Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-05-10
AMERICAN LADIES' NATIONAL
MAGAZINE,


ODFY'S I,ady's Book, for 1872, the
q n most splendid and valuable monthly Pc
riod;cal ever published. The only Magazine
devoted 70 aides, and conducted by members
ofthn,r own sex. Composed entirely OF origi-
n.l Art,cles. by the most eminent writers OF
tho a,a. and embellished with larger number
and Greater variety of costly, elegant and at
live Pictorial Illustrations, than any SINH
'"' EDITED BY
Mrs Sarah ]. Hale, Morton M'Michael' MIS-
l.. II. Slgourney, l.. A. Cooley.
Co,,,ri5,ttors to each nunlber.-MIss Z. M.
Sedowick, N. A Willis, Miss. +. Leslie, Mrs
G. Lee Hentz, Mrs. E, c. Embury, T. s. Au-
thur. Theodore s. Fay, Mrs. E. Ellet.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and
the publc at large his arrangements Tor the
wear 1912, the proprietor of Godey's Lady S
Rool takes occasion to acknowledge the
UNPARALLELED and t ,amphant success oil his
MAGAZINE. which ha now reached the extra
ordinary number of
10000 COPIES tONTHLY
Reino a aroer Edition than has ever been
printed of any other work Of any description in
America. This success he Is aware has oeen
attained by the vast superiority whlch tne Id
dy's Book has always maintained over the va
rious contemporary magazines Which nave at
tempted to rival its merits, superiority Whlch
he is still determined to preserve, Dy keeping
it, in all its departments, Literary, intellectual
and Moral, as we'll as Pictorial, EmDlamatic
Artistic, and Mechanical. That this is no idie
boast, he appeals to the experience OF the pass
twelve years, in all which time he has made nc
promise to the public which he has not FULLY
performed, nor undertaken any thing to the ut
| termost.
Entering, as he is about to do, on the 24tf
volume of the Lady's Book, with increased en-
| ergy and accumulated resources with an am
| pie knowledge of the business III which ne ii
engaged acquired by long years OF unremttet
| application; with subscrptlon-lst unpar eiIeL
| ed in the annals ofliterature; with numerous Ia
cities not possessed by any other publisher
with we'll digested and wide extended arrange
ments; and above all, with steadiast purposi
n s. maintaining the lofty elevation his wori
| N Eeached, the proprietor has not hesitatet
to TnSQr expenses, which under other CIR
cumstances might we'll prove startling, but b.
meansOf which he will be enabled 10 make tn
Ladys Book the richest,the rarest the most at
tractive, and the most valuable periodical, IN
trinscally and extrInsicaIly, ever offered 10 tn
! American public.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
1t has ever been the aim of the proprietor L
iInpari 10 the Lady's Book high literary an
moral tone; and for this purpose he has, with
out regard to cost, procured the aid OF the mos
eminent writers; and, for several years past
has committed its editorial supervision to Mrs
Sarah J. Hale, Mrs. Lydia II. Sigourney, an
Miss E Leslie, ladies of whom not only thel
own sex, but the whole country, have reaso
to be proud. In this respect, the Lady's Boo
enjoys decided advantage over all other pub
locations, as il is only work devoted to ladIe:
direct-an advantage which must be obvlou
to every parent, husband, brother, and FRIEND
as well as to every lady who properly apprec
ates the dignity and importance of her SCI
To add to its superiority in this particular, tn
proprietor has secured, IN addition to the ladle
already mentioned, the invaluable services {
Miss &. NJ. Sedgwick, author of Redwood, Ola
renee, Letters from England, &c. &c, WI
ter, whose efforts in raising the mtellectu;
standard of her sex, and indicating the tru
rights of woman, not less than her rlchly-gllte
intellect and varied information, have game
her reputation as wide as it will be endurin!
He has also made arrangements, by which, be
sides regular contributions from Mrs. E. c
Embury, Mrs F. S. OSgood, Mrs. NJ. II. Pa
sons, Mrs. A. NJ. F. Amman, Mrs. i. F. Ellie
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. Volney r Howard, Miss
Allen, Mrs s. f. Farley, Miss E. Leslie, MIR
II. Bcecher Stowe. Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs.
Thayer, Mrs. G. L, Hentz, Miss E. c. Stet
man, Miss Meta VI. Duncan, Mrs VI. S
Leon Loud, Mrs. G. II. w. Esling, Miss n
B. Snow, Kate Franklin