The Weekly register., 1844-06-15

As further assurance of thorough excellence in
this department, the publ isher has secured the
vices of Miss LESLIE, who win illustrate the
ashion Plates, in her usual felicitous and graph
&c style, uniting thorough knowledge of the sub
lect, with clear, graceful and intelligible
ner ct treatngit. Her descriptions are worthy of
tie productions Of her own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the 1.ady's
Book.
The publishers correspondent in Paris is pos
sessed of such ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, and of transmitting
them i'll advance of all competitors, thatthe ladies
may Continue, as they have always done, to copy
from our plates what has received the sanction Of
lndispdtabe tons the lsst the newest, the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris
The arrangements for Producing mos; brilliant
and attractive series of Line and Mezzotint En-
cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh from
the easels of first rate American Artists, are
now actually in the hands of the ablest American
cngravers, the subjects embracing not only the usu
al popular and domestic topics, but Others which
are interviewer into thsvery heartstrings of Amer
lean nationality, treating as they do of stirring T
! cidents in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
| lea
! With respect the ganeral literary and moral
tone of the lady's Book, for l843, il will main
tain its usual consistent character of domestic
and fashionable family magazine. While such
| contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sodgvick, Mrs
| Hall, Mrs Emburv, Mis- + T Ellet. Mrs Sigour-
| ney, Mrs L Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
! NJ + Amman, Mrs { Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, and
| Mrs Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the useful, all that charms the fancy
! and all that mends the heart and guides the bes'
affections of our nature, via: continue to adoIn and
dignity our pages.
| The lovers of historical romance, and those who
regard our nations glory the prime objects of
our nations literature, will have their peculiar
tastes gratied by the cont buttons Of DR. Robert "
Bird the author of the Gladiator, .Calyar' &c.
The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
will recognise with pleasure, among
ehts, the name of W Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of 'Guy Rivers 'Yemasses,' &c.
/ Those who partial to graceful, easy, noncha-
halant, gentlenlanly story telling, will always
/ hail with pleasure the monthiy return of \ Will
! lis, the most pquant lively and fertile Of al mag
/ azne writer's
| TIE admirers of the high toned, moral and DO
mestic Nouvelette, will recognise with pleasure,
among our contributors, the name Of T Arthur,
! authef of six Nights Tlth the Washingtoniahs,'
&C. Contributions are also ready from the pens Of
| Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
of the Philadelphia High School, Professor John
Sanderson, author ofta Y ear in Paris ProfessoF.
/ John Frost, editor Of the Young Peoples Book.
Our limits will not give us space enough toe1
umerate the names of Il tithe OF our contributors
! ouF llSbDl foreign CJHHlD Ddtots - thTicneuNl
I the names of
Joanna BalIis, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Howitt, Maria EdSenl th,
! Hon Mrs c. Norton, .Wrs. S. c. Hall,
recognised IN Europe the elite of BFtis. leTna ls
arthors.
srga puplishcr7s means of increasing the beau S
and value Of the Iady's Book are acclmulati
/ ear by year. To his already inestimable Ii
4 yntribasors, he is coa5tantIy receiving aeces
/ booth at home and abroad.
/ His arrangements with respect to OR1GINA
! PAINTINGS. from such Artists
Rothermel, Frankerstein, Croome,
Chapman, .Racise, Huntington,
! are now platc, and he Numbers among the en-
gravers whose services are constantly retained,
l. Tucker, Smith, Warner,
! Dick, Sada, Ellis, d.
CIassen. Gimbredge, Jones.
Ills whole system of arrangements with respar,
to Fashion Plates is developed and perfected
The iiady's Book will therefore continue to MAIN
tain thai proud pre-eminence in merit and in pop
ularitv which fourteen years of unintermitled a.
teitior OH the part of the publisher has earnsd-it
will still remain, as heretofore, the FAvoRTTE OF
the FAIR.
Terms
Godey's Lady's Book, yearin advance, SO
do DO 2yrs both III advance ;
Two copies, one year,
! Five copies, one year, 10
| Eleven COMES one -aar 90
! l.. A. c OBEY,
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