The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-14
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912

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| rNHE most splendid and valuable monthly period
j. cal published. The only magazine devoted
to ladies, and conducted by members Of their sex
Composed entirely of original articles, by the most
eminent writers of the age and embeshed with a
larger number and greater variety of costly, elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publication.
Ediiedb BY
Mrs. SARAH j. HALE, MORTON MMlcHAEL,
Mrs. L. H. SIGouRNEY l.. A. Cooley.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss y. NJ Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie Mrs r. z,
Embury, Mrs c. Lee Hentz Mrs Z. F. Ellet N. P.
Willis, /. ). 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 Lady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess OF his Magazine, which has now reached the eX-
traordinary number Of
10000 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work Of any description in America. This
success he is aware has been attained by the vast
periority which the Iady'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, as well
as pictorial. embematic, artistic and mechanical.
That this idle boast he appeals to the experience
Of the past twelve years in all which time he has made
promise 10 the public chich 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 the Oath volume of the Ladys
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-
leed in the annals of literature with numerous fac-
lities not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
dgested and wide-extended arrangements and above
all with sedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hestated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startling; but by means Of
which he will be enabled to make the l4ady's Book
the richest the rarest, the most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical, intrnscally and extrinsic
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Liferaru Depa,fmen--lt 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
mited its editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah J. Hale
Mrs. Lydia II 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
Lady's Book enjoys decided advantage overall other
publications it 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 To add to its SUI
periority this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the inval
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 richly gifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made
engagements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. Z. c. Embury, Mrs. F. s. Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ. F. AMMAN, Mrs, Z. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. " Z, Howard, Miss E. Allen, Mrs.
S. E. Farley, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs j. Thayer, Mrs. G. l.. Hentz,
Mrs. L. G, 'Stedman, Miss Meeta NJ. Duncan, Mrs. NJ.
st. Leon Loud, Mrs. c. H. w Esling, 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.
Holland Mary Hewitt and other English ady-writers
OF distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Lady's Book the only original contributions they
have made to American 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
Ladys Book, the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangement by which he will be able give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gen
tleman and he has also retained all of the eontri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. G. Simms Esq, Pro-
fessor Ingraham, Professor Dimtry Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin ESQ., r. S. Mac
kenze, IL d., T. S. Arther, II. w Herbert Jos. C,
Neal, Hon. Robert r. Conrad DR.. J. X Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George r. Morris, Joseph R. Chandler
Robert Earle, MD, N. c. Brooks f. Holden A
MMakin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro Rufus Dawes, E.
G. Squier, j. N'Lellan, Jr, and James Aldrich
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 ever been or can be attempted.