The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-07-25
GODEY'S LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.

yTNHE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
i 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
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial Illustrations than any similar
publication.
Ediiedby
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MoRroN MM,cHAEL,
Mrs. L. II. SIGouRNEY, l.. A. GoDEY.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss c. NJ Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie Mrs E. c..
Embury, Mrs. c. Lee Hentz Mrs. +. +. Ellet N. p.
Willis, T. 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 Godeys Lady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant
cess of his Magazine, which has reached the ex-
traordinary number of
4O,OOO 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
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, well
as pictorial emblematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this is no idle boast he appeals to the experience
OF the past twelve years. all which time, he has made
no promise TO the public och he has not strictly perform
ed, nor undertaken anything which his did not
enable HIM to accomplish to the utmost. Entering,
as he is about to do the oath volume of the Lady
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
mitted application; with subscription list unparal-
leled in the annals of literature with faci-
es not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digested and wide extended arrangements and above
all, with stedfas purpose Of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached the proprietor has
not hestated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove staring 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, ntrinsically and extrinsic
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental has ever been the aim Of
the proprietor to mpart to the Ladys 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 III. Sgourney, and Miss E. Leslie ladies,
of whom not only their sex, but the whole coun-
try have reason to be proud. In this respect, the
Lady's Book enjoys adecided advantage over all other
publications il is the only work devoted to ladies,
which ladies directan advantage, which must be OBJ
vious 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
perory in this particular the proprietor has secured,
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval
liable services Of Miss G. M. 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 as
wide it will be enduring. He has also made ar
rangements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs Z. G. Embury, Mrs. F. S. Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
H. Parsons, Mrs. A. Nj. F. Amman, Mrs. f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. " f. Howard, Miss +. Allen, Mrs.
S. f. Farley Miss E. Leslie, Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. j. Thayer, Mrs. G. l.. Hentz,
Mrs. f. G. Stedman Miss Meeta M. Duncan, Mrs. Nj.
ST. Leon Loud Mrs. G. II. w. Esling, Miss NJ b.
Snow and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
| nish articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs G. Baron Wilson, Mrs. S. G. Hall, Mrs.
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English fady-wrters
of distinctions 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 sex. Aware of the universal and well
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
| Ladys Book, the proprietor has entered into ar
rangement, by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gen
tleman and he has also retained all of the contri-
buors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. &. Smms, Esq, Pro-
| fessor ngraham Professor Dmitry Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenzie, LII. d., 7. S. Arther, III. w. Herbert, JOS c
Neal, Hon. Robert I. Conrad, DR.. j. X. Mitchell
Epes Sargent, George z. Morris, Joseph r. Chandler
Robert Earle, M. d., N. c. Brooks E. Holden, A
| M'Makin L. Fitzgerald Tasistro Rufus Dawes, F.
G.. Squier, J. MLelan, Jr., and James Aidrich
With such aid, it is not too much to say, that the
literary department of the Ladys Book will surpas.
any thing that has ever been can be attempted.
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