The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-16
GODEY's LADY's BOOK FOR ls42.

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TO ladies, and conducted by members of their
Composed entirely of original articles, by the most
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Edited by
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MORTON M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs. L.. II. SIGouRNEr, l.. A. Cooley.
Contributors to each Number.
Miss &. M. Sedgwick Miss T.. Leslie, Mrs. f. @.
Embury, Mrs. c, Lee Hentz, Mrs. E. F. Ellet, N. r.
Willis, T. S. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the proprietor of Godeys Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant
cess of his Magazine which has now reached the ex
traordinary number of
Az 900 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has 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 preserve by keeping it, in all its
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PICTORIAL embIemaic, artistic, and mechanical
That this is idle boast, he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years in all which time he has made
promise the public ichich he has not strictly perform
enable him to accomplish to the utmost Entering,
he is about to do the oath volume of the Ladys
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-
mitted application with subscription list unparal-
leled in the annals of literature with numerous fac
Titles not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digesed and wide extended arrangements and above
all, with sedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
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hesltated Ot ne
circumstances might prove startling; but by means Of
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Literary Departnent.-It has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to impart to the Lady's Book high
literary and moral tone and for this purpose he has,
without regard to cost, procured the aid Of the most
eminent writers and, for several years past has com
mted its editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah j. Hale
Mrs Lydia II. Sigourney, and Miss E. Leslie; ladies'
of whom not only their own SEX but the whole coun-
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Ladys Book enjoys adecded advantage all other
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which ladies direct-an advantage which must be OBJ
yous to every parent, husband, brother and friend
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
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perorty in this particular the proprietor has secured
addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval-
liable services of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwick, author of
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 richlygifed intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made
rangements by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs f. G. Embury, Mrs. F. s. Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
H. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ. F. Amman, Mrs. f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. " +. Howard, Miss f. Allen, Mrs.
S. f. Farley Miss E. Leslie, Mrs. II. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs. J. Thayer, Mrs. c. l.. Hentz,
Mrs f. c. Stedman, Miss Meeta Nj. Duncan, Mrs. Nj.
st. Leon Loud, Mrs. c. Fl. w. Esling, Miss M B.
Snow, and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nsh articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs. s. c. Hall, Mrs.
Holland, Mary Hewitt and other English lad writers
of distinction; some of whom have already published
have ever made to American literature Nor mas ne
omitted to procure the assistance of eminent writers
of the other sex. Aware of the universal and we'll
deserved popularity Of n p WILLIS Esq, and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of the
Ladys Book, the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangement by which he will 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-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. G. Smms, Esq, Pro-
lessor Ingraham, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. s. Mac
kcnzie, LII. d., T. S. Arther, H. w. Herbert, JOS c.
Neal Hon. Robert T. Conrad, DIR. j. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George p Morris, Joseph r. Chandler
Robert Earle, NJ d., N. C. Brooks E. Holden, A.
M'Makin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro Rufus Dawes, +.
G. Sauier ]. M'Lellan Jr., and James Aldrich
With such aid il is not too much to say, that the
literary department of the Lady's Book will surpass
III at base hppn orc an he ATTEMPTED,