The Weekly register., 1844-04-27

AS u lnTt1er assurance OF thorough excellence III
this department, the publisher has secured the
vices of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the |
Fashion Plates, in her usual felicitous and graph
ic style, uniting a thoiough knowledge of the sub
Ject, with clear, graceful and Ineligible man
ner of treating it. Her descriptions worthy of
the productions of her own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady's
Book.
The publishers correspondent in Paris is pos |
sessed ofsuch 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
ndisputabe ton, the last, the newest the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements for p:olucing most brilliant
and attractive series of Line and Mezzotint En-
cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh from
the easels of our first rate American Artists,
now actually in the hands of the ablest Aperican
engraveTs, the subjects embracing not only the
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
cidents in the. glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea
With respect o the generall literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for 1913, it will MAIN
tain its usual consistent character of n domestic
and fashionable family magazine. While such
contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs E EIlet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs Y T. Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
NJ f Amman, Mrs c Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, and
| Mrs : Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the nsefu all that charms the fancy
and all that uends the heart and guides the best
affections our nature, viii 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 gratlhad by the contributions of DR. RobertM
Bird, the author OF the Gladiator, 'Calvar' &c.
The admirers OF Southern scenery and manners
VIII recognise with pleasure, among gourcorrespond
eats. the name of W Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
a1shor of Guy Rivers 'Yenlasses,' sc.
Those who are pGrtial to graceful, easy, noncha-
halant. gentlemanly story telling, viii always
hail with pleasure the monthly return of \ VIII
lis, the most pqaant lively and fertile Of all mag
/ azins writer's
| The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
nestic NouveIletse, will recognise with pleasure,
! among our contributors, the name Of I Arthur,
/ author Of six Nights with the w Washingtonians,'
sc. Contributions are also ready from The pens of
! Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
! osthe Philadelphia High School, Professor John
Sgaderson, author of "a Year in Paris Professor
] John Frost, editor OF .the Young Peoples Book.
Oar limits will not give us space enough to9n
u..a7ate the names of 1.-THE of our contributors.
OR list of foreign contributors is enrichedgi
/ the names of
Joanna Balle, Mary Russell Milford,
! Mary Howitt, Maria EdgeuG tn,
/ Hon Mrs c.. Norton, .NTrs. :. C. Hall,
recognised in Europe the elite of Brits' icma
! authors
The publishers means OF increasing the beau :
/ and value of the Lady'e RaaA accumulati
ear by year To his already inestfnable Ii f
! yntribaturs, he is constantly receiving acces
booth at home and abroad.
/ His arrangements with respect to ORICINA
PAINTIxGs. from such Artists as
Rothermal, Frankenstein, Croome,
Chapman, .Maclse, Huntingdon,
aFenow complete, and he numbers among the en-
gravers whose services are constantly retained,
Tucker, Smith, Warner,
Dick, Sadd, Ellis
CIassen, Gimbledge, Jones.
His whole system of arrangements with resper
TO Fashion Plates is now developed and perfected
The Iady's Book win therefore continue to main
tain that proud pre-eminence in merit and in pop
ularitv which fourteen years of unintermtted al
tenticn or the part OF the publisher has earned-i
will still remain, as heretofore, tle FAyoRITE o.
THE FAIR.
TERMS.
Godey's Lady's Book, yearin advance, SS3
do do 2yrs both il advance
Two copies, one year, .
Five copies, She year, 10
Eleven copies, one year, ~
Publishers Hall, 10l Chestnut Street. Phil'a.