The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-18

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THE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
u cal ever published The only magazine devoted
to ladies, and conducted by members of their
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.
Edited by
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MORTON M'NIlcHAEL,
Mrs. l.. IL. SIGoURNEY, L. A. Cooley
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss o. NJ. Sedgwick, Miss +. Leslie, Mrs. r. G..
Embury, Mrs, c. Lee Hentz, Mrs. f. F. Ellet, N p
Willis, + s. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1912
the proprietor of Godey's Ladys 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 has ever been printed of
any other work Of any description in America. This
success he is aware has been attained by the vast SUI
perlorlty which the l4ady's Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which have
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, emblematc, artistic, and mechanical.
That this idle boast, he appeals to the experience
of the pasttwelye years in all which time he has made
promise 10 The public ,chich he has mol strictly perform
ed, nor Undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost. Entering,
he is about to do, the oath volume of the Lady's
Book, with increased energy and accumulated re-
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 faci-
lites not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digesed and wide-e extended arrangements and above
all with stedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesltaed 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 rares the most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical, intrinsicay and extrinsic
ally, ever 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
mtted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah j. Hale,
Mrs Lydia II. 'Sigourney and Miss +. Leslie ladies,
Of whom not only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try, have reason to be proud. In this respect the
Iady's Book enjoys decided advantage over all other
publications, it is the only work devoted to ladies',
which ladies direc-an advantage, which must be OBJ
vous 10 every parent, husband brother, and friend,
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her SEX 70 add to its su
perory in this particularly the proprietor has secured,
in addition to the ladies' already mentioned, the nya
liable services of Miss G. M, Sedgwick, author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England &c, &c. 81
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard Of her SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman, not less than her richlygted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as il will be enduring He has also made ar
engagements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f. G. Embiiry, Mrs. F. S. Osgood Mrs M
II. Parsons Mrs A. NJ. r. AMMAN Mrs. Z. F. Ellet
Miss Dupuy, Mrs V. f. Howard Miss f. 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. G. III. w. E,ling, Miss Nj. Is.
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. Hall, Mrs. |
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English adywriters
OF distinction; some of whom have already published
III the Lady Book the only original contributions they
have made to 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 n. P. WILLIS Esq, and conf
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of the
Lady's Book, the proprietor has entered into an ar
by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exc lusNc article from that gen
teman and he has also retained all of the contri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satisfaction; including w G. Smms, Esq, Pro
iessor Ingraham Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S Mac
kenzie, LII. d., T. s. Arther H. w. Herbert, Jos. c.
Neal, Hon. Robert T Conrad, DR.. J. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent George P Morris, Joseph r. Chandler,
Robert Earle, NJ. d., n. c. Brooks, E. Holden, A, I
NJ Maxim, l.. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes +. /
G.. Squier, j. M'Lelan, Jr., and James Adrich.
With such aid, il 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