The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-30
GODEY,s LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.


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.
Ediedby
Mrs. SARAH j. Hale, MORTON M'MrcHAEL,
Mrs l.. H. SrcouRNEr, L. A; Cooley
Contributors 10 each Number.
! Miss c. NJ Sedgwick Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. +. C.
Embury, Mrs C, Lee Hentz, Mrs. f. F. Ellet, N. r.
Willis, T. S. Arthur, Theodore s. Fay.
| In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public at large his arrangements for the year 1872
the proprietor Of Godeys L,dys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordinary number of n
40 900 rdossTHIY
being a larger edition than has been printed of
any other work Of any description in America This
success he is aware 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 lis
departments, literary, intellectual and moral, well
as pictorial, emblematic artistic, and mechanical.
That this idle boast appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years all which time he has made
promise 10 the public cch he has not strictly perform
ed nor undertaken anything which his means did not
as he is about do the oath volume of the Lady
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 subscription list unparal-
eled in the annals of literature with numerous fac
tes not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digesed and wide extended arrangements and above
all, with sedfa,t purpose Of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesitated to incur expenses, which under other
ci ~ ton O
which he will be enabled to make the Lady's Book
the richest the rarest, the most attractive, and the
most valuable periodical, ntrinsicay and extrinsic-
| ally, ever offered to the American public
! Literary Depdriment-lt mas 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 writers and for several years past has com
mitted its editorial supervision to Mrs Sarah }. Hale,
Mrs, Lydia IL Sigourney, ard Miss f. Leslie ladies',
of whom not only their SEX but the whole coun-
! try, have to be proud, In this respect the
Lady's Book enjoys decided advantage overall other
publications, 1t is the only work devoted to ladies',
! which ladies drect-an advantage which must be OBJ
vious to every parent husband brother and friend,
well as to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her sex. To add to its su
periorty in this particulars the proprietor has secured,
in addition to the ladies already mentioned, the nval
liable services of Miss G.. Nj. Sedgwck, author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England, Sc, sc
a writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and indicating the true rights Of
woman not less than her richly-gitted intellect and
| varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made ar
1 rangemens, By which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f.. G. Embury, Mrs +. S. Osgood, Mrs. NJ.
| II. Parsons Mrs. a. NJ. f. Amman, Mrs Z. f. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs V. f. Howard, Miss Il. Allen, Mrs.
S f. Farley, Miss h. Leslie Mrs. ii. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs. Scba Smith, Mrs. j. Thayer, Mrs. G. l.. Hentz,
4 Mrs f. G. Stedman, Miss Mecta Nj. Duncan, Mrs, Nj.
St Leon Loud. Mrs. T.. ii. W. Esling, Miss NJ, B
snow and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to iur-
nish articles from Maria Edgcworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs G.. Baron Wilson, Mrs. S. c. Hall, Mrs.
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English Underwriters
of Distinction some of whom have already published
in the Lady's 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, ESD 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 ar
rangcment, by which lie will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gem
teman; and he has also reained all Of the contri-
butors whose writings have heetoorc given such am
pie satisfaction; including w G. Simms, Esq. Pro-
essor Ingraam, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost,
! Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenzie LII. d., T. s. Arther IL. w. Herbert Jos, c.
Neal Hon Robert T. Conrad, DR.. J. h. Mitchell,
! Epes Sargent George p Morris, Joseph h. Chandler,
Robert Earle, NJ. d., N, G. Brooks, +. Holden, A.
MMakin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasstro, Rufus Dawes, f..
G. Squier, j. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Aldrich.
! With such aid, it is not too much to say, that the
literary department of the Ladys Book will surpass
any thing that has ever been or can be attempted.