The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-23
| GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.

rINHEmost splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
| Il caieyer published. The only magazine devoted
to lades,and conducted by members of their own sex
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.
Edisdby
Mrs, SARAH J. HALE, MORTON M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs. l.. II. SIeouRNEY, l.. A. GoDEY.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss o. Nj. Sedgwick, Miss +. Leslie, Mrs. r. G.
Embury Mrs. c. Lee Hentz, Mrs. +. f. Ellet N. p.
Willis, T. s. Arthur, Theodore s. Fay
In announcing to his numerous patrons and tie
public at large his arrangements for the year )o42,
the proprietor of Godey's adys 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 he, ever been printed OF
any other work of any description in America This
success he is aware has leen attained by the vast su
periority which the Ladys BOOK has always NAM
tained over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted TO rival Its merits superiority which he
is still determined preserve by keeping it, in all its
departments literary, intellectual, and moral, as well
as pictorial emblematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this sno idle boast he appeals to the experience
OF the past twelve years, in all which time he has made
40 promise 10 he public phich he has strictly perform
enable him to accomplish to the utmost. Entering,
as he is abon 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 unre-
mitet application; with subscription list unparal-
eled in the annals of eratrei with numerous faci-
ties net possessed by any otherpubsher with we'll
dgestea and wide-extended arrangements and above
all, with sedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
kae.lo tal trl anttr xhla 1aAn thnp
circumstances might prove startling; but by means of
which he will be enabled to make the Ladys Book
the richest, the rarest the most attractive and the
most valuable periodical intrinscally and extrinsic-
ally, ever offered to the American public,
Liiera1r DtpaYtnent.--lt has 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 writer's; and for several years past has com
med its editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah j. Hale
Mrs Lydia Il. Sigourney and Miss f. Leslie; ladies,
Of whom not only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try have rsson to be proud. In this respect, the
Ladys Booknjoys adecided advantage overs all other
publications. as it is the only work devoted to ladies'
which ladessirect-an advantage, which must be OBJ
vous to ever parent, husband, brother, and friend
well as toetey lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her sex To add to its su
perorty in te lNrticuar the proprietor has secured
in addition u the ladies already mentioned, the nyal
liable services OF Miss c. Nj. Sedgwck, author of
Redwood Clarence, Letters from England, &C., &c. (;
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard ofer SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman, no less than her rchly-gifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring He has also made ar
rangemens by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. Z. c. Embury Mrs. F. s. Osgood, Mrs. M.
I'll Parsons, Mrs A. NJ +. Amman, Mrs. E. F. Ellet,
Miss Duply, Mrs. v. f. Howard, Miss E. Allen Mrs.
s. T. Farley, Miss f.. Leslie, Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. J. Thaycr, Mrs. c, l.. Hentz,
s s.@;E G. Sttdman, Miss Meeta M. Duncan, Mrs. M.
S g. Leon Loud, Mrs c. II. w. Esling, Miss M B.
, snd ft6 TEhir tnge&6ftn, Mary Russell
M,foa. Mrs. G. Baron Wilson, Mrs. y y nan, Mrs.
Iiodand Mary Hewitt and other English lad wr,ers
IN the Lady Book the only original contributonsthey
have ever made TO American literature Nor has ne
omitted to procure the assistance Of eminent writers
of he other sex Aware of the universal and we'll
deserved popularity of ~ P. WILLIS Esq, and conf
dent that the productions Of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers OF the
iaiys Book, the proprietor has entered INTO an ar
rang,ment BY which he will be able to give IN each
number of his work exclusive article from that gen
temm; and he has also retained all OF the contri-
buttons whose writings have heretofore given such am
NE abstraction; including w G. Simms, Esq, Pro-
fessor Ingraham Professor Dimtry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter Park Benjamin Esq, r. - Mac
kenIe. Ii, d., T. S, Arther, III. w. Herbert, JOS Z.
1 Neal Hon. Robert 7. Conrad, DR.. J, Il. Mitchell
Epes Sargent, George P. Morris, Joseph X Chandler
/ Robert Earle, NJ D., N. C. Brooks, +. Holden,
/ M,Nakin L, Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, T.
4 g. souier, j. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Aldrich
/ With such aid it is not too much to say, that th'
l;temry department of the Lady's Book will surpas
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted,
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