The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-28
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.

TIME most splendid and valuable monthly period-
Il cal ever published. The only magazine devoted
to ladies', and conducted BY members Of their own
Composed entirely Of original articles, by the most
eminent writers OF tue age and embellished with a
larger number and greater variety Of costly, elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publication.
Ediiedby
Mrs. SARAH j. Hale, MORTON MMcHAEL,
Mrs. H. H. SicouRNEY, l.. A. GoDEy.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss G. NJ Sedgwck, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs f. G.
Embury Mrs g.. Lee Hentz, Mrs. +. +. Ellet N, z.
Willis, i. s. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay
In announcing d his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the proprietor of Godeys I4adys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine, which has reached the ex-
traordnary number of
1tiyoQ MONTHLY!
being larger Atifion tIn has rver been printed Of
any other work of any description in America This
success he is aware has been attained by the vast SUI
periority which the Lady's Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted to rival its merits, superiority which he
is still determined TO preserve by keeping it, in all its
departments, literary intellectual, and moral, well
as PICTORIAL embematic artistic, and mechanical
That this is idle boast he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years na which time he has made
no promise 10 The public heh he has not strictly perform
ed, nor undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost Entering,
as he is about to do on the oath volume of the Lady
Book with increased energy and accumulated re-
sources; with ample knowledge of the business in
which he is engaged, acquired by long years Of unre-
united applications with subscription list unparal-
leed in the annals of literature; with numerous iac-
itles not possessed by any other publisher with well
digesed and wide-eXtcnded arrangements and above
all with sedfast purpose Of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hcsitated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startling; but by means Of
which he will be enabled to make the Ladys Book
the richest the rarest, the most attractive and the
most valuable periodical, intrinscaly and extnsic-
ally, ever offered 10 the American public.
Literary Depdltmeu.--lt has ever been the aim Of
the proprietor to impart to the l.ady's Book high
literary and moral tone and for this purpose he has
without regard to cost, procured the aid of the most
eminent writer's and, for several years past has com
mted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah j Hale,
Mrs Lydia III. Sigourney, and Miss f. Leslie ladies,
Of whom not only their own SEX but the whole coun-
try, have reason to be proud In this respect, the
Ladys Book enjoys adecided advantage overall other
publications, it is the only work devoted to ladies,
which ladies direct--an advantage, which must be OBJ
vous To every parent, husband brother, and friend,
as well as to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and importance to her SEX To add to its SUI
perory in this particular, the proprietor has secured,
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval
liable services of Miss c. NJ, Sedgwick, author Of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England &c, Sc
a writer whose efforts III raising the intellectual
standard of her sex, and indicating the true rights OF
woman, not less than her rchly-gfted intellect and
varied information have gained her reputation as
wide as il will be enduring. He has also made
by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f. G. Embury Mrs. F S. Osgood, Mrs. NJ.
ii. Parsons Mrs A, M. F.. AMMAN Mrs. T.. f. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. V. r. Howard Miss f. Allen, Mrs.
S. f. Farley, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. ii. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs J. Thayer Mrs. G. L. Hentz,
Mrs. T.. G. Stedman, Miss Meeta M. Duncan, Mrs NJ
st. Leon Loud, Mrs c. III. w. Esing, Miss M. b.
Snow, and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
Mol, "a ivcs fiVln MAJ ia Edsowprth, Gary Russell
Milford, Mrs G. BaronWilson Mrs S. G. Hall, Mrs
Holland Mary Hewitt, and other English lady
OF distinction; some Of whom have already published
IN the Lady Book the only original contributions they
have ever made to American literature. Nor has he
omitted to procure the assistance of eminent writers
of the other Aware of the universal and we'll
deserved popularity Of n. T. WILLIS, ESD. and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable TO the readers OF the
l4adys Book, the proprietor has entered into ar
rangement, by which he win be able to give in each
number Of his work exclusive article from that gen
tleman and he has also retained all of the contr-
buors whose writings have heretofore given such ann
pie satSiacton inc uding w. G.. Snms, Esq, Pro
iessor lngraham, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin ESD, r. S. Mac
kenzie, LII. D. L. S Arther II. w. Herbert, JOS G.
Neal, Hon, Robert T. Conrad, Dir. J. X. Mitchell
Epes Sargent, George T. Morris, Joseph r Chandler
H. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes f.
G. Squcr J. M'l.can, Jr., and James AIdrich.
With such aid, it is not too much TO say, that the
literary department of the Lady's Book will sllrpass
any thing that has ever been can be attempted