The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-17

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.
Mrs. SAnAHJ Hale, MoRroN MNlIcHAEL,
MS, l.. II. SIcounNEY, L. A. Cooley.
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss c, NJ. Seigwick, Miss +. Leslie, Mrs f. c.
Embury, Mrs. G. Lee Hentz Mrs. f. +. Eet, N. 7.
Willis, I. s. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year lS42,
the proprietor fGodey's Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine which has reached the ex-
trnordinary number of
no. 900 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work of any description in America This
success he is has been attained by the vast
periority which the Lady's Book has always main
tzined over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted to rival It's merits superiority which he
still determined to preserve by keeping it, in all It's
departments, literary, intellectual, and moral, as well
q pictorial, emblematic, artistic, and mechanical
hat tins sno idle boast he appeals to the experience
d the past twelve years, in all which time he has made
promise 10 The public phich he has not strictly perform
ei nor undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost. Entering
Is he is about to do, the oath volume of the Ladys
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-
mtted application; with subscription list unparal-
lel.d in the annals of literature; with numerous faci
lits not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digSted and wide-eXtended arrangements and above
all, With stedtast purpose Of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not lesItated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startling; but by means of
whca he will be enabled to make the Ladys Book
the richest, the rares, the most attractive and the
most valuable PERIODICAL intrinscaly and extrnslc-
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 com
mitted its editorial supervision TO Mrs. Sarah j. Hale
Mrs. Lydia II. Sigourney and Miss L. Leslie; ladies'
Of whom not ony their own sex, but the whole coun-
try, have reason to be proud In this respect, the
Ladys Book enjoys decided advantage over all other
publications is it is the only work devoted to ladies,
which ladies dircct-an advantage, which must be OBJ
vous to every parent, husband brother, and friend
as well as to eery lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her sex 70 add to its su
perorty in this PARTICULAR the proprietor has secured
in addition to1he ladies already mentioned the inval
liable services of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwick, author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England SC, &c. ;
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of hei SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman, not less than her rchly-gfted 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 L. c. Embury, Mrs. F. S. Osgood, Mrs. NJ.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ f. AMMAN, Mrs. f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs v. T. Howard, Miss E. Allen, Mrs.
S T.. Farley Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. III. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith Mrs, J. Thayer, Mrs. c. L. Hentz,
Mrs. f. c. Stcdman, Miss Meeta NJ. Duncan, Mrs. M.
St Leon Loud, Mrs. c. II. w. Esng, Miss Nj b.
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 lady writers
Of distinctions some of whom have already published
in the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
have ever made to American literature. Nor has he
omitted to procure the assistance of eminent writers
of the other 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
l.ady's Book the proprietor has entered into an
by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gem
tcman; and he has also retained all of the contri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction including w G.. Smms Esq. Pro
fessor lngraham, Professor Dmitry Professor Frost,
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenzie LII. d., L. s. Arther H. w. Herbert, Jos. C.
Neal, Hon. Robert T. Conrad, Dir. j. r. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent George p Morris, Joseph II. Chandler,
Robert Earle, M. d., N. c. Brooks f. Holden A.
Nj Maxim l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, E.
G. Squier, j. M'lellan, Jr, and James Aldrich
With such aid, it is not too much to say that the
literary department Of the Lady's Book will surpass
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted.