The Weekly register., 1844-02-03
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AS further assurance of torough excellence i'll
this department, the publishehas secured the SER
| vices of Miss LESLIE, VIII will illustrate the
| Fashion Plates, in her usuafelicitous and graph
c style, uniting a thorough kowledge of the sub
Ject, with clear. graceful nd ineligible man.
ner of treating it. Her descriptions are worthy of
the productions of her own giving pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Rhtes for the Lady's
Book.
The publishers correspondent in Paris is pos
sessed of such ample means oobtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, md of transmitting
themin advance of all competitors, thatthe ladies
may continue, as they have Always done, to copy
from our plates what has received the sanction of
lndisputabe ton, the last, the invest the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements for p.oduing most brilliant
and attractive series of Line md Mezzotint En-
cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh from
the easels of our first rate American Artists, are
now actually in the hands of }he ablest American
engravers, the subjects embrsing not only the usu
al popular and domestic TOPICS, but others which
are interviewer into the very hehrtstrngs of Amer
lean nationality, treating they do of stirring in
cidents in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea
With respect the general literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for 1913, it will main
tain its usual consistent character of a domestic
contributors as Miss Leslie, Mss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs e F Elet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs E Howard. Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
NJ L AMMAN, Mrs & Lee Hentz Mrs Parsons, and
Mrs S ] Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the useful, all tina charms the fancy
and all that mends the heart AID guides the best
affections of our nature, will continue adorn and
dignity our pages.
The lovers of historical romace, and those who
or1 ,oIo - &c
our nations literature, will hive their peculiar
tastes gratified by the contributions of DR. Robert VI
Bird, the author of the Gladiapr', 'Calvar' &c.
The admirers of Southern scelery and manners
will recognise with pleasure, amqlg correspond
ents, the name of w Gilmore Sims, the novelist,
author of Guy Rivers " emases,' &c.
Those who arepGrtial to graceful, easy, noncl,a-
halant, gdntlemanly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly Hturn of n p Will
lis, the most piquant, lively andfettle of all mag
azins writers
The admirers of the high tored, moral and do
mestc Novelette,, will recognise with pleasure.
among our contributors, the maize of L ) Arthur,
author of six Nights with thew ashingtonians,'
&C. Contributions also really from the pens of
Professor Alexander Dallas Balhe, late Principal
of the Philadelphia High Scho@, Professor John
Sanderson, author of "a car il Paris Professor
John Frost, editor of 'the YounI Peoples Book.
Our Limits will not give US sIhce enough toe
umerate the names of 1.-THE of our contributors.
Our list of foreign contributes is enrichedyi
the names of
Joanna Baltic, Mary RUSSELL Milford,
Mary Hewitt, MaraEdgev-C til,
Hon. Mrs G.. Norton, .Nrs. sc. Hall,
recognised in Europe the ellie of Brtiss fcma Is
authors.
The publisheI's means of increasing the beau Is
ana NdIuc U -.
ear by year. To his already instimable Ii
yntributurs, he is constantly receiving acces
booth at home and abroad.
His arrangements with respect TO ORIGINA
| PAINTINGS. from such Artists as
Rothermel, Frankensten, Croome,
Chapman, .Naclse, Huntingdon,
/ are now complete, and he numbef among the ell
gravers whose services are con;taatly retained,
Tucker. Smith, Warner,
! Dick, Sadd, ELLIS,
! Classen. Gimbredge, Jones'
Ills whole system of arranenients with respec,
to Fashion Plates is now devpped and perfected
The Lady's Book will thereto continue to main
tain that proud pre-eminence Inherit and in pop
ularitv. which fourteen yearsf unintermiued at
tenticn on the part OF the pnbIher has earned-it
will still remain, as heretofoG the FAvoRTTE OF
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