The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-27
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1912.

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| rTNHE most splendid and valuable monthly period
l. cal ever published. The only magazine devoted
TO ladies' and conducted by members of their own
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, MoRroN M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs l.. H. SIGouRsEy, l.. A. GopEY.
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss y. NJ Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. Z. G.
Embury Mrs. c. Lee Hentz Mrs T.. +. Ellet N. p.
Willis, I. 5. Arthur, Theodore s. Fay
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public 81 large his arrangements for the year 1912,
the proprietor of Godeys Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess OF his Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordilary number of
10000 MONTHLY
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work of any description in America This
saccess ie is aware has been attained by the vast SUI
perlority which the Lady's Book has always main
tanned over the contemporary magazines which have
attempted toryal its merits, a superiority which he
Is still determined to preserve by keeping it, in all its
departments, literary, intellectual and moral as well
as pictorial, emblematc, artistic, and mechanical
hat this rs no idle boast he appeals to the experience
OF the past twelve years. in all which time he has made
no promise 10 The public phic he has not sriciu perform
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 Lady's
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-
mitted application; with subscription list unparal-
leled IN the annals of literature with numerous faci-
htes not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
dlgested and wide extended arrangements and above
all, VITA stedtasi 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 extrinsic-
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmem.-lt has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to mpart 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
mtted It's editorial supervision TO Mrs. Sarah j. Hale
Mrs Lydia H. Sgourney, and Miss +. Leslie ladies'
of whom not only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try, have reason TO be proud la this respect the
Lady's Book enjoys decided advantage over all other
publications, as II is the only work devoted to ladies'
which ladies' drect-an advantage, which must be OBJ
vous to every parent, husband, brother and friend
as wellas to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance TO her To add to its SUI
perorhy in this particular the proprietor has secured
IN addition to the ladies' already mentioned the inva
liable services of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwiek author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England SC. SC
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman not less than her richly-giied intellect and
varied Information, have gained her reputation
wide as it will he enduring, He has also made ar
rangenents by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f. c. Embury, Mrs F. s. Osgood, Mrs. NJ.
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. Nj. f. Amman, Mrs f. F. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy Mrs. V. Il. Howard, Miss f. Allen Mrs !
S. T. Farley Miss f. Leslie Mrs. ii. Beecher Stowe |
Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. j. Thayer Mrs. c. l.. Hentz |
Mrs. T. c. Stedman Miss Meeta M. Duncan Mrs. NJ |
st. Leon Loud, Mrs. G. H. W. Esling Miss NJ b.
Snow, and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Hgeworth, Mary Russell
fio.ai Mary Ias and asSar English ladyu MS
Of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Iadys Book the only original contributions they
have ever made to 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 ~ p WILLIS Esq, and conf
dent that the productions of his graceful and elegant
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of the
ladys Book, the proprietor has. entered into an ar
by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gen-
tleman and he has also retained all of the contri
butors whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satisfaction; including w. G. Smms, Esq, Pro-
essor lngraham, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenzie LII. d., +. 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. c. Brooks, E. Holden, A.
MMakin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes f.
CT, Squier, j. M'Lellan, Jr, and James Aldrich.
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
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