Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-02-07
GODEY's LADY,S EOOK
For 1913.


EDITED BY MRS. S. j. HALE AND OTHERS.
The long established arbitre Of Taste and
Fashion, Bellies Lettres for the Ladies %
America.
* ODEY'S LADY'S BOOK having been
GE for so long a series of years, universally
recognized as the indisputable guide 10 the IAN
sex. in matters of taste, fashion 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 TACT has
been EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO THE
LADIES, its favor with its tair patrons has not
been less remarkable than its perfect adoption
to their feelings and tastes and their require
meuts. in entering upon new year the pub
Usher without diminishing in the least that
STERLING AND USEFUL LITERATURE
which has long resulted frum laying under
contribution the native good sense and elagant
fancy of our AMERICAN FEMALE WRl>
TIERS, will as each successive number ap-
pears, present in the several departments OF
LITERATURE, FASHION, AND PlCTO
RIAL EMBELLISHMENTS constant and
ever varying succession of New AND STRIKING
FEATURES. Nor does he promise without ann
pie ability to perform. The best literary tai
artists in the country--and to crown well
as adorn the whole, the most perfect arrange
ments for the reception of the America, Lon
don and Paris FASHIONS, 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 more than justify
lis well earned title Of the MAGAZINE OF MAGA-
ZINES, for the ladies of our country.
1t has Fpassed into custom to assert that
dress is matter Of trifing importance, but
Ibis every lady knows to be false. Taste in
dress is universally felt 10 be the index OF a
thousand desirable qualities IN woman, while
deficiency in this respect always Injuries one
in the estimation of strangers. and even OF her
intimate friends-he beatty OF Helen and the
wit of Aspasia, would hardly commend to gen.
eral favor an acknowledged DowDY in dress
Hence the importance OF an accredited guide
the FASHIONS. This use full office, already
filled for fourteen years with universal accept
anbe by the Lady Book, the publisher pledges
himself to discharge in future in style sur
passing all his former efforts. The Ladies
know perfectly we'll that our Magazines is
the highest authority in FASHION. No lady
considers herself well dressed who cantrayenes
this authority. and in our own city, in New
York, Boston. Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louis
vile, Lexington, st. Louis. New Orleans,
Mobile, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and
other Metropolitan CITIES of States, the taste
full Fashion Plates of the LadY's Book dictate
the laws of DRESS. In future the figures will
be thrown into tasteful groups displaying the
eraces of DIRE SIS 10 the best advantage, and the
hack grounds of the PLACES present interesting
views designed by first rate ARTIsTJ,
As turther.assurance OF thorough excellence
in this department, the publisher has secured
the services of Miss LESLIE, who will illus
! irate the Fashion Plates, in her usual feicitous
ard graphic style. uniting thorough know-
edge of the subject, with clear. Ineligible
and graceful, manner f.treating it. Her des-
own glowing pencil, which drew the earliest
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
tran shifting them in advance of all competIt-
ors, that the ladies may continue, as they have
already done, 10 copy from our plates what has
received the sanction OF the Indisputable TON
The last the newest. the best fashions, fresh
from Paris.
The arrangements for producing a most
brilliant and attractive series of Mezzotnt and
fresh from the easals of our first rate Anne RI
can Artists are now actually in the hands o.
the ablest american Engravers, the subjects
embracing not only the usual popular and do
nestle topics, but others which are intel.
woven into the very heartstrings of American
Nationality, treating as they do of stirring in
cidents in the Glorious and Heroic age o.
AMERICA.
With respect TO the general literary and NOR.
al tone of the Lady's Book, for lS43, it vii
maintain its usual consistent character of do
mestic and Fashionable Family MACHINE
While such contributors as Miss Leslie. Miss
Sedgwick, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Embury, Mrs. E
, F. Elet. Mrs. Sigonrney, Mrs. Volney r.
Howard, Mrs. Seba Smith, Mrs, A. b T. An
nan, Mrs, C.. Lee Hentz, Mrs. Parsons, and
Mrs. S. ]. Hale continue their contributions,
the beautiful and the useful, all that charms
the fancy, end all that mends the heart, and
guides the best affections of our nature, will
! continue 70 adom and dignity our pages. The
lovers of historical romance, and those who
regard our nations literature, will have their
peculiar tastes gratified by the contributions
of DIR. Robert nj. Bird, the author Of "The
! Gladiator" Calavar, &c. The admirers oil
Southern Scenery and manners will recognize
with pleasure among our correspondents the
name of w. Gilmore Simms the novelist, au
thor of s'Guy Rivers, Yemasse," &c. Those
who are partial to graceful, easy, nonchalant
gentlemanly story telling, will always hail with
pleasure the monthly return of N. P. Willis
the most piquant, lively and fertile of all Mag
azine writer's The admirers of the high ton
ed, moral and domestic novelette,, will recog
nize with pleasure, among our contributor;
! the name of Il. S. Arthur, author of SSH
nights with the Westinghouse, &c. Contri
! buttons are already from the pens of Professor
Alexander Dallas Bache late Principal of the
Philadelphia High School. Prof. j. Sander
son, author of ga year in Paris" Frof. JOIN
Frost, Editor of ''THE YOUNG PEOPLES BOOK.
Our limits will not give us space enough Il
| enumerate names OF title of our contributors
Our list of Foreign contributors is enriched
with the distinguished names of Joanna Bale
Mary R. Milford, Mary Hewitt, Maria Edge
worth, Hon, Mrs. c. Norton, and Mrs. S. c
Hall, recognized in Europe as the elite @
British female authors.
The Publishers means of increasing tn
beauty of the Ladys Book are accumulatn
! wear NV vaar To hiS alreadv inpStim able lis