The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-25
GODEY's LADY's BOOK FOR 1912

VIE must spleiiuu ana valuable mOnlhly pcTlOdl
l. cal ever Published. The only magazine devote'
to ladies, and conducted by members of their ownsex
Composed entirely of original articles, by the mos
eminent writers of the age and embelished with
larger numberand greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations than any similar
publication.
Editedby
Mrs s,nAnJ. Hale, MoRroN M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs l.. II. SlGouRNEy J.. A. GopEY.
Contributors 10 each Number.
MIS- =. NJ Sedgwck, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. +. C.
Embuy, Mrs. G. Lee Hentz Mrs +. F. Ellet, N p
Willis T. = Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
pubp at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the Poprieor of Godey's ady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traorinary number Of
10000 MONTHLY
beinga larger edition than has ever been printed of
amy oter work Of any description in America. This
success he Is aware has been attained by the vast
perloty which the Lady's Book has always main
tainedPyer the contemporary magazines which have
ATTEMPTED to rival its merits, superiority which he
is still termined TO preserve by keeping it, in all lis
departments, literary, Intellectual and moral well
as pictorial, emblematc, artistic, and mechanical
That this Is no idle boast, he appeals TO the experience
OF the past twelve years in all which time he has made
promise 10 The public ,ghich he has not strictly perorn
cd nor undertaken anything which his means did not
enable MIN to accomplish to the utmost Entering,
he isabou 10 do, The oath volume of the Lady
Book, With increased energy and accumulated re-
sources with an ample knowledge of the business in
which b is engaged, acquired by long years of unre-
mitted APPLICATION with a subscription list unpara-
leled il the annals of literature with numerous fac-
ies wt possessed by any other publisher; with we'll
digestd and wide OK ended arrangements and above
ALL viii stedl st purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his Mork has reached, the proprietor has
not hsltated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startling; but by means of
whicl he will be enabled to make the lady's Book
the rhes the rarest, the most attractive, and the
mosyaluable PERIODICAL intrinscally and eXtrlnsic-
ally ever offered to the American public.
Larary Depaitment.-lt has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to impar to the Lady's Book a high
lerry and moral tone and for this purpose he has,
wlthnt regard to cost, procured the aid of the most
eminent writers and for several years past has com
mtGl is editorial supervision To Mrs Sarah j. Hale
Mrs LYDIA II. Sgourney, and Miss r. Leslie ladies,
Of wlom not only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try lave reason to be proud. In this respect, the
Lady, Book enjoys adecided advantage overall other
publications., as it is the only work devoted to ladies
whiclrladles direGt.an advantage which must be OBJ
tios W every parent, husband, brother, and friend
a. wei as 10 every lady who properly appreciates the
digni and Importance to her sex. TO add to It's su
pcrianiy IN this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition TO the ladies already mentioned the inya-
Redwood, Clarence Letters from England, &c, &c. ;
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her sex, and indicating the true rights of
woman not less than her rchlygitted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation
wide as it will be enduring, He has also made ar
ranganents, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs, f. c. Embury Mrs. f.. Osgood, Mrs, NJ
II Parsons Mrs A. NJ +. AMMAN, Mrs f. +. f.et
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. V. f. Howard, Miss Il. Allen, Mrs
S + Farley, Miss +. Leslie, Mrs, H. Beechcr stowe,
Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs. J, Thayer, Mrs. c. l., Henz
Mrs f.. G. Stedman, Miss Mceta NJ. Duncan, Mrs. NJ.
St Leon Loud, Mrs G. IL w. E.sling, Miss NJ. b.
Snow and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford, Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs. s. c. Hall, Mrs.
iionand, Mary Hewitt and other English lady writers
OF distinctions some of whom have already published
IN the Lady Book the only original contributions they
have ever made To Amer ican 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. r. WILLIS, Esq, and conf
dent that the productions Of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable TO the readers of the
Lady's Book the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangcmenl, by which lie will be able give in each
number of his work an exclusive article from that gem
ilcmul; and he has also retained all Of the contfi-
batqt> whose writings have heretofore gwen such am
plo satisfaction; including W. g. Simms, Esq, Pro
s,or lngraham, Professor Dimitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter Park Benjamin Esq, r. = Mac
kenzie, LII. d.. r. S. Arther, II. w. Herbert, Jos G.
Neal Hon Robert 7. Conrad, Dr. J. X Mitchell
Epes Sargent, George z, Norris Joseph h. Chandler
Robert Earle, NJ d., n. G, Brooks, L. Holden, A.
MAakin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes f.
G. Squier, j. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Adrich.
With such aid, iii not too much to say, that the
literary department of the Ladys Book Will surpass
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted,