The Weekly register., 1843-11-11

The Bellies I.ettres.
FOR THE LADIES OF AMERICA,
.F CDEY'S LADY'S BOOK having been for
NTso long series of years, universally recogni-
zed as the exclusive and indisputabe guide to the
fair sex, in matters of TASTE fashion, and litera-
ture-tha only work conducted by distinguished
female authors, who have won for themselves
high place among the guiding spirits of the age
the only work which in point of fact has been ex-
cdsively devoted to the ladies-its favor with its
fair patrons has not been less remarkable than its
perfect adaptation their feelings and tastes and
their requirements. In entering upon new year,
the publisher without diminishing in the least that
sterling and useful literature, which has 80 long
suited from laying under contribution the native
good sense and elegant fancy of our American Fe-
male writers, will, as each successive number APP
pears, present in the several departments of Liter
allure, Fashion, and Pictorial Embellishments, a
constant and varying succession of new and
striking features. Nor does he promise without
ample ability to perform. The best literary tai
emit the best efforts of the distinguished artists
in the country-and, to crown as well as adorn the
whole, the most perfect arrangements for the re-
ceptlon of the American, London and Paris + ash
ions, far in advance Of any OTTER publication in
this country, enable him TO assure the patrons OF
the LADY'S BOOK that the forthcoming volume
will more than justify its we'll earned title Of the
Magazine of Magazines for the ladies of our
country.
1t has passed into custom TO assert ihatdress is
matter of trifing importance, but this every lady
knows 10 be utterly false. Taste in dress is uni
versrly felt to be the index of thousand desirable
qualities in woman, while deficiency i'll this res
pect always Injuries in the estimat of stra-
gers, and even Of her Intimate ffends-the beauty
Of Helen and the wit of Aspasia, would hardly
commend to general favor acknowledged DowDY
in dress. Hence the importance of an accredited
guide to the Fashions.
This useful Office, already filled for fourteen
years, with universal acceptance, by the Lady's
Book, the publisher pledges himself to discharge in
future, in style surprising all his former efforts.
The ladies know perfectly well that our Magazine
is the highest authority in Fashion.
No lady considersh herself well dressed who con-
trsvenes this authority, and, in city, in N,
York, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Lexington, St. Louis, New Orleans, Mobile, Rich
mond, Charleston, Savannah, and the other metrop-
oltian cities of the various States, the ia steful
Fashion Plates of the Lady's Book ditate the laws
of dress.
As further assurance OF thorough excellence in
this department. the publisher has secured the SER
vices of Miss LESLIE, who viii illustrate the
Fashion Plates, in her usual feicitous and graph
c style, uniting thorough knowledge OF the sub
ject, with clear, graceful and ineligible man
er of trea ting it, Her descriptions are worthy OF
the productions of her own glowing pencil, which
Book. ~
The pnblisher's correspondent in Paris is pos
sessed of such ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, and of transmitting
them ia advance of all competitors, that the ladies
may continue, as they have always done, to copy
from our plates what has received the sanction of
ndisputable ton the last the newest the best fash
| ions, fresh from Paris. e. ~
! The arrangements for Producing most brilliant
| and attractive series of Line and Mezzotint En-
! cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh from
the easels Of our first rate American Artists, are
now actuallyin the hands of the eblest American
engravers, the subjects embracing not only the usu
al popular and domestic topics, but others which
are interviewer into the very heart strings of Amer
lean nationality, treating they do of stirring IN
cidents in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea
With respect the general literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for lS43, it will main
tain its usual consistent character of domestic
and fashionable family magazine. While such
contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs f Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs V E Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
NJ Amman, Mrs & Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, and
Mrs s J Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the useful, all that charms the fancy
and all that mends the heart and guides the best
affections of our nature will continue to adorn and
dignity cur pages. ~ E.
The lovers of historical al romance, and those who
regard our nations glory as the prime objects of
our nations literature, will have their peculiar
tastes gratfed by the contributions of DIR Robert
Bird, the author of the Gladiator, ECalvar' &c.
The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
will recognise with pleasure, among cur correspond
ents, the rame of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of Guy Rivers ~ emasses,' &c.
Those who partial to graceful, easy, noncha-
halant, gentlemanly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly return of n Will
lis, the most piquant, lively and fertile of all mag
azine writers.
The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
mestc Novelette,, will recognise with pleasure,
among cur contributors, the name of L , Arthur;
author of six Nights with the Washingtonians,'
&c. Contributions also ready from the pens of
Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
of the Philadelphia High School, Professor ohm
Sanderson, author of "a Year in Paris Professor
John Frost, editor of sthe Young Peoples Book.
Oar limits will not give US space enough to en-
umerate the names of 1.-THE of our contributors.
Our list of foreign contributors is enriched with
( the names Of
Joanna Baltic, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Hewitt. Maria Edgeworth,
! Hon .MrsC Norton; Mrs. 5. G. Hall, 49, 2
recognised in Europe as the elite Of British female
authors.
! Thepublsher's means of increasing the beauty
/ and value of the bady's Book are accommodating
| ear by year. To his already inestmable list of
yntributors, he is constantly receiving accession
! booth at home and abroad.
! His arrangements with respect to ORIGINA
| PAINTINGS. from such Artists as
! Rothermel, Frankenstein, Croome,
| Chapman, .Maclise, Huntington,
! are nov complete, and he numbers among the EN-
! graverswhose services are constantly retained,
Tucker, Smith, Warner,
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