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GODEY's LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.


TINE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
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 embellished with
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations than any similar
publication.
Edited by
Mrs. SARAH j. HALE MoRroN MMioHAEL,
Mrs. l.. H. SIGouRNEY, l.. A. Cooley.
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss c. NJ. Sedgwick, Miss e. Leslie, Mrs. f. C.
Embury, Mrs G. Lee Hentz Mrs. f. f. Ellet, N. p.
Willis, L. 5. Arthur Theodore =. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the proprietor of Godey Ladys Book takes occasion
TO acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine, which has reached the ex-
traordinary number of
Az UUO 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 Ladys Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted TO rival its merits, superiority which he
still determined to preserve by keeping IT, IN all It's
departments, literary, intellectual and moral as well
pictorial, emblematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this is idle boast he appeals to the experience
Of the past twelve years, all which time, he has made
promise to the public phich he has not strictly perform
a, nor undertaken anything winch MS means uu not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost. Entering,
as he is about to do the oath volume of the Lady's
Cook with increased energy and accumulated
sources; with ample knowledge of the business in
which he is engaged, acquired by long years of unre-
mitted application with subscription list unparal-
leled in the annals of literature; with numerous iaci
ites not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digesed and wide extended arrangements and above
all, with stedfaSt purpose OF maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesitated to incur expenses, which under other
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 extrnsc-
ally offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental 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
mitted lis editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah j. Hale,
Mrs. Lydia II. Sigourney, and Miss E. Leslie ladies,
of whom not only their own SEX but the whole coun-
try, have to be proud. In this respect, the
Ladys Book enjoys adecided advantage over all other
publications. it is the only work devoted to ladies',
which ladies direct-an advantage, which must be OBJ
vios to every parent, husband, brother, and friend
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her To add to its su
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
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman not less than her richlygifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation
wide it will be enduring. He has also made ar
raDgements by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f.. c. Embury, Mrs. F. S Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. Nj. F. Amman, Mrs f. F. Elet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. " +. Howard, Miss E. 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.
Snow and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs S c. Hail. Mrs.
Holland Mary Hewitt and other English Underwriters
Of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
have ever made to Amer lean 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
rangement by which he will be able to give in each
number of bis work an exclusive article from that gen
tleman and he has also retained all of the conri-
buors whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satisfaction including W. g. Simms, Esq, Pro-
fessor Ingraham Professor Dimtry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenzie LII. d. L. S. Arther, II. w. Herbert, JOS C.
Neal, Hon. Robert +. Conrad DR.. J. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent George p. Norris Joseph r. Chandler,
Robert Earle, NJ. d., N C. Brooks, E. Holden, A.
M'Makin L. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes, f.
G. Squier, j. M'Lean, Jr., and James Aldrch.
W It'll 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.