The Weekly register., 1844-06-08

this department, the publsher has secured the ser
| vices of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the
! Fashion Plates, in her usual felcitous and graph
&c style, uniting thorough knowledge of the SUBJ
Ject, with clear, graceful and Ineligible
ner of treating it. Her descriptions are worthy OF
the productions other own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Ladys
Book.
The Publishers correspondent in Paris is pcs
sessed cofsGch ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, and of transmitting
them in 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
ndsputable ton, the last, newest, the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements for producing most brilliant
and attractive series of Line and Mezzotnt En-
cravings complete. Pictures fresh from
the easels of our first rate American Artists, ara
| now actually in the hands of the ablest American
engravers, the subjects embracing not only the usu
al popular and domestic topics, but others which
interviewer into the very heart strings of Amer
lean nationality, treating as they do of stirring in
cldents in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
| lea
With respect the generall literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for lS43, it will main
tanaits usual consistent character of domestic
and fashionable family magazine. While such
contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs E f Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
ney. Mrs L Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
NJ f AMMAN, Mrs G Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, and
Mrs Hale continue their contributions the
beautiful and the nsefu, all that charms the fancy
and all that mends the heart and guides the bes
affections of nature, will continue to adorn and
dignity our pages.
The lovers of historical romance, and those who
regard our nations glory as the prime objects of
our nations literature, will have their peculiar
tastes gratlfed blythe contributions of DR. Robert NJ
Bird, the author of the Gladiator, ECalvar' &c.
The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
will recognise with pleasure, among our correspond
ents, the name of " Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of Guy Rivers sYemasses,' &c.
Those who are partial to graceful, easy, noncha-
halant, gentlemafly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly return of n Will
lis the most piquant, lively and fertile of all mag
azins writers
The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
mestic Nouvellette, will recognise with pleasure,
among our contributors, the name of L ) 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 J ohm
Sanderson, author ofsa Year in Paris Professor
John Frost, editor of 'the Young Peoples Book.
Our limits will not give us space enough toe1
umerate the names of tithe of our contributors.
Our list of foreign contributors is enrichedv
the names of
Joanna Ballie, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Hewitt, Maria Edgev- til,
Hon. Mrs C. Norton, Mrs. S. c.. Hall.
recognised in Europe the elite of Brtss fcma !e
authors.
The publishers means of increasing the beau s
and valne of ths Eady's Book are accumulati
ear bv year. To his already inestimable Ii -
yntrbutors, he is constantly receiving acces
booth athome and abroad.
His ARRANGEMENTS with respect to ORIGINA
PAINTINGs. from such Artists as
Rothermei, Frankeus.sin, Croome,
Chapman, ,Eaclise, Huntington,
are now complete, and he numbers amoag the Ell
gravers whose services are constantly retained,
Tucker, Smith, Warner,
Dick, Sadd, Ellis,
Ciassen, Gmbredge, Jones.
His whole system Of arrangements with respec,
to Fashion Plates is now developed and perfected
The Lady's Book will therefore continue to MAIN
tain that proud pre-eminence in merit and in pop
ularity which fourteen years of unintermitted at
tention OH the part of the publisher has earnedit
will still remain, as heretofore, the FAvoRITE OF
THE FAIR.
TERMS
Godey's Lady's Book, 1year in advance, So
do do 2yrs both in advance 5
Two copies, one year, 5
| Five copies, one year, 10
| Eleven copies, one roar, 30
l.. A. G OBEY.
Publishers Hall, 10l Chestnut Street. Phil'a.