The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-06


eminent writers of the age; and embelllshed with
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publication.
Editedby
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MoRroN MSlIcHAEL
Mrs. L. H. SIGoURNEY, l.. A. Cooley
Contributors to each Number
Miss C. NJ. Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs r. g.
Embury, Mrs. C. Lee Hentz, Mrs. f. F Eliet n T.
Willis, T. S, Arthur, Theodore S Fay.
In announcing To- his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1872,
the proprietor of Godeys Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
of his Magazine, which has now reached the eN
traordnary number of
40 600 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has been printed OF
any other work of any description IN America inns
success he is aware has been attained by the vast SUI
periority which the Lady's Book has always mann
tanned over the contemporary magazines when nave
attempted to rival its merits, superiority when ne
is still determined to preserve by keeping IT, III all us
departments literary intellectual, and moral, as wen
as pictorial, emblematic artistic, and mechanical
That this is idle boast he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years in all which time he has made
no promise the public ,rhch 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 on 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 application; with a subscription list unparal-
leled in the annals of literature with numerous 1acl-
ites not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digesed 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 startng but by means oil
which he will be enabled to make the Ladys BOOK
the richest the rarest the most attractive ana tfie
most valuable periodical intrnsically and extrnslc-
| ally ever offered to the American public
! Literaru Deparfment.--lt has ever been the aim OF
| the proprietor to mpart to the Ladys Book a mgr
| literary and moral tone and for tins purpose he mas
without regard to cost procured the aid OF the mos
eminent writers and for several years past has com
mted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah j. Hale
| Mrs LYDIA III. Sigourney and Miss r. Leslie ladies'
of whom not only their own sex, but the Whole coul
try have reason to be proud. In TINS respect, lh'
Lady's Book enjoys adecided advantage over all othe
publications. as it is the only work devoted to ladies
| which ladies direct--an advantage which must be CD
yous to every parent, husband, brother, and friend
as well to every lady who properly appreciates th
dignity and importance to her SEX % add 10 It's su
perorty in this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the inval
liable services of Miss c. NJ. Sedgwick, author o
Redwood Clarence, Letters from England, &c, &c.
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard Of her SEX and indicating the true rights o
woman not less than her richly gifted intellect ant
varied information, have gained her reputation a
wide as it will be enduring He has also made ar
rangements, by which, besides regular contribution
from Mrs f. G. Embury Mrs. F S. Osgood, Mrs NJ
H. Parsons Mrs. A. NJ. F. Amman, Mrs. +. r. Ellie
Miss Dupuy Mrs. V f. Howard, Miss f. Allen, Mrs
S. E. Farley Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe
Mrs Seba Smith Mrs. j Thayer, Mrs. {. l.. Hentz
} Mrs +. C. Stedman Miss Meeta Nj Duncan, Mrs: n
St Leon Loud Mrs. G. II. W. Esling, Miss NJ /
Snow and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled TO iuI
: nish articles from Maria Edgcworth, Mary Russo
Milford Mrs c. Baron Wilson, Mrs. ). Z. Hall, Mr.
Holland Mary Hewitt, and other English ady-writel
&c dis,pctlon some of whom have already publlshe
Il haye ever made to Amer lean literature. Nor ias
e omitted to procure the assistance oil ehli'e"'
IF of the other sex. Aware OF the universal anu W
deserved popularity of NJ WILLS ESD anu dI oo
dent that the productions OF his graceful ana cieS
n men will be highly acceptable To the reaueiS vi
n ady's Book the proprietor mas eniereu ''i'o az
he rangement, BY which he VIII be abe 10 give III ga
number of his work exclusive arucle from ,iia y
tlemau; and he has also retained all OF ule COM
butors whose writings have heretofore gwen sucil q
-, nile satisfaction; including w. q. Simms Esq,
~ lessor Jngraham Professor Dimitry, Professor 70
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, ~ ,: Ni'
kenzie IL d., T. S. Arther, ii. W. HERBERT JOS
Nal Hon Robert T. Conrad, DIR. }. n. Mltch'
Enes Sargent, George P. Morris, Joseph X. Chandi
Rphert Earle. Nj. D. n. c. Brooks, Il. Holden,
. M,Makin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Ruius laws
rs G. Sauier, J. M'Lellan Jr., and James Aiui.In,
ne With such aid it Is not too mucn 10 say uias
rn literary department OF the Ladys BOOK WIZ 81, J
md any thing that has been or can be attempted