, 1841-05-15
GOdey's Lady's Cook.
VOLS. 90 & e3- l84l

MISS r.. LESLIE VIII nave q contTiCu.
ton every number.
The Only Magazine in this country intend
ed for the perusal OF Females that IS edited
by their own sex.
This is an important matter that should
be borne in mind by those mothers who in.
tend catering for their own. or their daugh.
ter's instruction and amusement.
GENERAL CONTENTS.
One Original large sized Steel Engraving, BY
A. L. Dick, in each number.
AFaslion plate, coLoREn, (mark that every
Two page (senerally Originally Music in c1ch
number.
Forty eight pages reading matter.
PICTORIAL DEPARTMENT.
The same attention to this department will
ipgs. by A. L. Dick. F,q . that gave s" much
satisfaction last volume. will he continued.
Throughout this year. the plates will be
varied, and embrace .eriruS and pleasing
subjects, and others that will contain a dash
OF humour. All tastes shall he Consulted.
Engraving from The paintings # L'nd>ecr
and Collins. TWO OF the most einineI painters
at Lrnd"n. " ill from time TO tine grace our
Book. and rs soon IS arrangements crn he
cnrIIered. cur lnrg J,Prii ell plan nj ri
ginal enuia"in". f. om ~aiutIn.s nrrguali, PIE
pared for the Book. viii lie rIv,u. enc III
each number. Two are now III preparation.
Our means gives us III" opportunity al en-
barking IN ihis expensive sp' CuiHII"u-w We
may fail in teinc rerunera'rd CIR "ur outlay.
bur cur subscribers will tie her cii'e,.
We give twice as many eni ell>lincn'S rs
any other Mag; zine. and e#rI plate Is. be
cause we paw more far is cngravinrS. sure
r:or to the one ct any contemporary. and
yet the price of iI:e NagazIne l. not increas-
cd. Our EDITION is immeIce. d"ub'e any
other publication, therefore we ale email led
to 90 10 a greater expense Than any other
publisher. A better return Iray rhere!nr"
lie expected Tor the price paid Tor sutscriI-
lions.
The voice Of the public press has pro-
nonnced Godey's I.ady's Book a; the head
Of the periodical Literature of the country.
and he is determined that it shall retain us
proud superiority. With this view he has
chosen for lis cnndu Tors Two al the uo>:
eminent ferrale writers OF this ar any othcI
country-Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Si-ourney.
assisted monthly 10y one ot no less ability
Mss Leslie.
liz speaking of our engraving. we beg leave
TO call a,tentinrs to the fDllowin. published
in last volume, VIZ:
View of Constantinople,
Schuylkil " alter Works.
The Indian Maid.
The Pilgrim.
Happy as a king.
The Death Of L.luth.
With each of these was published n Fash
ion plate, containing either three or four f.
u:fs beautifully and ta>telullv c"l",Ired.
Universally pronounced superinr Ia any
oli.er Magazine illustrations IN This or ANY
o.l.er country. Beautiful as they undouht-
edly are, we pronounce, with"ur Hesitation.
tat those for this year shall be superior
TIE engravings shall always lie worth more
tim lie prize Of subscription. We d" moi.
Z: unIny of our contemporaries d.. wh"
wnuit scnrn Ia tell IL verbal i:rl>ehnnd, pass
or second hand Plates us Original. Ours are
un.inub,edIv 81. and tie designs selected bv
ourselves. and they will he continued through
ou: The wear.
GODEY'S BOOK
Has been empllaiicailv termed tie LAIIE>
NATIONAL MAGAZINE rs II is - rec"utacl" fnr
lie contribution at The mos. celebrated FE.
MALE WR TIERS Of America most at
w!"n Of any eminence c"nr'I!.u'e Ia lis
pages.
In a future pnllrati"n we will devote II
column Ia publishing the names al our con-
trinu'"rs Il is t.ol"ng, except bora sepa-
l"is ;ivertsmen'.
Bat iet this ic r. m"nhrrrd. thai We n"ver
in auv Instance Will m.nri"n the n1"I" "fa
contributor ir.tn whom We have not rl" IT,
rlnir>t IDEA "f procuring 4 cn:ru ri:'n -
There are rnpu Ga writers va .,nr 30 ntry.,u
grnI n - tmn. vhn IT they ~" y ii Nd
iu~ni>Is mIliier Suiiicie.Il iOI all our pes "i-
Gals.
Twenty one Volumes have already h"cn
issued. II Is usual Ia anu"unce thai IL 5 nJIl
edition "rIy will he published. c ntrnry /"
rIrs. the Proprietor Of tie L.ad,'s Bp"d an
nnlnr"> that he will publish an Irncns" Ell.
ton, with wl'ic!', he hopes to supply all lh">e
VINO vii favor him with orders, commencing
win the January number.