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GODEY's LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.

GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.
THE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
Il cal ever published The only magazine devoted
TO ladies, and conducted by members of their
Composed entirely of original articles by the most
eminent writers of the age; and embellished with a
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations than any similar
publication
Ediiedbu
Mrs, SARAHJ HALE, MoRroN M'MIcHAEL,
| Mrs. l.. I'll. SIGoURsEY, l.. A. GopEY.
Contributors to each Number
Miss C. NJ. Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie Mrs. f. c..
Embury, Mrs C. Lee Hentz, Mrs f. F. Ellet N. p.
Willis, L. 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 Lady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess OF his Magazine, which has reached the ex-
traordinary number of
10000 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has been printed of
any other work of any description in America. This
success he is aware has been attained by the vast
perlority which the Iadys Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted 10 rival its merits, superiority which he
is still determined To preserve by keeping it, in all its
departments, literary, intellectual and moral as well
as pictorial, emblematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this no idle boast he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years. in all which time he has made
promise TO the public rhich he has not strictly perform
ed, nor undertaken anything which his 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 is engaged, acquired by long years of
mitted application; with subscription list unparal-
leled 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 sedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
| elevation
not hestated 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 attractive and the
most valuable periodical intrinsicay and extrinsic-
ally ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmeni.--lt has ever been the aim of
| the proprietor to impart to the Ladys Book high
literary and moral tones 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 III. Sigourncy, and Miss T.. Leslie ladies,
of whom not only their own sex, but the whole
try, have reason to be proud. In this respect the
Ladys Book enjoys decided advantage over all other
publications, it is the only work devoted to ladies,
which ladies directan advantage, which must be OBJ
yous to every parent, husband brother, and friend,
well as to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and importance to her To add to its
perorty in this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned the nva
liable services of Miss G.. NJ Sedgwick, author of
Redwood Clarence Letters from England, &C., sc. !;
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and indicating the rights of
woman, not less than her richly-gifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation
wide il will be enduring. He has also made ar
rangements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs +. c. Embury, Mrs. +. S. Osgood, Mrs NJ
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ +. AMMAN, Mrs. L. f. Ellet
Miss Dupuy Mrs. " f.. Howard, Miss +. Allen, Mrs
s. f. Farley Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe,
| Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs J. Thayer, Mrs. G. L. Hentz
| Mrs. f. c.. Stedman, Miss Meeta Nj. Duncan, Mrs NJ
st. Leon Loud, Mrs. c. H. w, Esng, Miss M. b.
Snow and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford, Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs s. c. Hail. Mrs
| Holland Mary Hewitt and other English lady-writers
of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
| have ever made to American 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
Lady'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 contri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w G. Simms, ESQ., Pro-
fessor Ingraham Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenze LII. d.. Il. s. Arther, IL. w. Herbert, Jos. C..
| Neal Hon. Robert T. Conrad, DR.. J. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George p Morris, Joseph r. Chandler,
| Robert Earle, NJ. d., N. G.. Brooks, T.. Holden, A,
! M'Makin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes, T..
c. Squier, J. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Aldrch.
With such aid, it Is not too much to say, that the
literary department of the Ladys Book will surpass
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted.