, 1841-06-19
GOdey's Lady's Book,
VOLS. 90 & 23-1841

MRS. SARAH J. HALE, and
MRS. LYDIA H. SlGOURNEY.
MISS E. LESLIE will have a contribu.
ton everv 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.
A Fashion plate. coLoREn, (mark that every
month.
Two pages generally Originally Music in eact
number.
Forty eight pages reading matter.
PICTORIAL DEPARTMENT.
The same attention to this department viii
be displayed. Those splendid Steel Engrav.
ings. by A. L. Dick, Esq, that gave so much
satisfaction last volume, will be continued.
Throughout this year. the plates will be
varied, and embrace serious and pleasing
subjects, and others that will contain 4 dash
OF humour. All tastes shall be consulted.
Engraving from the paintings of Landseer
and Collins, two Of the most eminet painters
of London, will from time TO time grace our
Book, and as soon as arrangements can be
completed, our long cherished plan Of orr
ginal engraving. from paintings originally pre-
pared for the Book, will be given, one in
each number. Two are now in preparation.
Our means gives US the opportunity Of EN-
barking in this expensive speculation-we
may fail in being remunerated for our outlay,
but our subscribers will be benefited.
We give twice as many embellishments as
any other Magazine, and each plate is, be-
cause we pay more for its engravings, supe-
rior to the one of any contemporary, and
yet the price of the Magazine is not ~increas-
ed. Our edition is immence, double any
other publication, therefore we are enabled
10 60 to a greater expense than any other
publisher. A better return may therefore
be expected for the price paid for subscrip.
tions.
The voice of the public press has pro-
nounced Godey's Lady's Book at the head
of the periodical Literature of the country,
and he is determined that it shall retain its
proud superiority. With this view he has
chosen for IFS conductors two of the most
eminent female writers of this or any other
country-Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Sigourney,
assisted monthly by one OF no less ability
Miss Leslie.
In speaking Of our engraving, we beg leave
to call attentions TO the following published
in last volume, viz:
View of Constantinople,
Schuylkill Water Works.
The Indian Maid.
The Pilgrim.
Happy as a king.
The Death of Lauth.
With each of these was published a Fash
ion plate, containing either three or four fig
ures beautifully and tastefully coloured.
Universally pronounced superior to any
other Magazine illustrations in this or any
other country. Beautiful as they undoubt-
eddy are, we pronounce, without hesitation,
that those for this year shall be SUPERIOR
The engravings shall always be worth more
than the price of subscription. We do not,
as many of our contemporaries do, who
would scorn to tell a verbal falsehood, pass
off second hand plates as original. Ours are
undoubtedly so, and the designs selected bv
ourselves, and they will be continued through
out the year.
GODEY'S BOOK
Has been emphaticallv termed the LADIES