeared him to the people. The publishers could not have made a selection better calculated to attract attention and subscription to the work.
“Knick Knacks.”—Our friend Clark of the Knickerbocker, has in the press of the Appletons, a volume under the above title, embracing the best of the many good things which for years have filled his Editor’s Table and Gossip. That the volume will be readable and popular we have assurance from the avidity with which even his monthly jottings down are looked for. With “the cream of the correspondence,” as Tony Lumpkin says, we shall have a feast of rare wit, with quips and jokes cracking like almonds at the desert of a grand dinner. We bespeak an early copy of the first edition of 10,000.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Archaic spellings and hyphenation have been retained. Punctuation has been corrected without note. Other errors have been corrected as noted below. For illustrations, some caption text may be missing or incomplete due to condition of the originals used for preparation of the ebook.
Page 120, wonderful too see how ==> wonderful to see how
Page 126, supplied by Flamtsead ==> supplied by Flamstead
Page 126, the satelites round ==> the satellites round
Page 130, seventh a moon later ==> seventh moon later
Page 163, des lieus si doux ==> des lieux si doux
Page 163, copse of chinquepins ==> copse of chinquapins
Page 167, Mem. Anne Stowe ==> Mme. Anne Stowe
Page 168, buy a gold-field ==> buy a gold field
Page 176, Sqaulus zygæna numbers ==> Squalus zygæna numbers
Page 177, M. Lacepede, who seems ==> M. Lacepède, who seems
Page 179, The knights of Espãna ==> The knights of España
Page 180, On the steamer—dampschiff ==> On the steamer—dampfschiff
Page 181, It it is one of ==> It is one of
Page 181, Turn were they would ==> Turn where they would
Page 182, Hermann Weinsoffer ==> Herman Weinsoffer
Page 187, a nose rather aqueline ==> a nose rather aquiline
Page 187, type of a young frontierman ==> type of a young frontiersman
Page 189, The mother’s called their ==> The mothers called their
Page 189, gathering at Fieldings ==> gathering at Fielding’s
Page 190, slaken his pace ==> slacken his pace
Page 191, of the Mississipi ==> of the Mississippi
Page 194, maintaing the same course ==> maintaining the same course
Page 195, these were decidely ignorant ==> these were decidedly ignorant
Page 196, fast as psssible ==> fast as possible
Page 198, and walkingly swiftly ==> and walking swiftly
Page 199, were upon his trick ==> were upon his track
Page 202, groupes of flowers ==> groups of flowers
Page 205, Thackary, the flagellator ==> Thackeray, the flagellator
Page 206, bran-new-Sunday-silk ==> brand-new-Sunday-silk
Page 206, draggled as Mary Mulvaney ==> draggled as Mary Mulvany
Page 207, Any think looks well ==> Any thing looks well
Page 207, for cloaks are not Bloomer ==> for cloaks are not Bloomers
Page 208, recognized as repectable ==> recognized as respectable
Page 212, the turban and hiack ==> the turban and haick
Page 212, sheeted up in their hiacks ==> sheeted up in their haicks
Page 213, frail daughters of Irsael ==> frail daughters of Israel
Page 213, handkerchief coquetishly ==> handkerchief coquettishly
Page 213, with massive candelebra ==> with massive candelabra
Page 213, eve of the eight day ==> eve of the eighth day
Page 214, There are no bridemaids ==> There are no bridesmaids
Page 218, wha it is like ==> what it is like
Page 218, these big istone. ==> these big stones.
Page 235, and is every ready ==> and is ever ready