Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-02-20
VS. Lady's, Sock
sLS. 20 AND %, ls4l.
AyAs EDITED ny
% SARAH J. HALE, and
- lydia II. sIGoURNEY.
r,,,,, Miss L. LESLIE
's 7 Contribution il every number


por,,sa " N MAkAzine il this country intended for
SEX. mat ~ ea'ted W t"e" ="
horne n. AZ Important matter and shoull be
cato. M nRi hy those mothers who intend
lion ana N. aeif own, or THEN daus hters' mstruc.
thc sa,osnt'S BOOK has been Published by
daring th,, sRF'e,or Tor nearly eleven years, and
ci, has 6ls. 1me he can safely say that no arI'
lnightAna, .sAaniticd in its columns that parent.
ms Ca .ss N''A safety read TO their children II
sect asian care to prevent the work from being
Y wa,cke14 POLITICAL or dspumlious. He has
tie wss,s~ Progress from It's first appearance il
age Il Iis. Il lcsters 10 It's now almost matnr
duriat lhT nhlny vain efforts have been mad,
\ rival 49, Fefsod OF its existence to establish y
z Tie Haor mary alc still making, in vain.
OF d tbsI'. eHAy utmost be coHsideed Tie create.
one MA II vt PERIODICAL literature. 1here is bus
~ 1szne now ia this county that can daie
nas2 INV rom the same period as the Lady =
l1alE ~, w we latter was the eallest periodical
Ise,mneEasion for literary contributions.
- ENERAL CONTENTS.
II N,st, 'y.nAi laIge sized Steel Engraving by a
sk, lneach humber.
msn,e a'l'on plate, co!oured (mork thar every
na1nbs, Pages GENERALLY originaD music in each
soay eight pages reading matte.
PICTORIAL DEPARTMENT.
a,.as' s5ne attention to this department will be
n@pr1a2sos Those splendid Steel Enuaviags. b
-, = ,a'oKs Isq, hat gave so much satisfaction
. %. sYa yum. will he Continued.
.r.1 ~. lSAout this year the plates will be varicl.
eter. '.soe serious and pleasing subjects, aud
,as,as WI, ,uat wlil contain dash of humor. A
'a,ses snall be con-ulted.
f.,l,..s tion The paintings Of Landsecs and
Is. Two oGthe most eminent painteis of Lon
uons WIZ from limo grace our nooy and as ,oor.
NJ ss.ne'iis Can be completed, our long ChelSa
Ian 81 odgMa. cngravi,,ss from painting,
ss ~ prepFepared for the Book, will lie gwen
49,, 49, - etch number. Two arc now in plcpara.
Ns..s. 0gr means give US the opportunity of en-
r.'s@s8k ~ ms expensive speculation---we may
Il sp'g fennmeratcd for our outlay, but oui
aascF.ssss n u be benefited.
X. kika Twice as many embellishments as any
o'i.at hlegn xl.ae, and each plate is, because W.
wv ns9kp '9f its Engraving, superior to the one 0
nv g'ssrn'lQspfy, aud yet the price of the VI ga
IVY = n9' t4caeasetl. Oar edition Is immense,
usapa ''sy oiher, publication, therefore We alt
49,. u. 4 Az = Efeilter expense than auy othe
r~siset n hetter return may THEREFORE be ex-
F ~ t'f Price paid for subscriptions.
!. M ee'e4 pa the pulic press has pronounced
gquf3 tA*t.<'s Book at the head OF perio lea
La rs efstaxsN We country, and he is determined
eaa' n S9e'l Fetan its proud superiority. With
w " NE 1--WE chosen for its conductors two OF
l l m9F NN.Nent female Writers of this or any
ilner eo4 IA Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Sigoumpy,
ss.lsiaa 9'ANe Of no less ability, Miss Leslie
~ ss4NN< OF our Engmvings, we beg leave
eau kon to the following published in |
auns Jew olConsiantinople the Pilgrim.
nnyls .ef Works, Happy as King, The
jun lAlN, The Death OF Luaih.
With each m these was published Fashiona- |
~ sEsI uitiIsr thee or four figures
and tastelully colored.
unisersally pronounced superior to any other
NIarIne Illustrations in this or any other country
BeauilInl as they undoubtedly are, we pronounce
without hesitation that those for this year all I
be superior The engraving shall always be
woflh more than the price OF subscription. We
10 npi. a. many OF our contemporaries do, who
wcum seam to tell verbal falsehood, pass oil
sccohd h6nl plates as origlnbl. Ours are I'M
,ndeebl<AIF 81. and the designs seleclel by onr.
sepsss, aud They viii be continued through the
K0DEY's BOOK.
M lecn enf.1 EIfoniiy lermed the Ladies Ma.
isr1l Magazine ~ q receptacle Tor the con-
tfbaIiona III li,2 NRlebrdted Female writers
n AMene;i, na0A BON OF any emiuence
coailmie N ii
tamiuse psslI We win devote column
a !. ,sh1sainn The 1tl&. 0f our contributors. Ii
|. saidng exc453s M keperate advertisement
n NM his hH f&N Ncfed, that never ~ any
tes,,ax viii niNfsi N name Of a contributor
f,.n hhOnn We I|9 % the remotcst idea o I
"A ,.ss;ar Il, collikl6 8Ns There are enough
rs.s n n,if toiasit md COOL ones too, WIN
sr.s sIs iss N IA N nish matter suficicnl for
Il, III s.giodcklS
~ sssvfNTY ON Is VOLUMES have s'readv
s. q /, & "a IA KS 6nnoumcc that a small Del ! |
~ ,si|l he Hhlished. Contrary TO hist
\. Y D .,ip,ag M E A'&tlE's Book announces that I
E'se n: .ai.,i VII Fsl i Nee edition, with uhnich
s.s u III 81, Il hose who will iayour him
~ d.ls,y. eoslli.z6ing with the January mum
RSks II, tx kY this advertisement that every
NJ S Nv bcei, made b. the proprietor OF this
;:s = make Il superior to any Other ia AneFi-
W. Y x NEw YEARS GIFT,
! .,sss. y,ook isprohahly the most pop-riba,
yns XVI, 81 ae,;rcd Or Ladies, edited by their own
eqH'n Il ,,ss,ss rs the Editorial Department, is,
nv, s,,..,val Embellishments, it is positively
Il ~. ar,lV remarks that subscription
1ne I l.4s~ $500 he a muck rnore acceptable
81 49, rs:s f,;e,,d during the coming holiday
1stseat 40 r le'. 40 81 the gingerbread ANIMALS
,AshAon, thah a 4 Matilda poetry & diluted prose-"
.fsie Ol b1"a .shnr publications that advertise,
a hese wv qIe publisher Of the Lady's Book
.ea 4. .sg ,e distinctly understood thai the
A.Ss 4 e anon. n in his work are CoLoRED,
Selha n, NUMBER which is not the
hN 7 INN work published IN tliscountry;
lli W. \. s' e.,ulorsd they are useless,
s LITERARY DEPARTMENT
'as N, ,ls superintcnslsnce Of Ma.surah
Y|sss s...lSa Mrs. Lydia II. sigogrney two
llsls N enown 70 the world, that 10 men.