The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-04
GODEY,s LADY,s BOOK FOR 1912.

FNHE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
i cal ever published. The only magazine devoted
TO ladies' and conducted by members of their own sex
Composed entirely of original articles, by the most
eminent writers Of the age and embelshed with
larger number and greater variety of costly, elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations than any similar
publication
Editedby
Mrs SARAH J. HALE, MoRroN M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs l.. II. SiGouRNEY, L. A. GoDEY.
Contributors TO each Number.
Miss c. Nj. Sedgwick, Miss +. Leslie, Mrs. f. c.
Embury, Mrs. C. Lee Hentz, Mrs. Il. F. Ellet, n p
Willis, T S. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the proprietor Of Godey's Ladys Book takes occasion
TO acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
of his Magazine which has now reached the ex-
traordinary number of
Az UUO MONTHLY
being larger edition than has been printed of
any other work of any description in America This
he is 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
still determined to preserve by keeping it, in all its
departments, literary, intellectual, and moral well
pictorial, emblematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this idle boast he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years, in all which time he has made
no promise 10 the public phich he has 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, the Oath volume of the Lady's
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-
leed in the annals of literature; with numerous iaci-
lities not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digested and wide extended arrangements and above
ALL with stediast purpose Of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
mot bpsIt a
circumstances ight 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 ntrinsicay and extrnsic-
ally, ever offered to the American public
Literary Departmental has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to impart 10 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 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 decided advantage over all 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
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her To add to its su
perory in this particular the proprietor has secured
addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval
liable services of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwck, author of
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman not less than her rchly-giited intellect and
varied information have gained her reputation
wide as it will be enduring. lie has also made
rangements by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs f, c. Embury, Mrs. F. s. Osgood, Mrs. NJ.
H. Parsons, Mrs. A. Nj. F. Amman, Mrs E. F. Elet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. " f. Howard, Miss f. Allen, Mrs.
S. +. Farley, Miss E. Leslie Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs Seba Smith Mrs j. Thayer Mrs c. L.. Hentz
Mrs E. C. Stedman, 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 fdgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs. $. c. Hail. Mrs
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English ady-writers
of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
have ever 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
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
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 contr-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction including w. G.. Smms, Esq, Pro-
fessor Ingraham, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost,
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenze LIZ d., r. S. Arther, H. w Herbert, JOS G.
Neal Hon. Robert T. Conrad, DR.. J. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George P Morris, Joseph r. Chandler,
Robert Earle, NJ d., n. G. Brooks, f. Holden, A.
M'Makin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, +.
G. Sauier, J. M'IeIlan Jr., and James Aldrich
With such aid it is not too much to say that the
literary department of the Iady's Book will surpass
any thing that has ever been can be attempted.