The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1843-12-09
BILE FAMILY MAGAZINE.
Godey'ss Lady's. ROOL
For 1913.
EDITED BY MRS.S. J.. HALE & OTHER
THE LONG ESTABLISHED
Irbftsr Of Caste, Fashion, anu
The Bellies H.ettres.
FOR THE LADIES OF AMERICA.

THe BeileS EsottreSs
FOR THE LADIES OF AMERICA. ''
HODEY'S LADY'S BOOK having been for
ESQ long series of years, universally recogni
zed as the exclusive and indispu:able guide 20 the
fair sex, in matters of taste, fashion, and litera
tdre--ths 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-
cldsively devoted to the ladies-ts favor with its
fair patrons has not been less remarkable than its
perfect adaptation to their feelings and tastes and
their requirements. In entering upon a new year,
the publisher without diminishing in the least that
sterling and useful literature, which has long re-
suited from laying under contribution the native
good sense and elegant fancy of our American Fe-
male writer's, will, as each successive number APP
pears, present in the several departments of Liter
AZURE, Fashion, and Pictorial Establishment, a
constant and ever varying succession of new and
striking features. Nor does he promise without
ample ability TO PERFORM The best literary tai
eni the best efforts of the most distinguished artists
in the country-ahd, to crown as well as adofn the
whole, the most perfect arrangements for the
ception of the American, London and Paris FASH
ions, far in advance of any other publication in
this country, enable him to assure the patrons of
tho LADY - BOOK that the forthcoming volume
will mere than justify its well canned tile of the
Magazine Of Magazines for the ladies of our
country /, ~
Ii has passed into custom to assert that dressis
matter of triling importance, but this every lady
knows to be utterly false. Taste in dress is uni
versaly felt to be the index of thousand desirable
qualities in woman, while deficiency in this res
pect always Injuries ons in the estma ton of stran-
gers, and even Other intimate friends-the beauty
of Helen and thu wit of Aspasia, would hardly
commend to general favor an acknowledged Dowpr
in dress. Hence the importance Of ali accredited
guide TO the Fashions. 20, Is
This useful Office, already filled for fourteen
years, With universal acceptance, by the Lldy's
Book, the publisher pledges himself TO discharge in
future, in style surprising an his former efforts
The ladies know perfectly well that our Magazins
is tke highest authority in Fashion
No lady considers herself we'll dressed who con-
travenes this authority, and, in own city, in n.
York, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Lexington, St. Louis, New Orleans, Mobile, Rich
mond, Charleston, Savannah, and the other metrop-
olitian cities of the various States, the tasteful
Fashion Plates of the Ladys Book dit tate The laws
of dress.
As further assurances of thorough excelloncs in
this department the Publisher has secured the ser
vices of Miss LESLIE, who will ilus,rate the
Fashion Plates, in her usual feiciious and graph
ic style, uniting thorough knowledge of the sub
ject, with clear, graceful and ineligible man
of treating it. Her descriptions are worthy of
tie productions CT her own glowing pencil, which
drew the EARLIEST Fashion Plates for the Ladys
Book. K
The pnblsher's correspondent in Paris is pos
sessed of such, emple means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, and of transmitting
them ia advance of all competitors, thstthe ladies
may continue, Us they have always done, TO COW
from our plates what has received the sanction OF
indispntable ton the last the newest the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements for Producing most brilliant
lpN&
cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh from,
the easels of our first rate American Artists are
now actuallyin the hands of the ablest American
engravers, the subjects embracing not only the usu
al popular and domestic topics. but Others which
are interviewer into thevery heart strings OF Amer
lean nationality, treating they do of stirring in
cidenss in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea
With respect the general literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for l643, il will main
tain Its usual consistent character of a domestic
and fashionable family magazine While such
contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedewick. Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs f Ellet, Mrs Sieour
ney, MTs Howard. Mrs Seba Smith, MrsA
NJ Amman, MrsC Lee Hentz. Mrs Parsons. and
Mrs ) Hale continue their contributions. IN.
beautiful and the nsefu, all that charms the fancy
ana all that mends the heart and guides the hes,
affections of our nature, win continue to ado,n et
dignity our pages.
ne lovers of historical romance. and those who
regard Gdr nations glory as the prime objects of
our natIoa's literature, will have their peculiar
tases gratfed by the cont buttons of DR. Robert M
Bird, the anthor of the Gladiator. tCalvar, &c
The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
VIII recognise with pleasure, among our corresponds
enf:, the name of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist.
author of 'Guy Rivers sYemasses,' &c.
Those who are partial to graceful, easy, noncfa-
halant, gentemanly story telling, will always
hail Skaa Wy
lis the most piquant, lively and fertile of all mag
azine writer's
The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
mestic Ntuvellette, will recognise with pleasure,
among our contributors, the name of T 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 John
Sanderson, author of "a Year in Paris,' Professor
J John Frost, editor of 'the Young Peoples Book.
Oar limits will not giYe space enough to en-
umerate the names of 1.-THE of our contributors
Our list of foreign contributors is enriched wi.
the names Of
Joanna Baltic, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Hewitt, Maria Edgswc tn,
Hon. .Mrs c. Norton, Mrs S. G. Hall,
recognised in Europe the elite of Britiss Jena "a
authors.
The publishers meana OF increasing the bssu -
and value Of thu Lady's Book are accumulat J.
ear by year. 10 his already inestmable Ii
yntribntors, he is constantly receiving acces
booth at home AID abroad.
His arrangements with respect to ORIGIsa
P.nTINGs. from such Artists as >
Rothermel, Frankens,eiu, Croorne,
Chapman, .Maclise, Huntingdon,
are now complete, and be numbers among the en-
gravers whose servicessare constantly retained,
Tneker, Smith, Warner,
Dick, Sadd, Ellie,
Ciassen, Gimbredge, Jones.
His whole system of arrangements with respec.