Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-02-15

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Dec ie4l 4, "A. THATCHER
A NEW VOLUME.
JANUARY, Is49.
GRAHAM'S LADY'S. AND GENTLE
MANS MAGAZINE,
With more Splendid Engravings, than any
other Magazine in the Union.
-. EDITED By
George R. Graham. C J. Peterson; Mrs. Ann
S:StepheHs, Mrs. Emma C. Embu-
ry, Edgar A. Poe,
T T'ss 5sS s Fay Regular s Contributor,
George-P. Morris,
This work devoted to both sexes will open
new volume with the number for January.
1912, with an array of Contributors of talent
and fame, which no periodical in the country
country can boast or pretend to rivil. !.
The Volume will be opened with a new and
beautiful type, the finest white paper, and with
the first of
New Series of Embellishments
unsurpassed by any. which have yet appeared
IL any Magazine.
/, The style ofelegance, the beauty and finish
of, these illustrations, and the extensive i'm.
provements which will be made in its typo.
graphical appearance, and above all the tone
| of It's literary department given it by the bril-,
liant arrav of its Contributors, whose articles
will enrich the pages ofeach number, will give
a. character, GOovc any Magazine in IN
Union.
| The Magazine has become the standard o
taste in matters of establishment, and has lee
the way in every thing really. beautiful pub
lished in the Magazines oflast year. The voice
ofihe public press, while it,p!aces the work a
the
is unanimous 10 the announcement, that NJ
work ever started inthe country has been 81
elegantly embeIlished. ofahass 80 rapidly IN
creased. For the new volume, the most. ex
tensive arrangements have been made. witt
the most. distinguished artists n the country
for supply Of elegant embellishments of al
sorts.
Our Reaulititi Nfczzoiif Enera
wings.
1t affords us much satisfaction TO be able L
| state, that we have made arrangements witt
| WI OAAAS AkANh lffC LtCE1Olht
engraver; whose plates have .contoibuted S.
much o'the beauty of the magazine hereto
| fore, by which we secure has splendid mezzo
ttnts for thiS cork alone. No other Magazine
of this kind can have them psthota permission
from us.
This we take to be good move. and al
though the preference is. purchased by us att
! uery h6ary expense we are confident that no
thing can be g@ up TO equal them in beauty o
10 cempete nth them IN popularity. The en-
gagement is permanent, and is confined I
magazine work alone.
In addition to- those. we ] ave secured tn
BURN of anather talented mezzotint engraveI
H. s. -Sadd,, Esq. of n. Y. that there may b
no disappointment as to number or regulGrit,
These viii be equatto any thing published. $
that we are able confidently to promise. ;,
A. MezzOtint in every NIlinber.
These beautiful engravings will therefor
form a feature Of Grahdm'S Magazine, in ev,
ry number. so that we shall be able to dstanc
any thing like competition on this ground
These plates are the. most expensive that ca
be got up for a magazine Of large circulatio
! in consequence ofthe great prize of printing
being more than double that Of lane ENGRAVING
-and the necessity of reduplicating the plates
our edition alaeady rendering it necessary thu
t,co or three plates Of the same subject must b
prepared for every number in which they al
used. We now print an edition greater tina
that of any contemporary for the last year, an
confidently assert that at the same rate of II
crease we shall issue id 1912, an edition of nc
j less than
35,O6F Copies Monthly.
And shall have an edition nnequal!ed in tn
history of magazine publishing.
Our Splendid Steel Emgravings.
We have also entered into a distinct an
permanent arrangement with Rawdon, Wrigl
and Smile, and With A. L. Dick, ESQ.
New York, for series of splendid ENGRAVING
TO be, got up in stylS unsurpassed By any tn
hare epeT been donein this country. The wild
spread fame Of these artists is Sufficient qua
antee of the character of The work we shall re
Eceil from their hands. So that with such a
organization, We may safely defy competitio
finthe. way of Embellishments shDW the N0rl
A Pattern for Others 10 FoIiO.
in the wayof liberal and judcious expenditur,
and fix a new Grain the history of nagasin
publishing in this co2ntrys II isa libel upc
i American artists to presume that The toorBsO;
fPIates ofold English AanitaIs are to compel
! with, or be preferred; TO the beautiful crei
tons either geniue, taste, and skill
/ Elegant Embossed Work.
/. An agreement has also Been made with til;
!. rneritof .ous and accomplished artist. F.. Qua
re, Esq. for full supply of tasteful
Embroidery, LaCe.WOFIks Bird,
Flowers, and. Landscapes, Color
ed i'm the most Finished and EEs
CANT style. 49,.
4 Fhis will form an Expensive, but popul,
# and attractive feature in the work, aud vii
Il tee variety which viii be thus introduced. W
always be novel and pleasing.
i Richly CoIOreG Fashions;
| In compliance with lha almost unanimol
] wish of our lady. subscribers, NE shall fnfnil
| them with a beautiful end correct plate
FASHIONS, and shall also give the style, s
. gentlemen, which has been decidedly popul
with both sexes, and has rendered the wo
THE TEXT BOOK OF FASHION, the UDion ovt
These fashion plates viii be drawn from 81
Eginal designs from Paris and London. and n;
always be depended upon as the prevailiI
style in Philadelphia and New York for Il
imonth in which they are issued. Thes
however, shall in no wise interfere with 4
Irregular and choice engravings, and. mus