The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-29
GODEY's LADY's BOOK FOR 1912


VNHE most splendid and valuable monthly period
Il cal ever published The only magazine devoted
TO ladies', and conducted by members Of their own
Composed entirely Of original articles, by the mos
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
Edited bu
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MORTON MMIcnAEL,
Mrs. L. H. SiGouRNEY, l.. A. GoDEy.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss G. NJ. Sedgwick, Miss E. Leslie, Mrs. +. G.
Embury Mrs. c. Lee Hentz, Mrs. L. F. Ellet, N. P.
Willis, T. $. Arthur, Theodore $. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912,
the proprietor ofGodeys Lady's Book takes occasion
TO acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess Of his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordinary number of
10000 MONTHLY!
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work of any description in America. This
success he is hs been attained by the vast
periorty which the Lady's Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted to rival is merits, superiority which he
Is still determined 70 preserve by keeping it, in all its
departments, hterry intellectual, and moral as well
as pictorial, 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 MIR undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him TO accomplish TO the utmost. Entering,
he about to do on the Oath volume of the Lady
Book, with increased energy and accumulated re-
sources with ample knowledge Of the business in
which he is engaged acquired by long years OF unre-
mited application; with a subscription list unparal-
eled in the annals of literature with numerous aci-
tes not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digested and wide extended arrangements and above
all, with stedfas purpose of maintaining the lofty
IL. nlnI hn
not hesitated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startling; but by means of
which he viii be enabled TO make the Lady's Book
the richest, the rarest, ~ most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical, ntrinsically and extrinsic-
ally, ever offered TO the American public.
Literaru Hparinem.--It has ever been the aim of
the proprietor TO mpart TO the Lady's Book high
literary ana 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
mited it, editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah J. Hale,
Mrs LYDIA H. Sigourney, and Miss f.. Leslie ladies,
of whom not only their own SEX but the whole coul-
trv have reason to be proud. In this respect the
Lady Book enjoys adecided advantage overall other
publications. as it is the only work devoted to ladies,
which adde's drect-an advantage, which must be OBJ
yious to every parent husband brother and friend,
as wen as every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and importance to her sex, To add to It's sut
periorty this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval-
liable services of Miss G. NJ Sedgwicl, author of
Redwood Clarence, Letters from England &C. &c. /;
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard Of her sex and vndcatng the true rights of
woman not less than her richly-gtted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as il will be enduring He has also made ar
rangemens, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs f. c, Embury, Mrs. F. $, Osgood, Mrs NJ
H. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ. F., AMMAN Mrs. Z. +. Ellet,
Miss Duply, Mrs V. f. Howard Miss +. Allen, Mrs
$ f. Partly, Miss +. Leslie, Mrs ii, Beecher Stowe
Mrs Sebs Smith, Mrs. J. 1hayer Mrs G: L. Hentz
Mrs. +. c, Stedman, Miss Meta NJ, Duncan, Mrs NJ
ST Leon Loud, Mrs. C. III. w. Esing, Miss M. B.
Snow AMI Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs G. Baron Wilson, Mrs $. G.. Hall, Mrs
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English ladywriters
OF distinction some of whom have already published
in the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
have ever made to Amer lean literature. Nor has he
omitted to procure the assistance of eniinen writers
of the other sex. Aware OF the universal and we'll
deserved popularity of r. +. WILLIS, Esq, and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of the
Lady's Book, the proprietor has entered into ar
rangement, by which he will be able TO give in each
number of ais work exclusive article from that gen
teman; and he has also retained all of the conlr-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satisfaction; including w. &, Simms Esq, Pro-
fessor Iugraham, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin ESD, r. 5. Mac
kenzie, IL. d., I, S Arther, H. w. Herbert, JOS G.
Neal, Hon. Robert r. Conrad, DR.. j. H. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent George p Morris, Joseph r. Chandler,
Robert Earle, Nj. D., N. c. Brooks F. Holden A.
NJ Makit l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, L.
G., Squier J. M'Lellan, Jr, and James Aldrich
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.