Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-28
The Lady's World Of Fashion
AND LITERATURE.

~ VIE CHEAPEST and most elegant Magazine
l. in the Union. 0<rTwenty copies for twenty
Dollsrs.-ir0
This elt CANT and most popular Ladys Magazine
will commence a new volume, in a style of rare
magnificence, with the January issue, number
containing FOUR Splendid Engraviugs of the
most costly and expensive character. The publisher
has experienced, during the past year, the NEST
unqualified success, and enters upon the New Year
with determination to outstrip all cUtemporaries.
The Embellishments Of the new volume are of
the most splendid and costly character, combining
every variety Of style, and executed by the first
artists the country can produce
The work has been THE LADIES' FAVORITE,
and this reputation it will continue to maintr IN.
Hence, the character of its literature will continue
to be such as to commend it especially to the sex.
1t will contain articles from the most popular and
pleasing writers of the day, on every variety of
subject, but the work will in the main be devoted
to the cultivation of the home virtues. Hence.
most of the stories will be of practical, domestic
character, from the pens Of our best female wri-
tiers. The literary matter will not be the reflex
of any one female mind, but will contain the
choicest productions Of galaxy of female writer's
The effort shall still be to render the work
indispensable requisite to the boudor Of every lazy
of taste in the land and therefore, not its literary
matter alone shall oe compiled for their taste, but
it will contain MONTHLY FASHIONS, ele-
ganty coloured, which for excellence of drawing,
correctness in every particular and extreme beauty
of the colouring and engraving, shall far excel any
thing from other quarters The fact that during
the last year the "Lady's World" has been the
guide book" in matters Of taste on costume in
every city of the Union, has given it a position
in the fashionable world. which cannot be shaken.
The unwavering fidelity of its designs to the Paris
ian and London styles, in advance, too, at least
six weeks, of all Others has placed 1t in the very
front rank as work Of authority in matters Of
dress. 1t is well known fact, that the styles of
the "Lady's World" appear in the other period.
calls, pretending to give the fashions, often four
months later, when the styles have become COM
mon or obsolete.
LACE AND NEEDLE WORK-The most ell
egant and the newest designs of lace work, EN-
broidery, &C., shall be given in the work, with
the latest style of caps, curtains, head-dresses,
&C., rendering the Lady's World sample of
usefulness as we'll as Of taste, on the centre table
Of every lady.
OF the various styles of engravings, which will
grace the pages of this work, we must mention as
among the most elegant SARTAIN'S UNRIVAL.
LED MEZZOTINTS, which will grace the coming
volume and excel, in the beauty OF design and
delicacy of finish, any thing that has heretofore
appeared from his BURN. Mr.. Sartain is known
from one end Of the Union TO the other, as The
master, in this country, of this celebrated style
WE nave dIrea0Y uu06E way HVc VI
cent plates from this celebrated artist, for the new
volume and shall follow them up with Mezzotint:
from every artist of repute in the country. The
most finished and beautiful Line and Stpple En-.
cravings will also grace the pages OF the work
from the hands of the very best artists the country
can produce. In fine, every variety and novelty
OF embellishments that may be found elsewhere
may be confidently looked for in the "Lady's
World" But the main design of the work is tC
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lest, most correct and fullest report in advance
Of all the other Magazines, and prior to the issu
ing of them here, of the Monthly Fashions, direc
from Paris and London.
This department will be under the control o
French and English artists ofthe highest celebrity
so that every costume which appears in the Lady
World" may be safely relied on as not having
been trumped up at second hand in this country
after they have been received. 1t is proposed no
only to surpass in the excellence, but to issu
every month number and variety of Costumes
which shall put to blush all other attempts at re
porting for the fashionable world
TINE OF PUBLICATION.--The Lady
World" will be issued from the 18th to the 2ot
of the month preceding the month for which i
will be published, or dsted-Or about the time tn
steamships, which sail from Europe on the list o
the month, usually arrive. Thus the work vii
be in the hands of every subscriber with tn
most correct Fashions. before they can be got on
here, and anticipating all other Magazines at leas
six weeks
THE CASH SYSTEM.--The publisher, adher
ing strictly to the cash system in all his dealings
is enabled to offer the work to the American publ
upprecedentedly low-no work of the kind eve
, having been sent out any less than double tn
price. -
l copy, 81 per annum. SCOPES, $40 per annuE
3 copies, 50 ~ S@o
; The advantages to Clubs and Postmasters, {
the above terms, over any other periodical in III
Union, are apparent A specimen copy will b
! forwarded to any Postmaster who will notify US.
Address, Z. J. PETERSON,
No SO Chestnut ST., Philada.
January lS43