Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-04-12
AMERICAN LADIES' NATIONAL
ACAZINE

X ODEY'S Iady's Book, Tor lS42, the |
~ most splendid and valuable monthly Pc |
riodical ever published. The only Magazine |
devoted to Ladies, and conducted by members |
other own SEX Composed entirely of origi- |
nal Articles, BY the most eminent writers OF
the age; and embellished with larger number
and greater variety of costly, elegant and at
tractive Pictorial Illustrations, than any SINH
lar publication.
EDITEDBY
Mrs Sarah J. Hale, Morton M'Mchael, Mrs.
l.. II. Sigourney, L. A. Cooley.
Contributors to each number.-Miss &. M.
Sedcwick. N. A Willis, Miss. E. Leslie, Mrs.
G. Lee Heniz, Mrs. f.. c. Embury, T. S. Au-
thur, Theodore S. Fay, Mrs. L. + E let.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and
the public at large his arrangements for the
wear 1912, the proprietor Of Godey's Lady's
Book takes occasion to acknowledge the
unparalleled and triumphant success Of his
Magazine, which has now reached the extra
ordinary number Of
10000 COPIES MONTHLY
Being a 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 superiority which the La
dy's Book has always maintained over the va
rious contemporary magazines which have at
tempted TO rival its merits, superiority which
he is still determined to preserve, by keeping
il, in all its departments, Literary, Intellectual
and Moral, as well as PICTORIAL EmblamatIc
Artistic, and Mechanical. ThBt this Is no idle
boast, he appeals to the experience OF the past
twelve years, in all which time he has made no
promise to the public which u Iy
performed, nor undertaken any thing TO the Ut
termCs st.
Entering, az he is about TO DO, on the oath
volume of the Lady's Book, with increased &C.
ergy and accumulated resources; with an am
pie knowledge Of the business in which ne Is
engaged, acquired by long years of unremItted
application; with subscrlption-list unparelel-
ed in the annals oflterature; with numerous ia
cilltes not possessed by any other publisher:
with well.dgested and wide extended arrange
ments; and above all, with steadiast purpose
of maintaining the lofty elevation his work
has reached, the proprietor has not hesitaled
to incur expenses, which under other CIR
cumstances might well prove startling, but By
meansof which he will be enabled to make The
Lady,s Book the richest,the raresi, the most a.
tractive, and the most valuable periodical IN
trinslcaly and extrns.cally, ever offered 10 The
American public.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
II has ever been the aim Of the proprietor 10
inparf 10 the Lady's Book high literary and
moral tone; and for this purpose he has, with
out regard TO cost procured the aid Of the most
eminent writers; and, for several years past,
has committed It's editorial supervision 20 Mrs.
Sarah J. Hale, Mrs. Lydia III. SiCCuTney, and
Miss T. Leslie, ladies' Of whom not only their
own sex, but the whole country, have reason
10 be proud In this respect, the Lady's Book
enjoys decided advantage over all ether pub
iications, as il is only work devoted 20 ladies',
direct-an advantage which must be Obvious
10 every parent, husband, brother, and friend,
As well as TO every lady who properly aPprcci-
ates the dignity and importance OF her sex.
To add to its superiority IN this particular, The
proprietor has secured, IN addition 20 the ladies'
already mentioned, the invaluable services Of
Miss &. Nj. Sedgwick, author OF Redwcod,Gla-
renee, Letters from England, sc. &c, VIII
ter, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her sex, and indicating the true
rights of woman, not less than her rChlygated
intellect and varied information, have gained
her reputation as wide as It vii! be enduring.
He has also made arrangements, by which, be-
sides regular contributions from Mrs. y. c..
Embury, Mrs T. s. Osgood, Mrs. NJ. II. Par
SONS, Mrs. A. NJ. r. AMMAN, Mrs. +. f. Eiet
Miss Dupuy, Mrs, Volney + Howard, Miss f.
Allen Mrs S. F.. Farley, Miss +. Leslie, Mrs.
ii. Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. }.
ThayeT, Mrs. G. l. Hentz, hiss f. {. Sied-
man, Miss Meta W. Duncan, Mrs VI. St
Leon Loud, Mrs. G. II. w. Esling, Mss VI.
y. Snow, Kate Franklin.