The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-24
GoDEY's LADY's BOOK FOR 1912.

| TINE most splendid and valuable monthly perodi-
| Il cal ever published. The only magazine devoted
TO ladies' and conducted by members OF their ownsex.
Composed entirely of original articles, by the most
eminent writers of the age and embellished with a
larger number and greater variety of costly elegant
and attractive pictorial illustrations than any similar
publication.
Ediiedby
Mrs. SARAH j. HALE, MoRroN MMcHAEL,
Mrs. L. H. SlGouRNEY, l.. A. GopEy.
Contributors 10 each Number
Miss c. NJ Sedgwick, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs. f. G.
Embury, Mrs c. Lee Hentz, Mrs. f. F. Ellet N. p.
Willis, I. S. Arthur, Theodore S. Fay.
public at large his arrangements for the year lS42,
the proprietor of Godeys Lady's Book takes occasion
to acknowledge the unparalleled and triumphant sue
cess of his Magazine, which has reached the ex-
traordlnary number of
Az UUU MONTHLY
being larger edition than has ever been printed of
say other work of any description in America. This
success he is has been attained by the vast
perority which the Ladys 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 It's
departments literary intellectual and moral, well
pictorial, embIematic, artistic, and mechanical.
That this is idle boast he appeals TO the experience
OF the past twelve years, in all which time, he has made
promise TO the public Dhch he has not strictly perform
enable him to accomplish to the utmost. Entering,
he is about to do, the oath volume OF the Lady 5
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 unpara-
leed in the annals of literature with numerous fac-
lities possessed by any other publisher with we'll
dgested and wide extended arrangements and above
ALL with stedast purpose Of maintaining the lofty
elevation his work has reached the proprietor has
not besit fed to ppiI n
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, ntrnsically and eNtrinsic
ally, ever offered to the American public.
Literary Department-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
miticd its editorial supervision TO Mrs. Sarah j. Hale
Mrs. Lydia IL Sgourney, and Miss +. Leslie; ladies'
of whom not only their own sex, but the whole coun-
try have reason to be proud. In this respect, the
Ladys Book enjoys decided advantage over all other
publications, is the only work devoted to ladies'
which ladies drect-an advantage, which must be OBJ
yious to every parent husband, brother and friend,
well to every lady who properly appreciates the
dignity and Importance to her sex, 10 add to It's su
perorty this particular the proprietor has secured
in addition to the ladies already mentioned the lnyal-
liable services of Miss c. NJ. Sedgwick, author of
Redwood, Clarence, Letters from England, &c, &c. ;
a writer whose efforts in raising the intellectual
standard ofhe SEX and indicating the true rights of
woman, not less than her richly gifted intellect and
varied information, have gained her reputation as
wide it will be enduring He has also made ar
engagements, by which, besides regular contributions
from Mrs. f. c. Embury, Mrs. +. s. Osgood Mrs NJ
II. Parsons Mrs A. NJ r. AMMAN Mrs. f. f. Ellet
Miss Dupuy, Mrs. V. f. Howard Miss f. Allen, Mrs
s. f. Farley, Miss f. Leslie, Mrs III. Beecher Stowe
Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs. J. Thayer Mrs C. l.. Hentz
Mrs. E. c. Stedman, Miss Meeta Nj. Duncan, Mrs NJ
ST. Leon Loud, Mrs. C. II. w. Esling, Miss Nj. b.
Snow and Kate Franklin he will be enabled to fur
nish articles from Maria Edgeworth Mary Russell
Milford Mrs G. Baron Wilson, Mrs S. c. Hail. Mrs
Holland, Mary Hewitt, and other English adywriters
of distinctions some of whom have already published
in the Ladys 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, Esq, 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
rangement by which he will be able to give in each
number of his work exclusive article from that gem
tleman and he has also retained all of the contr
butors whose writings have heretofore given such
pie satisfaction; including w. G. Smms, Esq, Pro-
fessor lngraham, Professor Dmitry, Professor Frost
Professor Walter Park Benjamin Esq, r. S. Mac
kenze, LIZ d., L. S. Arther, H. w. Herbert, JOS c.
Neal, Hon. Robert T. Conrad, DR.. J. X. MITCHELL
Epes Sargent, George p Morris, Joseph r. Chandler
Robert Earle, Nj d., N. G. Brooks, f.. Holden, A.
M'Alakn, l.. Fitzgerald Tasistro, Rufus Dawes E.
G. Squier, J. MLellan, Jr., and James Aldrich.
With such aid, 1t 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