Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-25
Literary, Domestic, and Fashionable Family
Magazine.

Literary, D0n1eSttc, ana reasonable Fantig
Magazine.
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1843
MRS. J. HALE AND OTHERS.
The long established Arbiter of Taste, Fash
ION, and the Bellies LettreS, for the
Ladies' Of America.
EODEY'S LADY'S BOOK having been, for
~ so long series OF years, universally re
cognlZed as the exclusive and lndsputabe
guide to the fair sex, in matters Of taste, fash
ion, and literature-the 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 exclusively
devoted to the ladies', its luvor with its fair
patrons hos not been less remarkable than It's
perfect adaptation to 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 long resulted from laying under
contribution the native good sense and elegant
fancy of our American Female writer's, will.
as each successive number appears, present in
the several departments Of literature, fashion.
and pictorial establishment, constant and ev
er varying succession Of new and striking foa
NuItS' 4NOT uOtS nc pEOlliiSc Without
ability 10 perform. Tho best literary talent
| tho best efforts Of the most distinguished Ar
lists in the country--and to crown as well as
TO adorn the whole, the most perfect arrange
ments for the reception Of the American, Lon
don and Paris Fashions, for the ladies of our
country.
| Ii has passed into custom TO assert that dress
IS matter Of triliug Importance, but this ev.
cry lady knows to be III erly false. Taste in
Iress is universally felt TO be the index OF
| thousand durable qualities in woman while
deficiency IN this respect always injires one,
IN the estimation OF strangers, and even OF her
Immediate friends--the beauty Of Helen and
! The wit e Aspasia, would hardly commend to
| general favor an acknowledged DowDY In dress.
| Hence the importance of an accredited guide
lC the Fashions.
This useful office, already filled for ii years
with universal acceptance by the Lady's Book.
the publisher pledges himself to discharge H.
| future in style surprising all his former e..
lorts. The ladies know perfectly we'll tina! ou'
| Magazine is tho highest authority in fashion
No lady considers herself well dressed wh
conlrayenes this authority, and IN our owr
city, in New YORK, Boston, Baltimore, Cincln
natl, Louisville, Lexington, ST. Louis, New
| Orleans; Mobile, Richmond, Charleston, Sa
vannah, and the other Metropolitan cities OF
the various States, the tasteful Fasl ion Plates
Of the Lady's book dictate the laws Of dress
In future the figures will be thrown into
tasteful groups, displaying The graces Of dress
to The beat advantage, and The back grounds ot
the plates will present interesting views, dc
signed by first rate Artists.
AS q TURNER assurance Of thorough excel
Ience in this department, the publisher has Sc
cured the services Of Miss Leslie, who will il
lustrate the Fashion Plates, in her usual fell
citous and graphic style, uniting a thorough
! knowledge Of the subject, with clear, inteli
| glble and graceful hummer of treating il. He
descriptions are worthy OF the productions Of
her own glowing pencil which drew the ear
liost Fashion Plates for the Lady's Book.
The publishers correspondent in Paris is
possessed Of such ample means Of obtaining
the real and present Paris fashions, and of
transmitting them in advance of all competit.
ors. that the ladies may continue, as they have
always done, to copy rom our plates what has
received the sanction of ndisputable ton, the
last, the newest, the best fashions, fresh from
Paris.
The arrangement for producing mrst bril-
liant and attl active series OF MezZotint anu
Line Engrayings, are now complete. Pictures
fresh from the eases of our first rate Amer
can Artists are now actually in the hands Of
the ablest American engravers, the subjects
embracing not only the usual popular and do.
| nestle topics, but others which are interwo-
ven into the very heartstrings of American
nationality, treating as they do Of stirring 10
cdenls in the glorious & heroic age Of America
With respect TO the general literary and
| moral tone of The Lady's Book, Tor l8l2, it will
maintain its usual consistent character of a
IL Il.
While such contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss
Sedgwick, Mrs, Hall, Mrs, Embury, Mrs. L.
f. EIlet, Mrs. Sigourney, Mrs. Voney +. How
ard, Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs. a. NJ. F. Annan.
| Mrs. G. Lee llenlz, Mrs. Parsons, and Mrs. S
J. Hale continue their contributions, the beau
tlul 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 aud dignity our pages. The lovers OF
historical romance, and those who regard our
nations glory as the prime object of or nations
literature, will have their peculiar tastes graz.
| Itled by the contributions of DR.. Robert NJ .
Bird, the author of'The Gladiator 'Ca!avar,'
&c. The admirers Of Southern sceuery aud
manners will recognize with pleasure, among
our correspondents, the name Of w. Gilmore
Simms, the Novelist, author Of 'Guy Rivers
| 'Yemassee,' &c. Those who are partial t.
graceful, easy, nonchalant, gentemanly story
telIlng, will always hail with pleasure the
monihIY return OF N. z. Willis, the most pi,
quaint, lively and fertile of all magazine wri
| ieTS
The admirers Of the high toned, moral and
domestic Novelette,, will recognize with plea
sure, among our contributors, the name Of Il .
5. Arthur, author of six Nights with the
Washingtonans,' &c, Contributions are also