Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1842-03-19
A NEW VOLUME-JAN. 1912.
GRAHAM'S LADY'S & GENTLEMAN'S
MAGAZINE,
Wan more splendid Embellishments than
any other Magazine in the Uaioni

NtW moro SpHHdtd embellishments than
any other Magazine in the Uaioni
EDITED Ky
George R. Graham, Mrs. Ann S. Stephens,
{. J, Peterson, Mrs Emma c. Embury,
Edgar A. Poe.
Miss T., Leslie, Theodore s. Fay and George
7. Morris, permanent and regular contributors
This work, devoted to both sexes, will
open New Volume with The number for
January, 1912, with an array of Contribu.
tors 0! talent and fame, which no period
zeal 10 the country can boast OF or pretend
10 rival.
The Volume will be opened with new
and beautiful type, the finest white paper,
aud with the first OF IA nets series of Eat
teiiShments, unsurpassed by ANY which
have yet appeared In any magazine.
The style OF elegance, the beauty and
finish of the illustrations, and the exteu,
slve improvements wich will be made in
its Typographical appearance, aud above
all, the tone of its literary department
given il by the brilliant array of its Con.
lrlbutors, whose articles will enrich the
pages Of each number, will give it char
acter above any Magazine in the Union
The Magazine has become the stand
ard of taste IN matters of establishment,
and has led the way in every thing really
beautiful published in Magazines Of last
year. The voice of the pubic press,
while it places the work at the head OF
American Literature, is unanimous in the
announcement, that no work ever started
10 the couutry has been 80 elegantly en-.
Ibelhshed, or has so rapidly increased
For tho new volume, the NEST extensive
arrangements have been made, with the
NEST distinguished artists lR the country,
for a supply of embellishments OF all sorts
Our BeautBmMcss Eagrstiags.
1t affords US much satisfaction to be
able to state, that we have mada arrange
ments with Mr.. Sariain, the accomplish
ed meZzolnt engraver, whose plates have
Icontrlbuted 81 much TO the beauty of the
magazine heretofore, by which We secure
his splendid mezzounls tor thS work sIsae.
No other magazine .! this kind can have
them without permission rom Us.
In addition to thosa4 We l~ys secured
the bruIn of another talented meZ2otint
'engTayer-H. s, SaGd, Esq, of Nss
York; that there may be ne tiGaproiat,
ment as to number or regularity. These
will be equal to any thing published, So
that we are able confidently to promise
A Mee9ofjnt in ercry N0mscr.
These beautiful engrayrgs Will lhsre.
fore form a feature OF Graham's Blagamrt
in every number, so that we shall he able
to distance any thing like competition on
this ground These plates are the most
expensive that can be got up for a maya,
zine Of large circulation, in consequence
OF the great price OF printing; being more
than double Ii at Of line engrayings, and
the necessity OF reduplicaing the plates !;
our edition already rendering It necessary
that two or three plates of the same sub
lect must be prepared for every nslnber
in which they are used, We now print
an edition greater than that Of any colen>
porary for the last year, aud confidently
assert that at the same rate Of increase we
shall issue, 10 1912, an edition of not less
than $4,000 copies monthly, and shall
soon have an edition uneouaIIed IN the
history of magazine publishing.
Orr Splendid StcsI Eagrarings.
We have also entered into distinct
and permanent arrangement with Raw.
don, Wright, Hatch 4, S4iIe, and with
A. l.. Dick, Esq. OF New York, for
series of splendid engraviOgs, to be got up
in style unsurpassed by any that have
ever been done in this country. The
wide spread fame of these artist is a sufli-
clent guarantee Of the character of the
character of the work we Shall receive
from their hands. So that with such an
organization, we may safely defy compe-
IIon 10 the way OF embellishments, show
the world pattern to follow, in the way
of liberal and judicious expenditure, and
Tx a new era in the history OF magazine
publishing in THE country.
Elegant Embossed Work.
An agreement has also been made with
that merltorious and accomplished artist,
+. Quarre, Esq, for full supply of taste.
ful Embroidery, Lace Work, Birds, Flow
ers, and Landscapes, co!ored in the most
finished and elegant style.
This will form an expensive, but popu-
lar and attractive feature in the work, and |
with the variety which will thus be intro.
duced, will always be novel and pleasing
RichLu Colored Fashions.