Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-04-26
AMERICAN LADIES' NATIONAL
MAGAZINE


~ ODEY'S lady's Book, Tor lS42, the
" most splendid and valuable monthly Pc
riodical ever published. The only Magazine
devoted to Ladies, and conducted by members
of their own sex. Composed entirely of origi-
nal Articles, by the most eminent writers of
the age; and embellished with larger number
and greater variety of costly, elegant and at
traclive Pictorial Illustrations, than any simi-
lar publication.
EDITEDBY
Mrs Sarah J. Hale, Morton M'Michael, Mrs.
l.. II. Srgourney, l.. A. Cooley.
SContributorS TO each number.-Miss G. M.
Sedgwick. N. A Willis, Miss. f. Leslie, Mrs.
G. Lee Hcntz, Mrs. E. c. Embury, T. s. Au-
thur, Theodore s. Fay, Mrs. E. + E llet
In announcing to his numerous patrons and
the pubic at large his arrangements for the
year lS42, the proprietor of Godey's Lady's
Book takes occasion to acknowledge the
unparalleled and / Numphant success of his
Magazine, which hat now reached the extra
ordinary number OF
10000 COPIES MONTHLY
Being arger 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 superiority which the LA.
dy's Book has always maintained over the va
AAhuo contemporary iDdHdLhlC9 NillSiA nav az
tempted to 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, Emblamatic
Artistic, and Mechanical. That this is no idle
boast, he appeals to the experience ftbe past
twelve years, in all which time he has made no
promise to the public which he has not July
performed, nor undertaken any thing to the ut
termost
Entering, az he is about to do, on the oath
volume Of the Lady's Book, with increased e.
ergy and accumulated resources; with an am
pie knowledge Of the business in which be Is
engaged, acquired by long years of unremtted
application; with subscripton-lst unpareliel-
cd in the annals ofllterature; with numerous IA
cilJties not possessed by any other publisher:
with wcll.digested and wide extended arrange
ments; and abnve all, with steadiast purpose
of maintaining the lofty elevation his work
has reached, the proprietor has not hesltated
to incur expenses, which under other CIR
cumstances might well prove startling but by
.neansof which he will be enabled to make the
Lady,s Book the richest,the rares', the most at
tractve, and the most valuable PERIODICAL IN
trinsicaly and extrlnscally, ever offered TO the
American public.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT..
Il has ever beer the aim Of the proprietor 10
iinpari 10 the Lady's Book high literary and
moral tone; and for this purpose he has, with
out regard 10 cost, procured the aid Of the most
eminent writers; and, for several years past,
has committed its editorial supervision to Mrs.
Sarah ]. Hale, Mrs Lydia ii. Sgourney, and
Miss Leslie, ladies' Of whom not only their
own sex, but the whole country, have reason
to be proud. in this respect, the Lady's Book
enjoys a decided advantage over all other pub
LEGATIONS, as II is only work devoted to ladies',
dlrcct-an advantage which NUT be obvious
to every parent, husband, brother, and friend,
as well as to every lady who properly appreci-
ates th3 dignity and importance of her sex.
To add to its superiority in this particular, the
proprietor has secured, IN addition TO the ladies'
already mentioned, the invaluable services OF
Miss e. NJ. SedgwCk, author of Redwood, Ia
renee, Letters from England, &c. &c, VIII
ter, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her sex, and indicating the true
rights of woman, not less than her rchly-gilted
intellect and varied information, have gained
her reputation as wide as it will be enduring
He has also made arrangements, by which, be-
sides regular contributions from Mrs. +. e,
Embury, Mrs. +. s. Osgood, Mrs. NJ. III. Par
SONS, Mrs. A. NJ. +. AMMAN, Mrs. +. F. Elet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. Volney T. Howard, Miss E
Allen, Mrs 5. Z. Farley, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs
II. Beecher Stowe Mrs. Scba Smith, Mrs. j.
Thayer, Mrs. G. l., Hentz, Miss E. c. Sted-
man, Miss Meeta VI. Duncan, Mrs W. St
Leon Loud, Mrs. G. II. w. Esling, Miss VI
Il. Snow, Kate Franklin.