The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-31
.GODEY's LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.

VNHE most splendid and valuable monthly periodi-
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,
Edihdby
Mrs. SARAH j. HALE, MoRroN M'MIcHAEL,
Mrs. l.. II. SIGoURNEY, l.. A. Cooley,
Contributors 10 each Number.
Miss c. M. Sedgwck, Miss E. Leslie, Mrs p. c.
Embury, Mrs. C, Lee Hentz, Mrs. +. F. Elet, N p.
Willis, T. s. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
In announcing to his numerous patrons aud the
public al large his arrangements for the year 1872,
the proprietor of Godeys ladys Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
ofhis Magazine, which has now reached the ex-
traordlnary number of
4UOUU MONTHLY
being larger edition than has been printed of
any other work of any description in America This
he 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
is still determined to preserve by keeping it, in all lis
departments, literary, intellectual, and moral, as well
as pictorial embematic, artistic, and mechanical
That this is idle boast, he appeals to the experience
of the past twelve years. in all which time Ne has made
promise 10 the public which he has not strictly PERFORM
ed, undertaken anything which his means did not
enable him to accomplish to the utmost Entering
Ar he is about to do on the oath volume of the adys
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-
cled in the annals of literature; with numerous faci-
lites not possessed by any other publisher with we'll
digested and wide-eXtended arrangements and above
all, with stedfast purpose of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached, the proprietor has
not hestated to incur expenses, which under other
circumstances might prove startng 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, intrnscally and extrinslc-
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Departmental 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 j. Hale,
Mrs. Lydia III Sigourney, and Miss f. Leslie ladies,
of whom not only their sex, but the whole coun-
try have reason TO be proud In this respect, the
Ladys Book enjoys adecded advantage erall other
publications. it is the only work devoted to ladies'
which ladies drect-an advantage, which must be OBJ
vios 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 It's su
periority in this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned the nval
liable services of Miss c. Nj. Sedgwick, author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England, &C., &c. ;
writer, whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard of her sex and vndicatng the true rights of
woman not less than her rlchy-giited intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation
wide as it will be enduring. He has also made
engagements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f.. G. Embury, Mrs. F. s. Osgood Mrs NJ
II. Parsons, Mrs. A. Nj. +. Amman, Mrs f. f. Ellet,
Miss Dupuy, Mrs, " +. Howard, Miss f. Allen Mrs
S. +. Farley, Miss f. Leslie Mrs. Fl. Bcecher Stowe,
Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs. j. Thaycr, Mrs. c. J.. Hsntz,
Mrs f.. C. Stedman, Miss Meeta NJ. Duncan, Mrs. Nj
81. Leon Loud. Mrs. c, H. w EsIing, Miss NJ. b.
Snow, and Kate Franklin, he will be enabled to fur
nsh articles from Maria hgeworth, Mary Russell
Milford Mrs. G. Baron Wilson, Mrs s. c. Hall, Mrs.
Holland Mary Hewitt, and other English lady-wrters
of distinction; some of whom have already published
in the Ladys 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 n p WILLIS, Esq, and conf
dent that the productions Of his graceful and elegant
pen will he highly acceptable 10 the readers of the
Ladys Book, the proprietor has entered into an ar
rangement 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 contr-
butors whose writings have heretofore given such am
Pile satisfaction; including W. &. Simms Esq., Pro-
fessor Ingraham, Professor Dimry Professor Frost,
Professor Walter Park Benjamin ESQ., II. 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 P. Morris Joseph II. Chandler,
Robert Earle NJ d., N. c. Brooks E. Holden A.
M'Makn, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro Rufus Dawes, T..
G.. Squier, J. M'Iellan Jr., and James Aldrich
With such aid, il 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.