The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-20
GODEY,S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.

rNHE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi
| Il cal ever published, The only magazine devoted
to ladies' and conducted by members of their
Composed entirely of original articles, by the mos
eminent writers of the age and embeished with
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations than any similar
publication
Editedby
| Mrs SARAH HALE, MORTON MMIcHAEL,
| Mrs l.. II SIGouRNEY, l.. A. Cooley.
| Contributors 10 each Number
! Miss c Nj Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. L. c.
Embury, Mrs c. Lee Hentz Mrs +. F. Ellet, N p,
| Willis, i. 5. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the proprietor Of Godeys Lady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant
cess of his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordinary number of
4O,0UO MONTHLY
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work OF any description iii America. This
success hes has been attained by the vast
periority which the Lady's Book has always main
tanned oye' the contemporary magazines which have
attempted TO rival its merits, a superiority which he
is still Determined to preserve by keeping it, in all its
d. pa tmei 6 literary, intellectual, and moral as well
as pictorial, einbematic, 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
promise 10 The public phich he has not strictly perform
enable him 10 accomplish to the utmost Entering,
he is about to do the oath volume of the Lady 5
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 a subscription list unpara-
leed in the annals OF literature with numerous fac-
ities not possessed by any other publisher; with we'll
dgested and wdrextended arrangements and above
ALL with stedfst purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesitated u incur expenses, which under other
circumstances night prove startling; but by means of
which he WILDE enabled to make the Lady's Book
the richest, thu rarest, the most attractive, and the
most neutrality-suspicious. intrinscally and eXtrinsic
ally, ever oHeed to the American public.
Literary Deartment.-lt has ever been the aim Of
the proprietG to impar to the Lady's Book high
literary and pora tone and for this purpose he has
without regad to cost procured the aid of the most
eminent writrs and for several years past has com
mted its editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah J. Hale
Mrs, Lydia H 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 ejoys adecided advantage overall other
publications, it is the only work devoted to ladies,
which ladies d,ect-an advantage which must be OBJ
vious every parent, husband brother, and friend
well as to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and importance to her sex To add to its su
periorty in thpartiouar the proprietor has secured,
in addition to TIE ladies already mentioned, the inyal-
liable services of Miss G.. NJ Sedgwck, author of
Redwood, Cla'ence, Letters from England &C., &c;
writer wh,se efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of he SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman, not less than her richly-gfted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring He has also made ar
engagements, y which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs, f. G. Embury, Mrs. + 5. Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A, NJ, F. AMMAN, Mrs. +. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Hrs V. +. Howard Miss +. Allen, Mrs.
S. f, Farley, Hiss f. Leslie, Mrs H. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. J. 1hayer Mrs G. l.. Hentz,
Mrs. +. G.. Steman, Miss Meeta M. Duncan, Mrs. M.
St. Leon Loud, Mrs. G. II. w. Esng, Miss NJ. b.
Snow, and Kite franklin he will be enabled to fur
nsh articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford, Mrs. C. Baron Wilson, Mrs s. G. Hall, Mrs.
Holland Mary Hewitt, and other English lad y-writers
DC distractions some ptowhom haze aqf5uuohs they
IA me Lady Bo0 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 Mp. WILLIS, Esq, and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegant
pen will be Highly acceptable to the readers of the
Iady's Book, the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangement by which he will be able to give in each
number of his wok an exclusive article from that gen
tlemans and he las also retained all of the contr-
btors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. G.. Simms Esq Pro
fessor Ingraham, Professor Dmitry Professor Frost,
Professor Walter Park Benjamin Esq r. 5. Mac
kenzie L. d., T. S. Arther, II. w Herbert JOS. G.
Neal Hon. Robdrt T, Conrad Dr. J. n Mitchell,
Epes Sargent George p Morris, Joseph r. Chandler,
Robert Earle, NJ D., N. C. Brooks, f, Holden, A.
M'Nakin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, +.
G. Squier, 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 or can be attempted