The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-22
GODEY'S LADY's BOOK FOR 1912

'INHE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
cal ever 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 embellished with a
larger number and greater variety of costly, elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publication
Edited By
\ Mrs. SARAHJ HALE, MoRroN MMcHAEL,
Mrs l.. H. SIGouRSEy, l.. A. Cooley.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss z. NJ Sedgwick, Miss E. Leslie Mrs f. G.
Embury, Mrs c. Lee Hentz, Mrs h. +. Ellet N. p.
Willis, I. 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
Is still determined to preserve by keeping It, in all ITS
departments literary intellectual, and moral, as 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 The public ,ohc 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 Ladys
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-
mlted application; with subscription list unparal-
eled in the annals of literature with numerous iac
tes not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digested and wide-extended arrangements and above
all, with stediast purpose OF maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesitaed to incur expenses which under other
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, ntrlnslcally and eXtrnsic-
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to mpart to the Iady'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 II. Sgourney, and Miss T.. 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 erall other
publications, is the only work devoted to ladies'
whichladies direct--an 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
periority in this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned the inval-
liable services of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwick, author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England, SC, SC.
writer whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and vndicang the true rights of
woman not less than her richy-gifted intellect and
varied Information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made
rangements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f. c. Embury, Mrs F. 5. Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
II. Parsons Mrs. A. NJ. f. Amman, Mrs, f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs " f. Howard, Miss t. Allen, Mrs.
S, E. Farley, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs Fl. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs. J. Thayer, Mrs. c. l.. Hentz,
Mrs. +. c. Stedman, Miss Meeta NJ Duncan; Mrs, NJ.
ST Leon Loud Mrs. G. II. w, Eslmg 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. c. Hall, Mrs.
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English lady writers
of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Iady's Book the only original contributions they
have ever made to Amer lean literature Nor has he
omitted to procure the assistance of eminent writers
of the other Aware of the universal and we'll
deserved popularity of \. p, WILLIS ESD and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegant
pen viii be highly acceptable to the readers Of the
I4ady's 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
telnan and he has also retained all Of the contri-
butots whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satisfaction including w. G. Simms, Esq, Pro-
essor lngraham, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. : Mac
kenzie, LII. d., L. S Arther H. w. Herbert Jos, C.
Neal Hon Robert T. Conrad, DR.. ]. X. Mitchell,
Epes Sargent, George p Morris, Joseph h Chandler,
Robert Earle, NJ. d., N. c. Brooks, L. Holden, A.
MMakin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes, +.
G.. Squier, j. M'Lellan, Jr, and James Adrch.
With such aid, it is not too much to say, that the
literary department Of the Lady's Book will surpas.
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted