Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1843-07-01
THE LADIES
WORLD OF FASHION

THE LADIES
WORLD OF FASHION.
The fist number Of Monthly macz,ne
with the above title, embelished win The
earliest Fashions, from Paris aud London
elegant Steel and Mezzoiint Engraving,
Lace Work, Embroidery, Music, etc,
was issued for January lS42. The work
devoted especially to the ladies', aud will
DC issued 10 a sly lie never before ATTEMPTED
IN this country. Ii will contain articles
from The peculiar and pleasing, writers OF
The day. on every variety of subject, bu,
the work will be in The main devoted 10
he cultivation OF the home virtues. Hence
most .! the stories will be OF practical, do:
meslIc Character IRON the pens Of our best
female writer's while The earliest fashions
III all their varieties shall be CORRECTLY
| given $50 as to make the work welcome
at every fresIde, IN The halls Of the fash.
lonabIe and the gay ,--lhe home OF The ,ir.
tuOus matron whose owa needle supplies
her raImeDt, hs well us 10 the store and
sewing room Of the mantaumaker aud mil.
leTneT.
The main design of the work. The
prominent design ol The magazine will be
10 furnish 10 an elegant aud attractive
IN al elegant aud attractive sly lie, the ear
hest most correct, aud luI repur, 10 aG.
vance OF all the other Magazines, and
PRIOR TO the issuing OF them here, OF the
Monthly FashIors, direct from PARIS aud
and London. The Advantage OF his 10
every lady, who makes taste 10 dress the
least matter Oi lite, will at once be appa.
rsnt, d 10 the professional dressmaker e.
mIIGer of The United States, the enter
Prise will be- OF iHeaculabel advantage.
II proposed 10 issue every month mum
Der and variety ol Costume, which will nut
to the blush every thing 10 the way OF
monthly reports OF the Fashions, hereto
tore attempted.
For this purpose the publisher has EN-,
parked The most ample means resources
10 The enterprise, aud has matured his
plans po'h III this country and IN Europe,
prior TO the commencement. il has been
a iavorlle PROJECT, and has been deIlber
alely undertaken, and will be carried
through vigorously. The first number
gives, an idea Of the beauty aud real ex-
celIence OF The plates.
Elegant Steel Engravings In order
to render the work Ornamental N the high.
est degree, aud 10 make 1t perfect par.
lur companion, aud az ornameu. TO the
cenier-table, as we'll as entertaining IN us
literature, AID useful in the style OF The
fashion plates, it is proposed TO issue the
most elesan, Steel aud Mezzotinl engrav-
Ings, tromlhe first IN the country, ilIuslra >
ted by choIce and entertaining stories Of
domestic lie. To vary The style OF illus.
rralIons, occasional Lace Patterns and
Embroidery, got out 10 unsurpassed beau,
~ and truth, by that excellent artist +.
Quarre, Esq, will also be gwen; and to
leave nothing undone, at times, will be
given The most popular and elegan, Mu-
sic OF the day, Songs. GaiIopades, Mars.
The Typography.--The work will be
printed on clear and beautiful type, on a
page larger than any of the presen, three
dollar Magazines, with fine margin, and
strong white paper, and will contain AS
much matter as can be compressed in 80
large octave pages.
Times OF delivery. The magazine
will be issued on or before the 18th Of the
month preceding the month for which il
was published, or dated, or about The time
the steamships which sail from Europe
about the fret Of the month usually ar,
rive. Thus the work will be in The hands
Of every subscriber with the most correct
fashions, before they can he got out here
and anticipating all other Magazines al
least six weeks.
The Terms To bring, the work with
in the reach Of all, it will DO issued at Two
dollars per annum Tor single or three
! copies Tor SIS invaTiable in advance, post
paid. The cheapness OF the work will be
al once appreciated, when we state that
the London World OF Fashion will include
every variety in The same style Of excel
lence.
Editors who may wish an exchange,
upon copying our prospectus, will DO iui.
nished with the work for this year.
Adddrese, G. J. PETERSON.