Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-09-09
The E.ady'S World Of Fash
I0Ia and Literature.

This elegant and most popular Lady'S
Magazine vii commence Il new volume,
in style Of rare magniticence, with the
January issue, a number containing
-FOUR Splendid Engrayings Of the most
costly and expensive character. The
publisher has experienced, during the past
year, the Most unqualified success, and
enters upon the New Year with deter
mnarion to outslrip all contemporaries.
The Embellishments of the new vol
ume are Of the most splendid and costly
character, combining every variety Of
style, and executed by the first ertlsts the
country can produce.
The work has been THE LADlES'
FAVORlTE, and this reputation it will
continue TO maintain. Hence, the char
acter of lis literature will continue to be
such as TO commend it especially to the
sex, 1t will contain articles from the
most popular and pleasing writer's Of the
day, on every variety of subjects, but the
work will in the main be devoted TO the
cultivation OF the home virtues Hence,
most of the stories will be Of a practical,
domestic character, from the pens of our
best female writer's. The literary matter
will not lie the reflex of any one female
mind, but will contain the choicest pro-
auctions of a galaxy of female writers.
The effort sh III sill be to render the
work an indispensable requisite 10 the
boudoir of every lady Of taste in the land;
and, therefore, not its literary matter alone
-halI be compiled for their taste, but it will
contain MONTHLY FASHIONS, ele.
gantIy colourcd, which for excellence of
drawing, correctness in every particular,
and extreme beauty OF the culouring and
engrlvings, shall far excel any thing from
other quarters The fact that during the
last wear the 'Lady's World" has been the
guide book" IN matters OF taste on COS
tune in every city Of the Union, has given
it a position in the fashionable world,
which cannot lie shaken. The unwaver.
inc fidelity Of lis designs to the Partisan
and London styles, in advance, too, at
least six weeks, Of all others, has placed il
IN the very front rank as a work of au.
thoritv in matters of dress. 1t is well
known fact, that the styles of the ''Lady's
World" appear in the other periodicals,
pretending TO give the fashions, often four
months LATER when the st,le. have he
come common or obsolete.
LACE AND NEEDLE WORQ.-The
most ccoaut and the newest DESIGNS of
lace work, embroidery, &c, shall be given
inrhc woik, viii la est yIe OF caps, cur
,ins. head dresses. &c..rentcriuq The La.
dv's World q SAMPLE Of usefulness rs we'll
o,of i0s,c on the centre laLlc feyerv lady,
O. the various STYLES of cngrvinga,
which will Grace the pages of this work,
we must mention as amour the most eIe.
cant SARTAIN'S UNRIVLLED MEZ-
ZOTINTS. which VIII GRACE the comino
voIumn. anil cycpI. in lie beauty Of de.
sion and dclicacv of finish. any thing that
has heretofore appeared from his burlh.-I
Mr.. Sartain is known from one end of the
Union to the other, as the Master, in this
country, of this celebrated STYLE. We
have already under wa five O: six mag.
niicent plates, from. this celebrated artist.
for Ike new volume, and shall follow them
up with Mezzot.nts from evcrv artist of
fcputc IN tic county. The most finished
and beautiful Line and Stipple Enprav-
mos will also grace the pages Of the
work, from the hands of the Yery best ar.
lists tie sountry can produce. In fine. ev-
crv variety and novelty Of embellish-
ments that may be found elsewhere, NAV
be confidently looked for in the 81 ady's
World" But tie main design of the work
is to furnish, in elegant and attractive
style, the earliest, most correct, and full.
lest report in advance Of all the other
Nacazincs. and prior TO the issuing of