The Weekly register., 1844-11-30
BEEFHMfEY MAGAZfNE.

ture-ths only work conducted by distinguished
female authors, who have won for themselves
high place among the guiding spirits of the age
the only work which in point of fact has been ex-
cl,sively devoted to the ladiesits favor with its
fair patrons has not been less remarkable than its
perfeet adaptation their feelings and tastes and
their requirements. In entering upon a new year,
the publisher, without diminishing in the least that
sterling md useful literature which has so long re-
sglted from laying uuder contribution the native
good sense and elegant fancy of our American Fe-
male writers. will, as each successive number ap-
pears present in the several departments of Liter
ature. Fashion, and Pictorial Embellishments a
constant and ever varying succession of new and
striking features. Nor does he promise without
ample ability to perform. The best literary tai
ent the best efforts Ofthe most distinguished artist
in the country-anf, TO crown as well as adorn the
whole, the most perfect arrangements for the re-
ceDton the American, London and Paris Fash
ions. far in advance of any other publication in
this country, enable him to assure the patrons df
the LADY'S BOOK that the forthcoming volume
will more than justify its we'll earned title of the
Magazine of Magazines for the ladies of cur
country.
Ii has passed into custom to assert that dress is
mater Of trifling Importance, but this every lady
knows TO be utterly false. Taste in dress is uni
versally feltt be the index of thousand desirable
qualities in woman, while deficiency in this res
peCt always Injuries in the estimation of stra-
gers, aud even fher intimate friends-the beauty
of Heon and the wit Of Aspasa, would hardly
commend to general favor an acknowledged DowDY
in dress. Hence the Importance Of an accredited
guide to the Fashions.
This Useful Office. already filled for fourteen
years, with universal acceptance, by the Lldy's
Book, the publisher pledges hmselfto discharge in
future, in style surprising all MS former efforts.
The ladies know perfectly we'll that Our Magazine
is tho highest authority in Fashion.
No lady considers herself well dressed who con-
travenes this authority, and, in city, in n.
York, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Lexington, St. Louis, New Orleans, Mobile, Rich
mond, Charleston, Savannah, and the other metrop-
otian cities of the various States, the tasteful
Fashion Plates cfthe Lady's Book diIiate the laws
ofdress.
As a fnrther assurance of thorough excellence in
this department, the publisher has secured the SER
vices of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the
Fashion Plates, in her usual felictous and graph
C style, uniting a thorough knowledge Of the sub
ect, with clear, graceful and Ineligible man
ner Of ting il. Her descriptions are worthy of
the productions of her own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady's
Book.
! he publishers correspondent in Paris Isl pos
sessed of such ample means of obtaining ;Re 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
indispuabe tor the last, the newest the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris
The ARA ngernerts for Producing n most brilliant
and attractive series of Line and Mezzotnt En-
cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh from
the easels of our first rate American Artists, are
actually in the hands of the ablest American
engravers, the subjects embracing not only the usu
al popular and domestic topics, but Others which
are interviewer into the very heart strings Of Amer
lean nationality, treating they do of stirring in,
cideats in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
ca
WSth respect o the ganeral literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for I843, it will main
tain its usual consistent character of domestic
and fashionable family magazine. While such
contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs + + Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs V f Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
VI + Amman, Mrs Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, and
dis : Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the nsefh, all that charms the fancy
ana all that mends the heart and guides the best
affections of ourrature, 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 gratiied by the contributions of DIR Robert VI
Bird. the author of the Gladiator, 'Calvar' &c.
The admirers Of Southern scenery and manners
will recognise with pleasure, among our correspond
ents, the name of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of Guy Rivers ~ Yemasses,' &c.
Those who are Partial to graceful, easy, nohcha-
halant, gentlemanly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly return OF N L Vii
lis, the most pquant, lively and leftle OF all mag
aZine writers
The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
me- tic Nouvellette, will recognise with pleasure,
among our contributors, the name of L Arthur,
author of six Nights with the w Washingtonians,'
&C. Contributions are also ready from the pens of
Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
of the Philadelphia High School, Professor j ohm
Sanderson, author of'a Year in Paris Professor
J ohm Frost, editor of 'the Young Peoples Book
Our limits will not give US space enough toe1
| umerate the names of a tithe of our contributors
| Our list of foreign contributors is enTichedv
the names of
Joanna Ballie, Mary Russell Milford,
! Mary Hewitt, Maria Edgepe til,
Hon. Mrs c. Norton, Mrs. S. G.. Hall,
recognised in Europe the elite of Brits! fcma
authors.
The publishers means of increasing the beau;T
and value of the Lady's Book are accumulati Dc
ear by year. TO his already inestmable Ii f
yntribntUrs, he is constantly receiving acces
booth at home and abroad
/ His arrangements with respect to ORIGINA
! PAINTINGS. from such Artists as
! Rothermel, Frankenstein, Croome,
Chapman, .Maclise, Huntingdon,
are now complete, and he numbers among 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 pen
ularty which fourteen years of unintermi I'd a,
tontion on the part of the publisba.. has earned
will still remain, as heretofore, tae PAyoRIrE o
THE FAIR,