Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-15
NEW PROSPECTUS!
Ladies' Companion |!
A STANDARD NATIONAL MAGAZINE

may perhaps be deemed by some supererogatory on
tue part Of the proprietor to offer direct expos-
ton If its merits and its claims. The Ladies
Companion needs no ia IdatUry pufs to force it into
a prGcarious existence il las, for number OF
years, spoken for itself, and in voice which has
iound most satisfactory response in the literary
| taste Of the eye. Conforming, however, to GUS
| tom which seems TO demand few words occa.
sonally from the proprietor TO his patrons and the
public, we will simply and succinctly enumerSte
the chief titles which this standard national ma ga
zine has 70 the enormous patronage which it has
for so many years enjoyed, and to that regular and
uninterrupted advance in the favor Of the critical,
| the literary ana the refined, which has ever in
degree peculiar to Itself, characterized .hs progress
! Of the work.
On the minor merits Of the Ladies Companion,
/ tie mechanca! execution, paper, typography, etc
II is needless 20 dwell. 1t has ever been the object
/ Of the proprietor To place his magazine, even III
hose points, beyond competition; but in doing 50,
he Las had no position to sacrifice the more i'm
/ portant md substantial qualities which ought 10
distinguish national and standard periodical. II
! j. its preenIIncuce in the literary department,
upon which Is based the principle claims Of the
Ladies Companion. To Its pages the proprietor
| boldly refers for proof Of the assertion that by
none Of its numerous rvas and imtators, has the
Companion ever been equalied or even approached
! in its
LITERARY CHARACTER.
! If further proof we're needed, the proprietor
would point with emotions Of pleasure and pride.
/ 10 the following list Of distinguished names, en-
! oraciug the prrcipa regular contributors, whose
able pens have eXerted 50 much influence through
me Poges Of this magazine upon the literary taste
! Of the day.
PROMINENT Contributors
Emma c. Emhuy, ga'hyr or Pictures Of Early
Lie tie Blind Girl," e,c.
I Lydia Il. S.gourney, author of Boys Reading
Book Letters 10 Mothers"
Frances S OsgJGa, author Of "Casket Of Fate"
"Wrealh Of Wild Flowers" etc.
/ Mrs Sl5a Smith
Mrs, 7, Est, author Of character Of Schiller"
etc Ann :. Stephens.
/ Hannah F Gould. Mrs. Z. r. Steele, author Of
Hercines Of Sacred History" etc.
Mrs. =. VI F. AMMAN late Miss Buchanan.
. Miss A. .. Woodbridge. Mrs Emeline S. Smith.
Mrs. II. LgLthipe Caroline Ornc, of Wofsboro,'
n. Ii. Miss Nsry Ann Browne, England. author
If "Igualia," and other poems Mrs. VI. ST. Leon
Loud, Pennsylvania. Professor J. H. Ingraham,
author Of "Laiue,n "Burlnn," Capt. Kyd," etc.
/ Lou, Fitzgerald Tasisrro. Nathaniel P Willis.
Theodore S. Fay; W Thomas, author Of Chm
ton Bradshaw e.c: William Burton; Professor
T 3 Calvert; l. " Patten; Milan Wallace; A
D Paterson; H " R.r5erri John B.ougham, Eng
lard; Edgar 4 Pee " S. MAYO, N b; A Dufi-
wage; Rev H Chnch, Boston, Mass. author Of
Captivity in Baby ,on' ETC; Rev Charles Constan-
tine Pise; John BroughHm; Fl r Tuckerman author
of isabel Of Italy, etc; Rufus Dawes author o:
'NiX's Mate" "Atlen,e Of Damascus" etc; w
IlIInOre SlWtnSs bullOr OF ''GuS RIVERS, etc;
Eoes Sargent, author of "Veasco," etc; Robert
Hamilton; William Tappan; George Morris
author Of "Brier Cliff and the National MeIo-
dies Daniels; Alexander MclIakin Phi!a-
delphia; HoratIo Gates, OF Buffalo: John Neal, au-
thor Of the Yankee" Down Easter" etc: Seba
Smith. author of Major JOCK Downing" etc; Al
bert Pike, author OF Mexican Sketches" etc;
Isaac NJ Lelan, Jr; Thomas Dunn English, NJ D. Of
Philadelphia; William Il Howard, of Ohio. John
M'Cabe. NJ D; Henry Hirst, of PhiladeIphis,
This list, embraces some Of the most profound
original and vigorous intel!ects of the male sex,
and the most brilliant, graceful and witty of the
fair, cannot easily be paralelled BY any other mag
azine in the country. II affords the surest guar
antee Of the determination and the ability of the
proprietor 10 make the literary character of his
| work commensurate with its immense and rcress.
ing circu,a ion. From the variety Of talent eyerv
IuI'ers'y ui taste msy expect 10 be gratiied, and
every kina Of elegant literature receive proper
attention. Poetry, tales, sketches, essays embody-
ing the brilliant conceptions, the graceful imagln-
irgs the original inventions, and the witty or p5o-
found thoughts o! the able writer's We have anu
Ims!Gted have and will continue 10 administer,
eacA in proportion 20 the amusemen,s and iuSttuc-
ton Of the readers of the Companion.
EDITORS TABLE.
In this department is embraced short pni;o. a.
those occurrences which are deemed Cf sufaciep;
interest 10 demand 6ttention--Critica! ,sunnIks
upon new books, and upon the productions UF the
age. 1t wi! be an object Of the Proprietor 20
preserve the reputation, which y s depgrtnen,
mss acquired FOR sound and unp:ejIj ce6 decisions
TIE ElBELL!aHSdEN TS.
1t may he safely asserted ;hsr N this Interesting.
and striking feature, the LADIES' COMPANION = vel
uHrNai2d. It's not merely i the beauty and par
,ecnou OF the engravngS 'Eat il rx,s,s hat als,
IN ne Character OF the subject, r,EirA ar :nyars
'.y selected with the greatest @, - am .3sct;op
1od with reference &? their ,,tIs,y sr6 srtis,ics,
.H'.i' not 90 'ae i2ciH.y ozB sG1ss7uent chear,
ness with winch they ye' ~ y7,sslves 10 the hr-,
~ tie engra'er. Ever gaIr,ter s o,narlentecs
sun >'eti PaleS exc .4.gG by ths first artists in.
We nus iih'>'eo mT.urer, expressly for the work
"cr'FtHTar eHGrGt' gS are also occasionally pub
i'heu' Inc rea' therefore fog the low price i.
""it5' t"e Coa .panUn" j. afforded, in sddirOn to
- Su',-.,".e 'erary articles, obtains par! fale
81 e'esaHt Ste (. engraving.
TIE MONTH"; FASHIONS
'haHe anot Ier and the proprietor thinks gslusbls
oSs1'IhH =! Attention IS paid as well TO the ex.
css'eHos and anish Of the plate, as 10 correctness
- me To The ladies', il furnishes faita!ul
d ''1 u su!ful record OF the lutat ons in dress.
TIE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT
or rs opportunity to he display " taste in The
selection Of pieces which it may be safely affirmed
as been always taken advantage OF. Most Of the
popular and valuable songs published under the
supervision Of distinguished musical professor
have been given 10 the world in the pages of this
magazine Continued attention vii! be paid TO this
ne department.
u! TEENS AND CONDITIONS.
Tae Ladies Companion is published at THREE
EoLLARs year. Two copies, or Two years. for
hvo eo!.Ass--it current funds. in advance pos!
p1lI. The work is punctuaIiV sSue6 on The ~ -,