The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-12
GoDEY'S IADY,S BOOK FOR 1912.


| rINHE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
4 cal ever published. The only magazine devoted
to ladies' and conducted by members of their own sex.
Composed entirely of original articles, by the most
eminent writers of the age and embeflished with a
larger number and greater variety ofcosty elegant,
and attractive pictorial Illustrations than any similar
publication.
ra,isdby
Mrs. SARAm J. Hale, MoRroN MrNIIcHAEL,
Mrs L. II. ScouRSEy, l.. A. GoDEY.
Contributors 70 each Number.
Miss Z. NJ Sedgwick, Miss Il. Leslie, Mrs Z. Z.
Embury. Mrs. c. Lee Ientz, Mrs. E. F. Elet, ~ p.
Willis, I. $. Arthur, Theodore $. Fay
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912,
the proprietor of Cooley Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordlnary 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
perorltY which the Lady's Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted to rival its merits, superiority which he
is still determined to preserve by keeping IL, in all It's
departments, literary intellectual, and moral, as well
a. PICTORIAL embematic, artistic, and mechanical
That this no idle boast he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years. all which time he has made
promise to The public which he has moi strictly perform
ed undertaken anything which his means did not
enable hun to accomplish to the utmost Entering
he is about to do the oath volume of the Ladys
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 unre-
mited applications with subscription list unparal-
eled in the annals Of literature; with numerous fac-
ties not possessed by any other publisher; with we'll
dgested and wide-extended arrangements and above
ALL with stedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesitaed to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startng but by means of
which he will be enabled to make the Lady's Book
the richest the rarest the most attractive and the
most valuable periodical, intrnscally and eXtrinslc-
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literdiu DepdriBent--lt has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to impart to the Lady's Book high
literary and 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
med its editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah j. Hale
Mrs LYDIA III. SIourney, and Miss T.. Leslie ladies
of whom not onf their own sex, but the whole coun-
try, have reason to be proud In this respect, the
Lay's Book enjoys adecded advantage over all other
publications it is the only work devoted to ladies,
which ladies dTect--an advantage which must be OBJ
vous to everyparent, husband, brother, and friend
well to etey lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her To add to its su
peroryin this particular, the proprietor has secured
iii addition to tie ladies already mentioned, the lnyal-
liable services of Miss c. NJ. Sedgwick, author Of
Redwood Clarence, Letters from England, &c, &C.;
writer whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of hersex, and indicating the true rights of
woman not les than her richlygifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation
wide as it VIII be enduring. lie has also made ar
rangements, ty which besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f. {. Embury, Mrs. F. S Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
II. Parsons Mrs. A. NJ. +. AMMAN, Mrs f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. T. +. Howard, Miss +. Allen Mrs.
S. f. Farley, Miss E. Leslie Mrs. II. 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. Ii. w Esling, Miss Nj b.
Snow and Kae Franklin, he viii be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs. e. Baron Wilson, Mrs. S. c. Hall Mrs.
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English lady writers
of distinctions; 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
ladys Book, the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangemcnt 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-
butos, whose writings nave heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including W. g. Simms, Esq Pro-
fessor ngraham Professor Dimtry, Professor Frost,
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, II. $. Mac
kenzie IL. d.. T. S. Arther, H. w. Herbert Jos. c,
Neal, Hon. Robert I. Conrad, DR. J. X; Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George p Morris Joseph r.. Chandler,
Robert Earle NJ D., N G. Brooks, f. Holden, A.
MMaBn, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, f.
G.. Squer, J. MLellan, 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 can be attempted