The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1843-09-23

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The Bellies T.ettres.
\ FOR THE LADIES OF AMERICA.
CoDEY's LADY'S BOOK having been for
Oso long a series of years, universally recogni-
zed as the exclusive and indsputable guide 20 tbs
fair sex, in matters of taste, fashion, and litera
ture--th9 only work conducted by distinguished
female authors, who have won for themselves a
high place among the guiding spirits of the age
the only work which in point Of fact has been ex-
clusively devoted to the ladiesits favor with It's
fair patrons has not been less remarkable than its
perfect adaptation to their feelings and tastes and
their requirements. In entering upon new year,
the isher, 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, las each successive number ap-
pears, present in The several departments of Liter
atlire, Fashion, and Pictorial Establishment,
constant and ever varying succession ofn and
striking features. Nor does he promise without
. ample ability to perform. The best literary tai
ent, the best efforts Of the most distinguished artists
in the courtry-and, TO crown as well as adorn the
whole, tbs Ucst perfect arrangements for the
cepton the American, London and Paris Fash
ions, far in advance of any other publication in
this country, enable him to assure the patrons of
! the LADY'S BOOK that the forthcoming volume
will than justify its well canned title of the
Magazine Of Magazines for the ladies of our
country.
1t has passed into custom to assert that dress is
matter of trfing importance, but this every lady
knows to be utterly false. Taste in dress is uni-
versally felt to be the index of thousand desirable
| qualities in woman, while deficiency in this res
pect always Injuries in the estimation of stran-
gers, and of her Intimate friends-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 filed for fourteen
years, with universal acceptance, by the Lady's
Book, the publisher pledges him self 10 discharge in
future, in style SURPRISING all his former efforts
! The ladies know perfectly well that cur Magazine
| is the highest authority in Fashion.
| No lady considers herself we'll dressed who con-
travenes 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-
olitian cities of the various States, the tasteful
Fashion Plates of the Lady's Book dittate the laws
/ of dress.
As further assurance of thorough excellence in
this depa rtleat publisher has secured the ser
vices Of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the
Fashion Platas, in her usual felicitous and graph
ic style, uniting thorough knowledge of the sub
ject, with clear, graceful and intslligible man.
ner of trea ting it. Her descriptions worthy of
the productions of her glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady's
! Book.
The publishers correspondent in Paris is pos
sesssd 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
ndsp1tabe tom the last, the newest, the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements for producing most brilliant
and attractive series of Line and Mezzotint En-
CRAVINGS are. now complete. Pictures fresh from
the eases of our first rate American Artists, are
now actually in the hands of the ahlest American
engrnvers, the subjects embracing not only The usu
al popular and domestic topics, bar OTHERS which
are interviewer into thevery heartstrings of Amer
lean nationality, treating as they do of stirring in
cidents in the glorious end heroic-age of Amer
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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
aud fashionable family magazine. While such
contributors. as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs E F Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
ney. Mrs Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs
M f AMMAN, Mrs G Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, ant
| Mrs S 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 our pages.
| The lovers of historical romance, and those wao,
I regard our nations glory as the prime objects of
our nations literature, will have their peculiar
tastes gratifed by the ontIibutons of DR. RobertM
Bird, the author of the Gladiator, tCalvar' &c.
| The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
win recognise with pleasure, among our correspond
ents, the name of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of Guy Rivers 'Yemasses,' &c.
| Those who partial to graceful, easy, noncha--
halant, gentlemanly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly return of n VIII
lis, the most piquant, lively and fertile Of all mag
! azine writers.
The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
| mestc Nouvellette, viii recognise with pleasure,
among or contributors, the name Of L S Arthur,
author of six Nights with the Washingtonians,'
&c. Contributions are also ready from the pens OF
Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
of the Philadelphia II igh School, Professor ohm
Sanderson, author of "a Year in Paris Professor
John Frost, editor Of the Young Peoples Book,
Our limits VIII not give US space enough to en-
! umerate the names of a 1.-THE of our contributors.
Our list Of foreign contributors is enriched with
the names of -
Joanna Bailie, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Howitt, Maria EdgewoIth,
Hon. .Mrs c. Notion, Mrs. S. C. Hall,
recognised in Evrone as the elite of British fsruale
authors. :.
! The publ sher,s means of increasing tho beauty
and valT1a of the Lady's Book are accommodating
year to- wear To his already nestimable list of
ut.,bntors. ne is constantly receiving accessions
both at hope and abroad. -
His arrangements with respect to Original
PA1ST1SGs. from such Artists as
Rothermel, Frankenstein, Croome,
Chapman, .Maclise, Huntingdon,
? are now complete, and he numbers among the en-
!, gravers whose services are constantly retained,
| Tucker. Smith, Warner,