Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-12-23
AMERICAN LADIES, NATIONAL

writers of the ace and embellished with larger
number and greater variety of costly, elegant and
attractive Pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publications. by
Mrs Sarah ]. Hale Morton MMichael,
Contributions to each .Ahmber.
Miss c. NJ Sedgewick, Mp. Willis,
Miss T.. Leslie, Mrs. {. Lee llelitz,
Mrs. L. c. Embury, T. = Arthur,
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year lS42,
the proprietor of Godey's Ladys Book, takes
cason to acknowledge the unparalleled and trl
umphant success of his Magazine, which has now
reached the extraordinary number of
10000 Copies Monthly,
being larger edition than has ever been printed
of any other work, of any description, in America.
This success he is aware has been attended by the
vast superiority which the Lady's Book has al
ways maintained over the various contemporary
magazines which have attempted to rival its merits.
superiority which he is still determined topres-
erve, by keeping it, in all its departments, Liter
airy, intellectual and moral, as well as pictorial,
emblematic, artistic and mechanical
That this is 10 idle boast he appeals to the e.
perience of the past twelve years, in all which
time he has made no promise TO the public that he
has not fully performed, nor undertaken anyth'ng
which his means did not enable him to accomplish
to the uttermost
Entering, as he is about to do, on the 9th vol
] u0le OF the LduN 5 bOoh WIN lIlClNd9V" 'ii'i -
and accumulated resources; with an ample knowl-
edge of the business in which he is engaged, ac-
quired by long years of unremtted application
with subscription list unparalleled in the annals
oflitrature with numerous facilities not possess
ed by any other publisher; with well-digested and
wide-e Xtended arrangements ; and above all with
a steadfast purpose of maintaining the lofty eleva-
ton his work has reached, the proprietor has not
hesitated to incur expenses which under other cir
cumstances might well prove Startling but by
means of which he will be enabled to make the
Ladys Book the richest, the rarest, the most at
tractve and the most valuable periodical, intr'n-
sicaly and exrinscally ever offered to the public.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT. Mrs S, J. Hale,
Mrs. l.. II. Sigourney, Miss E. Leslie, Miss Z.
| NJ. Sedgwick, Mrs. Emma c, Embury, Mrs +. 5.
Osgood, Mrs. a. NJ, F, Amman, Mrs. f. T. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs Volney. L. Howard, Mrs E.
Allen, Mrs. S. L. Farley, Mrs. il. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs J. 1hayer, Mrs. {. Lee
Heinz, Mrs f, c. Stedman, Miss Meeta NJ. Duncan.
Mrs C. II. w. Esling Mrs NJ. st. Leon Loud, Miss
NJ. b. Snow, Kate Franklin.
He will be enabled 10 furnish occasional articles
from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell Milford, Mrs
CornweIl Baron Wilson, Mrs $ c. Hall, Mrs liof-
land, Mary Hewitt, and other English iadywriters
of distinction some Of whom have already publish
ed in the Lady's Book the first original conlrl-
buttons they have made TO American lefa-
| ture.
Nor has he omitted to procure the services of
eminent writer's of the opposite sex. Aware OF he
universal and well-deseryed popularity Of N. T.
! Willis, Esq, and confident thot the productions OF
his graceful and eloquent pen will be highly accep-
table TO the readers of the Lady Book the propr'-
etor has entered into arrangement; by winch he
will be able give in each number OF the work, an
exclusive article from that genteman; and has also re-
tanned all the contributors whose writings have here
tofore given such general salts action including W.
&. Smms, ESQ.,, Professor Ingrahame, Professor
! Dimiiy, Professor Frost, Professor Waller, Park
benjamin, Esq, r, S. Mackenzie, LII. D., j. S.
Arthur, Esq, il. w. Herbert Joseph C. Neal, Hon
! Robt II. Conrad DR.. }. X. Mitchell, Epes Sargent,
G. P. Norris Joseph r. Chand er, Robert Morris
/ p Earle, NJ: D., n. c. Brooks A. M, L. Holden,
A. M'hIakin l.. F, Tassrro, Rufus Dawes L. ID.
Squier, }, M'Lellan, Jr. Jas. AIdrich
With such aid, it is not too much 10 saw, that the
Literary Department of the I.ady's Book will sur
pass an thing that has been can be attempt
ed.
O?NAMESTAL DEPARTMENT. II is source Of no little PRIZE
10 The proprietor Of the ady Book that he first introduced
into this copny the plan of furnishing along with month
~ periodical OF elegant literature, embellishments OF AN at
tract and costly character. The first steel encayines
companvna such work given by him the first pat
teius of lace work and embroidery gwen by nm These
are things which be would REFER if some u those who
have essyed follow in his footsteps, not content with i'm
iat ing all his designs even 10 the form his hook the SIZE
Of his type, and the color OF his cover had moi iooy ph.
forward Chains originality and attempted to found 'ght
to exclusive merit dong that which they mad borrow
ed from his example, BHt Wit ne mas dohe heretofore III
the way ufembeiSbment to his book though it far eAceed
ed 10y effort Of those who rove to copy bis movements,
can not comoae VIII bat he now means to DO Ills affas
for @ department Of his work have been projected
on the most liberal scale Of expenditures, involving saeh an
extent Of outlay, as has never before been dreamed o ~ any
peudCal EBtapean American Ns an evidence OF his ia
cntons he states That each number Of the Lady Buck
fr the ensuing year, will contain at least, Ihree SPLEEN
do Flb Iigs embracing ia the series every possible
variety of subject historical landscape picturesque portrait
imagine We, smahcol aud esecuad IN every pos
siha variety Of the hezZO Mt, Stppe, Medallion, and