SHOOTING STARS, from Beranger,..... 18 MEMOIRS OF THE LATE JAMES HOPE, M.D.,. HARROGATE,.. MARY FRIBBLE; OR, "KILLED WITH KINDNESS," Chap. I. 19 26 30 THE SNOWDROP,. 38 JOHN CHAPMAN, THE WOULD-BE HERMIT,... 40 THE LADY'S WARNING,... 49 A CONCISE LETTER, ETC.,.. 53 REST,.... 54 THORNDEN, by Miss Sigourney, 72 SELFISHNESS, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, ETC.-A Dialogue,.... 73 22 LINES FROM A MARRIED SISTER TO ONE ABOUT TO ENTER R. GRANT & SON, 82, PRINCES STREET. LONDON LONGMAN & CO. EDINBURGH THOMAS CONSTABLE, THE LADIES' MAGAZINE. VOL. I. JANUARY, 1843. No. I. RELIGION. It is not our intention in this our first Article, to enter into any lengthened or deep disquisition, on this allimportant subject. There is a time and a place for all things; yet it is obvious to even the most careless, ignorant, and lukewarm observer, that this deeply interesting topic has, of late years assumed an air and importance formerly unknown, even to the present generation. The hallowed name of Jesus the Christ, is now heard in climes formerly sunk in the grossest superstition; the world is now opening up in every point of the compass, and pouring forth eager desires for the Word of Life; the pillars and altars of the temples of superstition are daily crumbling into dust, whilst the hydra-headed monster, Infidelity, is assuming a thousand varied and plausible forms and subtle disguises, to deceive the ignorant and unwary. That women form a very important and influential part of the community, is a truism, so universally acknowledged, that it would be quite superfluous to en |