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GODEY'S LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.

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! lNHE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
IL cal published. The only magazine devoted
to ladies' and conducted by members of their own
Composed entirely of original articles, by the most
eminent writers of the age and embelshed with a
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant,
and attractive pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publication.
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MoRroS MMIcHAEL,
! Mrs. l.. H. SIGouRNEY, l.. A. Cooley.
Contributors 10 each Number
MISS =. NJ Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie Mrs H. G..
Embury Mrs C. Lee Hentz Mrs f. +. Ellet N. p.
Willis, T. 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
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
periorty which the Lady's 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, III all its
departments, literary, intellectual, and moral, as well
as pictorial, embematic artistic, and mechanical
atth Is no idle boast he appeals TO the experience
of the past twelve years in all which tme he has made
promise 10 The public oich he has not 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 an ample knowledge of the business in
which he is engaged acquired by long years of unre
mtted applications with subscription list unparal-
leed in the annals of literature with numerous faci
lties moi possessed by any other publisher with we'll
dgested and wide-eXtended arrangements and above
ALL with stedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startmg 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, intrnscally and extrinsc
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 IL Sigourney, and Miss E. 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 adecded advantage overall other
publications it is the only work devoted TO ladies',
which ladies dircct--an advantage, which must be OBJ
to 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 this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval
liable services of Miss c. M. Sedgwck 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 richlygiited 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. M. +. Amman, Mrs. f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs, " f. Howard, Miss f. Allen, Mrs
s. L. Parley Miss +. Leslie, Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe
Mrs, Seba Smith, Mrs J. Thaycr, Mrs, c. L.. Hentz
Mrs F. c. Stedman, Miss Mecta M. Duncan, Mrs. NJ
st. Leon Loud, Mrs. c.. H. w. Esling, Miss M. 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 distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Ladys 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 Iupuiarit, ~ yv......s, Eaq and cnnf
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
rahgement, by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gem
tleman and he has also retained all of the contr-
buors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including W. G. Simms, Esq, Pro-
iessor lngraham, Professor Dimry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter Park Benjamin Esq, r. $. Mac
kenze, LII. D., T. S. Arther, Ii. w. Herbert JOS c.
Neal, Hon. Robert L. Conrad Dr. J. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George p. Morris Joseph r. Chandler
Robert Earle, NJ d., N. c. Brooks, L. Holden A.
M'Makn, l.. Fitzgerald Tasisro, Rufus Dawes, E.
G. Squicr, J, M'Lellan, 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 or can be attempted.