Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1842-12-08
Guade to the Fashions.


in dress. Hence the importance OF an accredited
Guide TO the Fashions.
This useful Office already e led tor fourteen year.
with universal acceptance by the "Laiy's Book, .
the publisher pledges himself 10 discharge in fu.
tue in style SURPRISING oil his former efforts
The Ladies' know perfectly well that our Magazine
Is the highest authority in Fashion.
/ No Lady considers herself well dressed who con.
trayenes this authority, and in our own CITY, in New
York, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louisville
| Lexington, St. Louis, New Orleans Mobile, Rich.
nond, Charleston, Savannah, and the other me.
troPotsn cities of the various States, the tasteful
Fashion Plates of the "Lsdys Book" dictate the
laws of dress.
| In future the figures will be thrown into tasteful
groups, displaying the graces of dress to the best
advantage, and the back grounds of the plates will
present interesting views, designed by frstrate ar.
lists A further assurance of thorough excel
ence in this department, the publisher has secured
the services of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate
the Fashion Plates ia her usual felictous and graz
pho style, uniting thorough knowledge of the
subject, with a clear Ineligible and eras eful man
ner OF treating it. Her descriptions are worthy OF
the productions of her own glowing pencil. which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady.
Book
The Publishers correspondent in Paris is pos.
| sessed OF such ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris fashions and of transmitting
| them in advance Of all competitors, that the La
dies may continue, they have Away. done, to
copy from Plates what has received the sane
ton of 'adisputa6fe Ton the last, the newest the
Best fashions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements for producing most brilliant
and attractive series OF mezzotint and line engfav.
.ogs are now complete. Pictures fresh from the
| easels of our first rate American artists are now
actually in the hands Of the abest American en-.
srsvers, the subjects embracing not only the usual
popular aud domestic topics, but others which are
interviewer into the very heart strings of American
nationality, treating they do, OF stirring incl
dents In the glorious and heroic age of America.
With respect to the general literary and moral
tone Of the "Lady's Book" for l843 it will main
tain its usual consistent character of a Dom site
and Fashionable Family Magazine. While such
contributors rs Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwck, MS
Hall, Mrs. EmbuIy, Mrs. +, F. Elicit, Mrs Sig
Quincy, Mrs. Volney +. Howard Mrs Seba Smith.
Mrs. A. M. +. Amman, Mrs. c. Lee Hentz, Mrs
Parsons, and Mrs. S. J. Hale continue their con-
uibuiions, the beautiful and the useful, all that
charms the fancy, and all that mends the heart and
guides the best affections of nature, will conti-
nue. to adorn and dignity pages. The lovers of
historical romance, and those who regard our ma
tton glory as the prime object Of nations iiera-
lure. will have thsir peculiar tastes gra6ed by the
contributions of DR. Robert Nj. Bird the author Of
The Gladiator" 'Calavar," &c. The admirers
OF Southern Scenery and manners will recognize
with pleasure, among CORES pondenls, the name
of
". Gilmore Sims,
| the Novelist, author of Guy Rivers 'Yemassee,'
&c Those who partial to graceful easy, nsn.
chalant, gsntemanly story telling, Will always hail
| with pleasure the monthly return Of
". u. Wills,
the most pquani, lively and fertile Of all maya zine
| writers.
| The sdmer. of the hgh.toned moral and do
rneS''c NOVELETTE,, will recognize with pleasure,
among our contributors the name of
r. s. Arthur,
author Of "Six Nights with the Washingtonians, j"
&c. Contributions are also ready from the pens
Of
! Prof Alexander Dallas Bache. late Principal OF
the Philadelphia High School
Prof John Sanderson, author Of "a Year in
Paris"
Prof John Frost, Editor of THE Young People.
Book"
Our limits will not give space enough to emu
merate the names Of 1.-THE of our contributors,
Our list Of foreign contributors is enriched with
the distinguished names of
Joanna Baiilie, Marid E9ge,corM,
Mary Russell Milford Hon. Mrs. Norton.
Mary Ho,cin, Mrs. S. C. Hall,
recognized in Europe the elite of British female
| authors.
The Publishers means of increasing the beauty
aud value of the Lady's Book are accnmulatns
year by year. To his already nestimable list Of
contributors be is constantly receiving accesson'
both at home and abro Dad. His arrangements with
respect to Original Paintings from such Artists a:
Roihermel, Frsnkens,eip, Croome Chapman. Ma
rliap Huntiugtnr and hs nu I'M
beIs among the engravers whose services con
stsnty retained Tucker, Smith, Warner, Dick
Sadd, Ellis, GimbIede, Classen and Jones.
His whole system of arrangements with respect
to Fashion Plates is now developed and perfected
The Lady's Book will therefore continue to main
tain tina, proud prominence in merit and in pop
ulariiy, which fourteen years OF nnintermitted at
tention the part Of the publisher has earned-i
will still remain, as always heretofore. THE FA
VoRlTE OF THE FAIR.
TERMS.
Godey's Lady's Book, year in advance. So
" . years, both years, 5
Payable in advance, S
Two copies, one year, 10
Five copies one year, 20
Eleven copies, one year,
Godey's Lady's Book and Ladies' Music
al Library.
TERMS.
One copy Lady's Book, and one copy Musica
Library, year, SIS
Five copies Lady's Book, and five copies
Musical Library, one year, 20
Address A. GODEHs
Publishers Hall, l0l Chestnut Street, Philadel
phia November "a, 1912.
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