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GODEY,S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912

GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.
fINHE most splendid and valuable monthly perodi-
i raj ever published The only magazine devoted
to ladies, and conducted by members Of their
Composed entirely of original articles, by the most
eminent writers of the age aud embellished with
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial Illustrations than any similar
publication.
Editedby
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MORTON MMIcHAEL,
Mrs. L. Ii. SieouRNEY, l.. A. GopEY.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss c, NJ Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie Mrs. f. G.
Embury Mrs. c. Lee Hentz Mrs. f. F. Ellet N. p.
Willis, T. 5. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
puDlc at large his arrangements for the year 1912,
the proprietor ofGodeys Lady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant
cess of his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordinary number of
AZ UOU MONTHLY
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work of any description in America. This
success he is has been attained by the vast
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 llectual, and moral as well
as pictorial, emblematic, 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 to the public chc he has not strictly perform
ed nor undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost. Entering,
he is about to do, the oath volume of the Lady 5
Book, with increased energy. and accumulated re-
sources with an ample knowledge of the business in
which he Is engaged acquired by long years of unre-
mted application with a subscription list unpara-
eled in the annals of literature with faci-
ties not possessed by any other publisher; with we'll
digcsted and wide extended arrangements and above
ait with stedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached the proprietor has
not hesitaed to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startling but by means of
which he will be enabled to make the Lady's Book
the richest, the rarest, the most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical, intrnsically and extrinsic
ally, offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to mpart to the Lady's Book a high
literary and moral tone and for this purpose he has
without regard to cost procured the cid of the most
eminent writers and, for several years past has com
mitted its editorial supervisiono Mrs. Sarah j. Hale
Mrs. Lydia II Sgourney, and Miss +. Leslie; ladies'
of whom not only their own sex, but the whole
try, have reason TO be proud In this respect, the
Lady's Book enjoys adecded advantage over all other
publications, is the only work devoted to ladies'
which ladies drect-an advantage, which must be OBJ
vious to every parent, husband, brother and friend
well as to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her sex. To add to its SUI
perority this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the inval
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 richygitted intellect and
varied information, have gained her a reputation as
wide it will be enduring. He has also made
engagements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. +. c. Embury, Mrs +. S. Osgood, Mrs. NJ.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ. f. AMMAN, Mrs f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs V. f. Howard, Miss 4. Allen, Mrs.
S. f. Farley, Miss +. Leslie Mrs. III. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. j. Thayer, Mrs. c. l.. Hentz,
Mrs. L. G.. Stcdman Miss Meeta Nj. Duncan, Mrs. Nj.
ST Leon Loud, Mrs. c. II. W. Esling, Miss NJ b.
Snow, and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs G. Baron Wilson, Mrs. S. G. Hall, Mrs.
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English lad -wrters
Of distinction; some of whom have already published
the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
have made to Amer lean literature Nor has he
omitted to procure the assistance of eminent writers
of the other sex. Aware of the universal and we'll
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
rangement, by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gem
teman and he has also retained all of the conri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satisfaction; including w. q. Simms, Esq, Pro-
essor Ingraham, Professor Dimity, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r.. s. Mac
kenze, LII. D., 7, S. Arther IL. w. Herbert, Jos. G.
Neal, Hon. Robert r. Conrad, DIR. J. X. Mitchell,
Robert Earle, M. d. N. c. Brooks, L. Holden, A,
M'AIakin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, h.
G. Squier, J. M'Lcllan, Jr, and James Adrich.
With such aid, it is not TOO much to say, that the
literary department of the Lady's Book will surpass
any thing that has been can be attempted