The Weekly register., 1844-03-23

As further assurance of thorough excellence in
this department, the Publisher has secured the
vices of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the
Fashion Plates, in her usual felicitous and graph
ic style, uniting thorough knowledge of the sub
ject, with clear, graceful and Ineligible lnahA
ner of treat tingit Her descriptions are worthy of
the productions of her own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady's
Book.
The publishers correspondent in Paris is pos
scssed OF such ample means of obtaining the rea.
and present Paris Fashions, and of transmitting
them in advance of all competitors, thatthe ladies
may continue, as they have always done, to COPY
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
and attractive series of Line and Mezzotint En-
cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh from
The easels of our first rate American Artists, are
now actually in the hands of the ablest American
engravers, the subjects embracing not only ;he
al popular and domestic topics, but Others vhich
are interviewer into thevery heartstrings of Amer
lean nationality, treating they do of stirring in
cidents in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea
With respect o the generall literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for lS43, it will main
tain its usual consistent character of domestic
and fashionable family magazine. While such
contributors Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwfck, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs E F Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs V E Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
NJ + AMMAN, Mrs G Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, and
Mrs S. Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the nsefu. all that charms the fancy
and all that mends the hear, and guides the bes
affections of our nature, will continue adorn and
dignity our pages.
The lovers of historical romance, and thoee who
regard our nations glory the prime objects of
gratIhed by the CONT buttons of Or Robert NJ
Bird, the author of the Gladiator, 'Cavar' &c.
! The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
will recognise wtA pleasure, among ourcorrespond-
ents, the name Of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of sGuy Rivers sYemasses,' &c.
Those who are partial to graceful, easy, noncAa-
haiant, gentlemany story telling, viii always
hail with pleasure the monthly return of y PWiI-
lis, the most piquant, lively and fertile OF all mag
aZine writers
The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
mestic Nouvellette, 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
Sandersoa, author of "a Year in Paris,' Professor
John Frost, editor of 'the Young Peoples Book.
Oar limits will not give space enough to,l
umerate the names of tithe of our contributors
Our list of foreign contributors is enrchedvi
ths names of
Joanna Ballie, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Hewitt, Marin Edgep'~ tn,
recognised IN E6fope trM cnfe 6i bfIIis. rcma Is
aathors.
The publishers means of increasing the beau:J
and valoe of the Lady's Book are accumrlati
ear by year. To his already inestimable Ii
yntribaturs, he is constantly receiving acces
booth at home and abroad.
His arrangements with respect TO ORIGISA
PAINTINGS. from such Artists as
Rotherme, Frankenstein, Croome,
Chapman, .Naclise, Huntingdon,
are now complete, and he numbers among the en-
grave7s whose services are constantly retained,
Tucker, Smith, Warner,
Dick, Sadd, Ellis,
CIassen, Gimbredge, Jones.
His whole system of arrangements with respeci
TO Fashion Plates is now developed and perfected
| The Iadv's Book will therefore continue to main
tain tina, proud pre.eminence in merit and in pop
uaritv. which fourteen years of onintermitted at
tenticn On the part Of the publisher has earnsd-i'
Twill still remain, as heretofore, the FAsoRITE OF
/ TTE FAIR.
TERMS.
Cooley. Lady's Book, 1yearin advance, So
do do 2yrs both in advance
Two copies, one year, 5
Five comics, one wear, 10
| FJeyep comics, one ~2ar. 90
l.. A. G GODEY,