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GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.

GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912
| TINE most splendid and valuable monthly period
Il cal ever published The only magazine devote,
to ladies', and conducted by members of their
| Composed entirely Of original articles by the mos
eminent writers of the age; and embeliished with
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial Illustrations than any simila
| publication.
Edihdby
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MoRroN M'MrcHAEL
| Mrs l.. II. SicouRNEY, l.. A. GopEY.
| Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss e. nj. Sedgwck, Miss r. Leslie, Mrs f.. C
Embury, Mrs. c. Lee Hentz, Mrs. E. f. Ellet, n P
Willis, t. S. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
| In announcing to his numerous patrons and tho
pubic at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the proprietor fGodey's Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue.
cess OF ms Magazine which has reached the ex-
| traordinary number of
Az 600 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 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
as pictorial, emblematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this no idle boast he appeals the experience
OF the past twelve years in all which time he has made
promise TO the public tcich he has not sictiu 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 an ample knowledge Of the business in
which he engaged, acquired by long years of
mitted application; with subscription list unparal-
leed in the annals of literature; with numerous faci-
lties not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
dgested and wide extended arrangements and above
all with stedfa't 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 ntrinsically and extrinsic
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 RI. 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 adecided advantage all other
publications. it is the only work devoted to ladies'
which ladies direct-an advantage which must be OBJ
vious to every parent, husband brother, and friend
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her SEX TIC add to its SUI.
perorty in this particular the proprietor has secured
liable services of Miss c. NJ. Sedgwick, author of
Redwood Clarence, Letters from England &c. sc. Il
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman, not less than her rchly-gted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring He has also made ar
rangements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f. c. Embury, Mrs. F. S. Osgood Mrs. NJ.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ. f. AMMAN Mrs. L. F. Elet
Miss Dupuy, Mrs V. f. Howard, Miss f. Allen, Mrs
S. E. Farley, Miss E. Leslie, Mrs. II. Beecher Stowe
Mrs. E. G. 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 Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Hofaud Mary ann EnyI,n
of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the adys 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
Iady,s 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 contr-
buors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. G. Simms, Esq, Pro-
lessor ngraham Professor Dimtry, Professor Frost,
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, H. D Mac
kenzie LII. d., T. S. Arther, H. W. Herbert JOS. y
Neal. Hon Robert T. Conrad, DIR. J. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent George p. Norris Joseph X. Chandler,
Robert Earle, NJ. d., n. c. Brooks, f. Holden, A.
MMakin, L. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes, H.
G. SGuier. j. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Aldrch.
With such aid, ii is not too much to say. that the
literary department of the Lady's Book will surpass
any thing that has ever been can be attempted