New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-29
CENTLEAIEN who are intending to

VI call on the Ladies on New Years Day, before you
make thai CALI let le you some OF their secrets Ard a
have perfect confidence in th- veraciy OF those lWc
hundr and thrty Ladies whom had the pleasure OF
waiog upon Office in December lsil We 90 not be,
cve that han tocr S them out OF the number "oEo
deny what they sad 10 Us.
10 December 1871, had some OF all tie Engils Annu
ais that we're imported into this country and sen OF The
whole variety oil American Annuas that were IN is mar
ket advertised them the Ladies ol course caeo
look anthem al they do asevery bookstore n as cS ana
as we were tnen well now, Agent for Sodey's Laay
Book and GrahamS Magazine, we had ie curiosity 10
the opinion OF ie Ladies OF New oFk about Ihnse
dies they asked 10 which was N most Instances The
An,ras, we then showed hso either Sodey Lady boos
Grahan's Ladies' and Gen eineD Magazine asa aitei
they had examined them, we TOOK the ioery 10 many IN
Stances inquire which they would prefer GrahaGs Mag
azne G0deys Ladys Booh Tor one year. or one o 'e
seventeen different Annuas which they had examined Gen
een what do you think their answers were-one OF The
IL was In two hundred and tweny-Six answers which
received from the hundred and thirty different adlts
10 whom we put The question: and kept an accountot Il
pre- Ter Lady'S Book there many good stories IN
pery MONTH written by ladies' who understand real NE as IL
is in all lis variety, aud Think the engraynss IN II are
equal 10 uost of those in the Annuals' Another says
ave taken Graha's Magazine this year, ana uiDk tie
Mezzo,int Engra ings a have been IN, are superior TO
those in the Annnals Tor 1872 The reading matter in Ora
hams Mag i. brilliant aud nterestng and have called
10 pay my subscription for another yeai" Anoihsr al
gentleman should present her with either Tue January mum
6erof raiaus Magazine or Godeys LadSs booh accom-
pansd with receipt Tor year tbaa any TWO OF sie oe
AunuaIs that Dparted These Annua!s are yery pleas
ing 10 at and have the centre table on Ne" ta
day when have many calls from different Senttemei
but in lew days read all the stories IN tri and alter
ha, we do much he unless ihey are presented
by a valued friend
But with Godeys Ludys Book or Graliam's Magazine it
would be different: should think ct the grer every
month when ae new came and read either or both
W iih great deal Of delight"
The foregoing remarks quoted from the ladies lips
Geetlemeu they are but OF The many ana varied oh
crynons we have s,ened to from more t6an hundred
and wentysx different ladies' all in praise OF either Gra
ham's Magazine or Godey's Lsdy's Book
Now geaenen, will tell you the other side OF the
story four ony of the hGsdsed and thirty ladies
Of whom we the inquiry, prefer he d'tat One OF
them said would prefer Annual because they arc so
splendid and do nj know any thing about either the La
dys Book or Grahams Magazine" Another SAID think
yood deal of any Annual receive New Years Day
and note the custom will continued, OF gentlemen pre-.
senng ANIMALS TO the ladies'" Ano.ner said 90 admire
the Book of Benuty much, hope some gentleman will
| think enough OF me TO give me one OF them.
Cen,emcp have done telling you the ladies' secrets
and if Won do not take hints from the Ladic and sub
scribe the other OF these works for SiS and have
thsn real friend Of we do not know thn,
the ladies whose conversation have here reported will
ever forstve us for tattting.