The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-06-01
GODEY's LADY,s BOOK FOR 1912.

l. cal ever published The only magazine devoted
to ladies, and conducted by members of their wnsex
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.
Edihdby
Mrs. SARAH J. HALE, MoRroN M'NIIcHAEL,
Mrs, l.. II. SIGouRNEY, l.. A.. GopEY,
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss G.. NJ. Sedgwick, Miss E. Leslie, Mrs. Z. G..
Embury, Mrs. C. Lee Hentz, Mrs. f. F. Eet, N. p,
Willis T. y Arthur, Theodore 5. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons and the
public al large his arrangements for the year 1872
the proprietor fGodey's Ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine which has reached the ex-
traordnary number Of
4U,UOO MONTHLY
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
any other work of any description in America Tins
success lag IS aware 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 IT, IN all ITS
departments, literary intellectual, and moral, as well
pictorial emblematc, artistic, and mechanical
That this is no idle boast, he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years in all which time he has made
promise 10 The public ptich he has mol strictly PERFORM
ed, nor undertaken anything which his means did not
he is about to do, the oath volume of the Lady,
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-
mltted applications with subscription list unparal-
leled in the annals of literature; with numerous iac-
ities not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
dlgescd and wlde-eXtended arrangements and above
all, with sedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hesitated to incur expenses, which under other
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which he will be enabled to make the Ladys Book
the richest the rarest, the most attractive and the
most valuable periodical, mtrnscally and extrnsic-
ally ever offered to the American public.
Literary Depdrtmenf.--lt has ever been the aim of
the proprietor to impart to the Lady'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
mittcd its editorial supervision to Mrs. Sarah Hale
Mrs. Lydia III. Sigouney, and Miss H. Leslie ladies,
of whom not only their own SEX but the whole coun-
try, have reason to be proud. In this respect, the
adys Book enjoys adecided advantage overall other
publications. il is the only work devoted to ladies',
which ladies dlrect--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 To add to its
perorty III this particular the proprietor has secured,
in addition TO the ladies already mentioned, the inyal
liable services Of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwck, author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England, Sc, SC !;
standard of her SEX and indicating the rights of
woman, not less than her rchly-giited intellect and
varied information have gained her reputation as
wide as il will be enduring. lle has also made ar
Engagements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs +, {. Embury Mrs. F. ). Osgood, Mrs. NJ.
II Parsons, Mrs A. NJ +. Amman, Mrs. f. f. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. V. H. Howard, Miss h. Allen, Mrs
5. r. Farley, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. H. Beecher Stowe,
Mrs Seba Smith Mrs J. 1hayer, Mrs. c. L. Hentz,
Mrs T.. c. Stedman, Miss Meeta NJ. Duncan, Mrs. Nj
st. Leon Loud, Mrs c. II w. Esng, Miss Nj. b.
Snow, and Kate Franklin he will be enabled to fur
nsh articles from Maria Edgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford, Mrs. c. Baron Wilson, Mrs 5 G. Hall, Mrs
Holland, Mary Hewitt and other English lady-writers
Of distinctions some of whom have already published
in the Lady Book the only original contributions they
have 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 y, p. Willis, Esq, and conf
dent that the productions Of his graceful aud elegant
pen will be highly acceptable to the readers of the
l.ady's Book the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangcmcnt, by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gen
tcman and he has also. retained all of the contr-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
pie satisfaction; including w. G.. Smms, ESD, Pro
iessor lngraham, Professor Dmitry Professor Frost
Professor Walter, Park Benjamin ESD, r. S, Mac
kenze LII. d., T. S. Arther II w. Herbert, JOS c.
Neal, Hon Robert T. Conrad, DR.. J. X. MITCHELL
Epes Sargent, George 7 Morris, Joseph r. Chandler
Robert Earle, M. d. n. c. Brooks, f. Holden, A
M'Makin, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes, f.
G. Squicr, J. M'Lellan, Jr., and James Aldrich.
With such aid, il 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.