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GoDEY,s LADY,s BOOK FOR 1912

GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOX lS42.
TIME most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
i 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
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations, than any similar
publication.
Editedby
Mrs. SARAH HALE, MoRroN MMIcHAEL,
Mrs. l.. H. SIGoURNrY, l.. A. GoDEy.
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss c. NJ Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. Il. c.
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 Cooley Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordinary number of
10000 MONTHLY
being a larger edition than has ever been printed OF
any other work of any description in America Tins
he has been attained by the vast SUI
periority 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 1t, IN all ITS
departments literary, intellectual and moral as well
as pictorial, emblematic artistic, and mechanical.
That this idle boast he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years, in all which time, he has made
no promise to the public ohch he has not strictly perfo-
ed nor undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost. Entering,
as he is about to do the Oath volume of the Ladys
Book with increased energy and accumulated re-
sources; with ample knowledge of the business in
which he is engaged acquired by long years of unre-
mitted application; with a subscription list unparal-
leed in the annals of literature with numerous faci-
lties not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digested and wide extended arrangements and above
all with stedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesitated 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, ntrinsicaly and extrinsc-
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to impart 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 writer's and for several years past has com
mtted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah j. Hale,
Mrs Lydia II. Sigourney, and Miss f. Leslie; ladies,
of whom not only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try, have to be proud. In this respect, the
Ladys Book enjoys adecided advantage overall other
publications, it is the only work devoted to ladies',
which ladies direct-an advantage which must be OBJ
vous to every parent, husband brother, and friend,
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her To add to It's su
perorty in this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned the inval
liable services of Miss c. Nj. 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 less than her richlygifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made ar
rangemens, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f.. c. Embury, Mrs +. S. Osgood, Mrs. Nj.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. NJ. +. Amman, Mrs. f. +. Elet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. " E. Howard, Miss +. Allen, Mrs.
S. L. Farley, Miss f. Leslie Mrs. II, Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. j. Thayer, Mrs. c. l.. Hentz,
Mrs. f. C. Stedman Miss Meeta Nj Duncan Mrs. M.
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. G. Hall, Mrs.
Holland Mary Hewitt, and other English lad writers
of distinction; some Of whom have already published
the Ladys Book the only original contributions they
have made to Amer lean 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. p. WILLIS Esq, and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of the
Lady's Book the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangement, by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gem
teman and he has also retained all of the contri-
pie satisfaction; including w. G.. Simms, Esq, Pro-
essor ngraham, Professor Dimitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenzie, LII. d., r. 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, M. d., N. C. Brooks, f. Holden, A.
M'Makin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes, E.
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 Lady's Book will surpass
any thing that has ever been can be attempted