Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-01-25
Miss LesEie's Magazine,
HOME BOOK OF LITERATURE. FASH
ION, AND DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
No Premiums Qfered-1He Magazine is
aoosh tcAat is asked.


The close OF the season deyolYes upon the
Publishers Of this Magazine the agreeable du-
| ~ OF thanking their patrons, and setting forth
their programme for the coming year. For a
| new periodical to commence its career with
J the sale OF TEN THOUSAND OF THE FIRST NUM-.
Der, and then go on Increasing for twelve
| month, IS rather unusual success; but it was
| precisely the case with Miss Leslie's Maya
zine 8" The Kings a0ne," says the kinglof
dramatic writers, !" is to,oer Of strength s.
| The name OF our accomplished and popular
| editor had the effect of inspiring instant conf
( dence IN the Public--a coriidnnce whioh has
not been, and shall not be forfeited. Her
name was recognised as a guarantee fer first
rate Magazne--A FIRST RATE MAGAZINE it is,
and shall be.
In order not to disappoint the high expec-
tations raised by the previous character of
the Magazine, arrangements have been made
to secure the HIGHEST LITERARY tai
ENT IN THE UNITED STATES among
the contributors; and that foreign, as well as
domestic literature may enrich columns,
the Choisest Tales, Essays and Poems Of the
living writers of Germany, Italy, S,oedena, Den
/ mark and Spain, as well as the purer tcriierS
Of France. viii be translated by first rate
ands. and appear in the Magazine. The
! Publishers arrangements also enable them to
announce that the MOST POPULAR WRI-
| TIERS IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE will
/ occasionally furnish original articles for the
/ columns of this Magazine; but not so fire.
! quently as to diyest it Of its purely American
| character.
/ The main strength oF the literary portion Of
the Magazine viii sill depend, however on
the ability and skill with which our editor ev-
er mingles in due proportion THE USEFUL
AND THE ELEGANT, calling forth with a
sort of fairy lUGad whatever is best suited at
once to benefit ard delight her readers in
LITERATURE, DOMESTIC ECONOMY,
AND THE FINE ARTS
he hints on the economy of the household
and the various arts and handicrafts which
contribute to the comfort OF Home, will con-
tnue TO enrich the pages of the Magazine,
and render 1t worthy to be preserved as an
lNESTiNABLE DOMESTIC TREASURE
The original articles from native writer's will
consist ofefaies having a direct moral tenden-
cy, and 4 practical relation to the conduct of
life, National Legends and Poems, Romantic
and Heroic 1ates, mbued with the true inner
tcdn SPIRIT, nterspersed with those HUely and
pl4u0n sketches OF the manners of the age,
which give zest to the pages Of Neal, San
derson and Leslie
Among the American authors who will con.
tribute to Miss Leslie's Magazine, are =
Joseph G. NeaI Esq, author of charcoal
Sketches
Prc5 Joh'a Sanderson, author of the amer
ican in Paris
\. .Prof. Joha Frost, LID, author of 'Picto.
fiAtH History of the United States
Fr?F- alexander Dallas Bache, LII. D., late
president Of Girard College.
ton. Robert I, Co,rga, author of sAvl
mere &c.
iRtilians Gilmore Sio.sns ESQ, author of
the 'Yvmassee,' the Partisan, &c
Edgas a. Poe, Esq, author of tales of the
i. -Grotesqe and Asabesque.'
Henry a. Iecsfsrn,0's, Esq. author eff the
Italian Sketch Book. &c. &c.
lNrY. Egama c.. Embusy. horton Pl;chaeL
Esq, Ms. Lydia H. Sspur7aev, author Of
Sketches and Poems
: Mrs. Sarah Jane Hale, author of North.
wood &c
Pref. J. x. Mitchell, author of .Indiscretion
and other Poems
Il. Hastings Yield, Esq, Mss .Rrna F2ea.
r ing, Hall Ggandgeat Esq, Robert Morris
| Esq, hrs. Il. r. EkLet, Mss Sarah Holoitt
, Henry S. Hagert, Esq, D, Holden Esq, a.
Ncllakin Esq,
The artistical department of the Magazine
is placed fer the ensuing year under the di
recdon OF a gentleman as remarkable for hi.
good taste as a connoisseur as lie is for hi:
success IN producing the most beautiful anc
attractive embgi.is.ci works Under his SUI
perntendencc large namb Of BRILLIANT
NOVELTIES IN PICTORIAL EMBEL-
LISHMENT viii be produced The ablesi
painters viii lend lh>.r aid in the department
OF design, and the best ongrayers will also fur
nish MEzZOTINT' AND STEEL ENGRA-
WINGS, ETCHINGS AND EMBOSSED
PICTURES.
Among the painters CAalo,., Leslie 1eutee
blnaan, C0narrOe, Thompson, HarUey, R0rac,
Pernaet, RothernaeL Chapman, Russell Smith
Greenough, Wenaer, Sally, .8dgig,h Genzek
will furnish designs in their best style,
Among the engravers, Mr.. W'ayner, who
won the Premium for the BEST MEZZO-
4 TINT ENGRAVING at tire recent Grand
Exhibition of the Franklin Institute, has al
ready commenced furnishing plates for the
ensuing year.
A series of Elegant line Engrauings viii al
SO appear by Dick, C,oome, Ellis, Humphrey.
Tucker, Graham.
Thut portion of the pnbliv who have paid
particular attention to DE Fine Arts, vii! ca
silly Understand that engravings by first rate
engravers, from the designs of first rate pain
tiers, are not obtained without heavy outlay
of capital. A single plate when printed and
inserted in the Magaz ne has not unfrequeDtly
occasioned an expenditure OF ONE THOU
SAND DOLLARS, while in some instances,
on account of the great merit and cost of the
+ original painting, the total expenditure or a
single plate will rise to TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS. Bringing up the total cost OF
embellishments for single number to not
less than THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS!
These expenses are heavy. But the gen.
erous patronage Of the public has hitherto
justified the publishers in their attempts to
render tlieir work worthy of notice Their
3 exertions 10 merit continued favour shall not
be RENTED
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