The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-08
LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.


VNHE 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 embeshed with
larger number and greater variety of costly, elegant,
and attractive pictorial Illustrations than any similar
publication
Edited by
Mrs SARAH J. HALE MoRToN M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs l.. III. SlGoURNEY, L. A. Cooley.
Contributors TO each Number.
Miss c. M. Sedgwick, Miss Z. Leslie, Mrs. y. c.
Embury, Mrs. C. Lee Hentz, Mrs. f. F. Ellet, N. z.
Willis, r. S. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1872
the proprietor of Godey's Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine which mas reached the eX-
traordnary number of
10000 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has been printed of
any other work of any description in America This
success he is has been attained by the vast SUI
periority which the Lady'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 It's
departments literary intellectual, and moral well
as pictorial, emblematc, 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 uhich he has not strictly perform
enable him to accomplish to the utmost Entering,
as 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 applications with subscription list unparal-
eled in the annals of literature with numerous iacl-
es not possessed by any other publisher; with we'll
digested and wide extended arrangements and above
ALL with stedfaSt purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached the proprietor has
not hes cd tn IL
circumstances might prove startling but by means OF
which he will be enabled to make the Lady's Book
the richest, the rarest, the most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical, ntrinslcally and eXrinslc-
ally ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental has ever been the aim OF
the proprietor TO impart to the Ladys Book a high
literary and moral tone and Tor this purpose he has,
without regard to cost procured the and OF the most
eminent writers and for several years past has com
mted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah }. Hale
Mrs Lydia ii. Sgourney, 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 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 to every parent, husband brother, and friend
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her SEX To add to ITS su
perorty in this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition the ladies already mentioned the nya
liable services of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwick, author of
Redwood Clarence Letters from England &C. &c. !;
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and indicating the true rights OF
woman not less than her richly-gifted intellect and
varied information have gained her reputation
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made ar
rangements by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs f. G.. Embury, Mrs +. 5. Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
| II. Parsons, Mrs. A. Nj. F. AMMAN, Mrs. E. +. Ellet,
| Miss Dupuy Mrs. V. f. Howard, Miss f. Allen Mrs.
S. f. Farley, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs III. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs. j. Thayer, Mrs. c. l.. Hentz,
Mrs. f. c. Stedman, Miss Meeta M Duncan, Mrs. Nj.
ST Leon Loud, Mrs. C. Fl. w. Esling Miss NJ b.
Snow and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
| nish articles from Maria Edgcworth, Mary Russell
| Milford Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs. $. c. Hall, Mrs.
Holland Mary Hewitt, and other English lady-wrters
Of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Lady's 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 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
Lady's Book the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangement by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gen
teman and he has also retained all OF the conri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. G.. Simms, Esq, Pro-
fessor lngraham, Professor Dmitry Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. 5. Mac
! kenze LIZ D., T. S. Arther, Fl. w Herbert, Jos. c.
| Neal Hon. Robert +. Conrad DR.. j. X. Mitchell,
Epcs Sargent, George p Morris, Joseph r. Chandler
| M'Makn l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro Rufus Dawes f.,
G.. Squier, J. NFLellan, Jr., and James Aldrich.
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 can be attempted.