The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-19
GoDEY,s LADY,s BOOK FOR 1912.

TIME most splendid and valuable monthly period
Il cal ever published. The only magazine devoted
TO ladies, and conducted by members of their own sex
Composed entirely of original articles, by the mos
eminent writers of the age; and embellished with
larger number and greater variety of costly, elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publication.
Edited by
Mrs. SARAH J. Hale, Moron M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs. L. III. SIGouRNEY LA. Cooley.
Contributors to eacL Number.
Miss c. M. Sedgwick, Miss E. Leslie, Mrs =. Q.
Embury, Mrs. c. Lee Hentz Mrs. f. +. Elet, 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 Godeyp Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant
cess of his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordnary number o
4O,UO MONTHLY
being larger edition than has been printed of
any other work any description i'll America This
success he is aware has been attained by the vast
periority which the Lady's Book has always main
tanned ever t|e contemporary magazines which have
attempted trivial its merits, superiority which he
Is still determined to preserve by keeping H. IN al It's
departments literary intellectual and moral, as well
as pictorial emblematic, artistic, and mechanic al
That this no idIeboas he appeals to the experience
Of the past elve years in all which time he has made
no promise 10 The public rhch he has not strictly perform
ed nor undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost Entering
as he is about do on the gath volume of the Lady's
Book, with iIcreased energy and accumulated re-
sources withan 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 numerous facl-
lites not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digested and wide-extended arrangements and above
all with hedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hestaied to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startling; but by means of
which he VIII be enabled to make the Lady's Book
the richest, he rares the most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical intrinscally and eXtrinsic-
ally, ever oftred 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 regad to cost, procured the aid of the most
eminent writ,s and for several years past has com
mitted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah Hale,
Mrs Lydia f.. Sigourney, and Miss +. Leslie ladies,
of whom not ony their own SEX but the whole coun-
try have reason to be proud In this respect the
adys Book Enjoys adecided advantage overall other
publications as it is the only work devoted to ladies',
which ladiesdirect-an advantage, which must be OBJ
viots to every parent, husband, brother and friend,
well toevery lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her To add to its su
periorty in this particular the proprietor has secured,
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nyal-
liable services of Miss G. M. Sedgwick, author OF
Redwood Clarence, Letters from England, &c. sc.
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard Of her sex, and indicating the true rights OF
woman moi less than her richy-gifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her a reputation as
wide as it will be enduring. lie has also made ar
rangement by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. +. G. Embury, Mrs. F. s. Osgood, Mrs NJ
H. Parsons, Mrs, A. NJ. F. AMMAN Mrs. E. F Ellet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. " f. Howard, Miss E. Allen, Mrs.
S. +. Farley Miss E. Leslie, Mrs ii. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. J. Thayer, Mrs c. L. Hentz,
Mrs. Z. c. Stedman Miss Meeta M. Duncan, Mrs. NJ.
St Leon Loud, Mrs. c. ii. 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-wrters
of distinction; some of whom have already published
IN the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
haze ever made 10 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. 7. WILLIS, ESQ., and conf
dent that tie productions Of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of the
rangement, by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work an exclusive article from that gen
tleman; and he has also retained all of the contri-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. G. Simms, Esq, Pro
fessor mgraham, Professor Dmtry, Professor Frost,
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S Mac
kenzie L. D. r. S. Arther, ii. w. Herbert, Jos. G.
Neal, Hon Robert T. Conrad Dr. J. X. Mitchell
Epes Sargent George p. Morris, Joseph r. Chandler,
Robert Earle, Nj. d., N. G. Brooks, E. Holden, A.
N'Nlakin, L. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, f.
G. Squier j. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Adrich.
With such aid, it is not too much to say, that the
literary department of the Ladys Book will sllrpass
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted