, 1842-01-08
AMERICAN LADIES, NATIONAL
MAGAZINE.
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912

GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.
The most splendid and roluable Magazine -er
pubHshed.
VENHE only Magazine devoted to aides, and con.
Il Quoted by members of their own sex. Com.
posed entirely of original articles, by the most emf.
nent writers of thu age, and embeIlished with a large
number and greater variety CT costly, elegant, and
attractive Pictorial Illustrations, than any similar
publication. Edited by
Mrs. Sarah Hale, Morton M,Michael,
Mrs. l., II. sigourney, l.. A. Cooley,
Contributors to each number.
Miss G. NJ. sedgewick, N. P. Willis.
Miss. T.. Leslie, Mrs. c.. Lee Huntz,
Mrs. l.. c. Embury, Il. 5, Arthur,
Theodore S. Fay, Mrs. T.. +. EIlet.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912, the
proprietor Of Godey's 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 Copies .NonMly,
being a larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work, of any descriptions, in America
This success he is aware has been attended by the
vast superiority which the Lady's Book has always
maintained over the various contemporary magazines
which have attempted to rival its merits, a SUPERIOR
ty which he is still determined 10 preserve, by keeping
it, in all its departments, Literary, Intellectual and
Moral. as well as Pictorial, EmblematIc, Artistic
and Mechanical.
That this is no idle boast, he appeals to the exp {
rience of the past twelve years, in all wich time he
has made no promisesto the public which he has not
folly performed, nor undertaken any thing which his
means did not enable him to accomplish to the ut
Entering as be is about to do, on the 24th volume of
the Lady's Book with increased energy and accumu-
lated resources; with an ample knowledge of the
business in which he is engaged, acquired by long
years of unremitted application, with a subscription
list unparalleled in the annals of literature; with nu-
ncTous facilities not possessed by any other publisher;
with well designed and wide-extended arrangements;
and above all, with a steadfast purpose of maintain
ing the lofty elevation his work has reached, the pro-
prietor has not hesitated to incur expenses which I'M
der other circumstances might well prove startling;
but by means of which he will be enabled to make
the Lady's Book the richest, the rarest, the most nj
~tractivc, and the most valuable periodical, intrinsic
ally and extrinsically, ever offered TO the public.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT
Mrs $ J Hale, Mrs l. II Sigourney, Miss E Leslie,
Miss c NJ Sedgwick, Mrs Emma c Embury, Mrs
S Osgood, Mrs A VI F Annaur Mrs f F EIlet, Miss
Dupuy, Mrs volney f Howard, Mrs f Allen, Mrs
S + Farley, Mrs II Beechsr Stowe, Mrs Seba Smith
Mrs J Thayer. Mrs ee Hentz. Mrs f c Stedman,
Mis- Meeta NJ Duncan, Mrs c IL W EsIing, Mrs NJ
81 Leon Loud, Miss VI b Snow, Kate franklin.
He will be enabled to furnish occasional article.
from Maria E~dgeworth, May Russell Milford Mrs
Cornwell Baron Wilson, Mrs S c Hall, Mrs Holland,
Mary Hewitt, and other English lady writers OF dis
some of whom have already published in
the Lady's Book the first original contributions they
ever made to American Literature.
Nor has he omitted to procure the services of emi-
nent writer's Of the opposite sex. Aware Of the
and well deserved popularity Of N P Will
is, Esq. and confident that the productions of his
graceful and eloquent pen will be highly acceptable
10 the readers Of the Lady's Book, the proprietor
mas entered in an arrangement by which he will be
lble to give in each number of the work, an exclu-
i've article from that gentleman; aud he mas also
etained all the contributors whose writings have
heretofore given such general satisfaction, including
". G.. Simms, Esq, Professor Ingraham. Professor
Dimity, Professor Frost, Professor Walter, Park BEN
amin, Esq, r S Mackenzie, LII T S Arthur Esq,
Il w Herbert, Joseph C Neal, Hon. Robert 7 Con
DIR J X Mitchell, Morris, P Earle, NJ d., n C
Brooks. a NJ Holden, A M'Makin, l. + Tasistru,
Rufus Dawes, f d Squier J M'Lellan. Jr. James
Aldrich.
With such aid, it is 1T too much to say, that
he Literary Department Of the Lady's Book will sur
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted.