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GoDEY's LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.

| GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.
| rNHE most splendid and valuable monthly period-
a cal ever published. The only magazine devoted
% ladies' and conducted by members of their own
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.
Editedby
| Mrs. SARAH j. HALE, MoRroN MMIcHAEL,
| Mrs. L. H. SIeouRSEY, l.. A. GopEY.
Contributors TO each Number
Miss Z. M Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie Mrs. E. G.
Embury, Mrs c. Lee Hentz Mrs. E. F. Ellet N. p.
Willis, t. 5. 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
cess OF his Magazine, which has reached the ex-
traordinary number of
10000 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
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, III all its
departments. literary intellectual, and moral, well
as pictorla embematic, 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
cd, 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
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
mitted applications with subscription list unparal-
eled in the annals of literature with numerous fac-
es not possessed by any other publisher; with we'll
digested and wide-extended arrangements and above
all, with sedfast purpose Of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesated TO incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startng 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 eArinsic
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental 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
mitted its editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah J. Hale
Mrs. Lydia H. Slgourrey, and Miss r. Leslie ladies'
of whom only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try. have reason to be proud In this respect, the
Lady's Book enjoys adecded advantage over all 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 su
periorlt this particulars the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned the inval-
liable services of Miss G. 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 richy-gifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide it will be enduring. He has also made ar
engagements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. +. c. Embury, Mrs F. S. Osgood, Mrs. M.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ. F. Amman, Mrs. E. +. Elet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. V. +. Howard, Miss E. Allen, Mrs.
S. Z. Farley Miss f. Leslie, Mrs I'll. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. J. Thayer, Mrs. c. l.. Hentz,
st. Leon Loud, Mrs. C. II. w Esling, Miss M. b.
Snow, and Kate Franklin, he viii be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford, Mrs. c. Baron Wilson Mrs. >. G. Hall, Mrs.
Holland Mary Hewitt, and other English lady-writers
of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Ladys 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 Aware of the universal and we'll
deserved popularity Of ~ 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 conri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satsfacton including w. G. Simms ESD, Pro-
fessor lngraham Professor Dimiry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin ESQ, X. s Mac
kenzie LII. d. +. s. Arther Ii. w. Herbert, Jos. c.
Neal, Hon. Robert 7. Conrad, DR.. J. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George p, Morris, Joseph r. Chandler,
Robert Earle, Nj. d., N. c. Brooks, T.. Holden, A.
MMakin H. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes, E,
G.. Squer, j. M'Lean, 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 ever been or can be attempted