citer mad: 1. siten mennes ettor 1 · sustan. th: presuet C 1 ma the venture to the Socier must be “Fan would I cimi hit not that my annea, vil Ity courage in thee do not climb at all Ian. dear six. Yours faithfully, ALPEA To the Editor of the Central Literary Magazine. must have taken to bring our Magazine to so successful an issue. I am a very old member, Sir, and am therefore, doubly thankful to Por shut think your work is perfect Mr. Editor Play is a low things in which you Ah nd those in a first number too,) that I am convinced, only the hypertical will detect them, and that the same care and discrimination hich have brought this first so nearly to perfection, will render future rts acceptable to the most fastidious reader. It would perhaps be out of place here to criticise the literary matter, d I only refer to one contribution, because it is partly answerable for suggestion I am about to make. "A cynic”—horrid man! ventures to make fun and rhyme of women's onnets. Now it is well known that a lady can bear on her bonnet, Imost anything but lines-(thoughts I think "a cynic" calls them.) and t seems to me, Mr. Editor, that it would only be gallant, to allow the ady readers of "Ours" the opportunity of a defence, defiance, or set-off, when they are so wantonly attacked by one who evidently does not understand what he is writing about. Protected by his nom-de-plume, "a cynic" rushes in when he would not dare to tread, were he forced to show his colours before the fair angels of whom he writes, and who would certainly banish him to perpetual bachelordom for his pains. Well, sir, the age of chivalry not being, as some suppose, dead,-I have seriously to suggest, and I trust my length of years (years, sir, for I know you are a wag and I have no wish to set you wagging,) added to my experience will have weight with the Editorial Staff,—that a space be reserved for the ladies,-wives &c.,* of members, in the columns of "ours," in which they may resent if they will, any wrong done them by your contributors; make any queries, suggestions, or remarks, that may seem good in their eyes. If you can see your way to conceding this boon. I venture to say, that your lady contributors will secure some of the mos eager readers of the magazine. Now, sir, I am not a "Woman's Rights" man: indeed, I think th females, who are foremost in the agitation for such things, wor considerably worse off if they had their rights. But as you w gathered from the foregoing lines, I am not averse to granting privileges. And that for which this letter contends, discreetly used could it be used by such writers, and under the contr Editor?—could not fail to give additional interest to your Why, sir, some of the pithiest sayings at our public sotto voce of course, from the ladies. To quote on my own ear; "There is one thing about your ing." Ah! what is that? "They are so delights Editor, that, if the thing is a OUR CONFIDENTIAL CORNER. NOTICE. All papers intended for insertion in the next number, must be sent to Mr. L. Brierley, Pakenham Road, Edgbaston, on or before June 5th. “Rules for Contributors."-Issued with the circular of November 30th, 1872. 1. All articles to be original, and to be written by members of the 2.-Contributions to be written on one side of the paper only. "RADICAL."—Witheld for want of room. you again on a more appropriate theme. We should like to hear from "FAIR PLAY." and "IVANHOE."-You will see that two "replies to a Cynic" have been inserted: they were in print before yours reached us. "JOHNNY HOLMWOOD."-Your paper is well written, but considering its length it does not possess sufficient incident to be of general interest. "OTO."-First rate! The personal reference is however a fatal objection. "AMATEUR LACON."-We must apologise for the inadvertent error you point out. It would be impossible to act upon your concluding suggestion in every case, but it shall have due weight with us. Many thanks for your kind letter and continued help. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS, Members will oblige by forwarding their subscriptions for the Magazine to Mr. George Zair, Trafalgar Road, Moseley. Members whose subscriptions to the "Central Literary Association" still remain unpaid, are requested to send them to the Treasurer, Mr. C. C. Smith, Booth Street, Handsworth. ADDITIONAL COPIES. Members requiring copies of the Magazine in addition to those for which they have already subscribed, may obtain them on application by letter (enclosing nine stamps for each copy.) to Mr. L. Brierley, Pakenham Road, Edgbaston. Errata in our first number.- Page 26, line 14, for "1869" read “ 1769." |