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GODEY,S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912


TINE most splendid and valuable monthly period-
i 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 embelllshed with
larger number and agreater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial Illustrations than any similar
publication.
EdledJ g
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MoRroN M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs. l.. ii. SIGoURNEy, l.. A. Cooley
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss &. Nj. Sedgwick, Miss h. Leslie, Mrs r. =.
Embury, Mrs. c. Lee Hentz, Mrs. +. +. E.et, N. +.
Willis L. S. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public al large his arrangements for the year 1912,
the proprietor of Godeys ady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine, which has now reached the eX-
traordnary number of
40 900 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has been printed of
any other work of any description in America. This
success he has been attained by the vast SUI
periority which the Lady's Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which nave
attempted 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 embematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this is idle boast he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years in all which time he has made
no promise TO the public hich he has not strictly perform
ed undertaken anything winch MS means uiu not
enable him to accomplish To the utmost. Entering,
as he is about to do the oath volume Of the Lady
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-
mted application; with subscription list unpara-
eed in the annals of literature with numerous iacl-
es not possessed by any other publisher; with we'll
digested and wide extended arrangements and above
all with stedfax purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached the proprietor has
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 most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical, ninsically and eNtrinsic-
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to impart to the Ladys 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
mted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah J. Hale,
Mrs Lydia II. Sigourney, and Miss f. Leslie; ladies',
of whom not only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try have reason to be proud. In this respect, the
Ladys Book enjoys adeclded advantage over all other
publications, ii is the only work devoted to ladies,
which ladies direct-an advantage which must be OBJ
yous every parent, husband, brother, and friend,
as well every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and importance to her sex TO add to IFS stl
perorty in this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval-
liable services of Miss C. Nj. Sedgwck, author OF
Redwood Clarence, Letters from England, &c, &c.
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her sex, and indicating the true rights OF
woman not less than her richy-gifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made ar
rangements by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs f.. c. Embury, Mrs +. S. Osgood, Mrs. Nj
IL Parsons Mrs. A. Nj. F. AMMAN, Mrs. +. r. Ellet
! Miss Dupuy Mrs V. f. Howard, Miss +. Allen, Mrs
! s. f. Farley Miss f. Leslie, Mrs ii, Beecher Stowe
Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs. J, Thayer Mrs c. l.. Hentz
| Mrs f. C. Stedman, Miss Meeta NJ. Duncan, Mrs Nj
St Leon Loud, Mrs c. III. w. Esing, Miss M. Is
Snow and Kate Franklin he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs $ c. Hall, 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 h'
! omitted to procure the assistance of eminent writer
of the other sex Aware of the universal and well
deserved popularity of n p WILLIS, Esq and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegan
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of The
Ladys Book, the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangement by which he will be able to give in eacl
number of his work an exclusive article from that gen
tleman and he has also retained all Of the contrl
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
ole satisfaction including W. c. Simms, Esq, Pro
lessor ngraham Professor Dimitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, X. = Mac
kenzie LII. d., T. 5. Arher, H. w. Herbert, JOS.
Neal Hon. Robert r. Conrad, DIR. J. n. Mitchell
Epes Sargent George ?. Morris, Joseph r. Chandler
Robert Earle, Nj. d., n G. Brooks, Il. Holden, A
MMakin l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, L
G. Squier, j. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Adrch.
With such aid it is not too much to say, that tn
literary department of the Lady's Book will surpas
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted