The Weekly register., 1844-06-01

AS further assurance Of thorough excellence in
this department, the pubsheT has secured tho SER
vices Of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the
Fashion Plates, in her usual feicitous and graph
&c style, uniting thorough knowledge OF the sub
lect, with clear, graceful and Ineligible man
ner of trea,ngit. Her descriptions are worthy of
the productions of her own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady's
Book.
The pnhlisher's correspondent in Paris is pos
sessed of such ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions. and of transmitting
them in advance of all competitors, thatthe ladies
may continue, as they have always done, to copy
from our plates what has received the sanction OF
indispntabe ton the last, the newest the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements Tor Producing most brilliant
and attractive ssries of Line and Mezzotint En-
cravings are now complete. Pictures fresh fion
the eascl5 of our first rate American Artists, are
now actually in the hands of the ablest American
engraveTs, the subjects embracing not only the
al popular and domestic topics, but others which
interwoven into the very heart strings of Amer
lean nationality, treating as they do of stirring i3l
cidents in the glorious and heroic age Of Amer
lea
With respect o the general. literary and moral
tone of the L.ady's Book, for l843, 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 Fmburv, Mrs T. + Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs e Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
! VI + Amman, Mrs c Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons, and
Mrs S. Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the nsefu. all that charms the fancy
and all that tmaDds the heart and guides the bas
affections of our 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 gratiad by the cont ibutions Of DR. Robert VI
Bird, the author of the Gladiator, aEavar' &c.
The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
viii recognise with pleasure, among our correspond
ents, the name of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of Guy Rivers 'Yemasses,' sc.
Those who ara partial TO graceful, easy, ncacha-
halant, gentiemanly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly of n P Will
lis, the most piquant, lively and fertile of all mag
azine writers.
The admirers of the high toned, moral anddo-
mastic Nouvellstta, viii recognise with pleasure,
among our contributors, the name of L ) Arthur,
author of six n ghGs with the Washingtonians,'
&c. Contributions are also ready from the pens of
Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
of the Philadelphia High School, Professor John
SandeTson, author Of "a Tear ia Paris Professor
John Frost, editor Of 'the Young Peoples Book.
Oar Limits will not give us space enough to3n
umarata the nalnas cf tithe of our contributors,
Our listof foreign contributors is enrchedTi
the names of
Joanna BaIlie, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Howitt Maria Edgept tn,
Hon .HrsC Norton, Mrs S. C. Hall,
recognised in Europe the elite of British fcma la
authors.
The publishers means Of increasing the beau
and value of tha lady's Book are accumulati,
car bvyear. To his already inestimable lii
yutribators, he is constantly receving-acces
booth at home and abroad. 80
His arrangements with respect to OEIGINA
PAINT1NGs, from such Artists as
Rothermel, Ffaakenstein, Croone,
Chapman, .Maclfse, Huntingdon,
are now complies, and be numbers among the en-
grav5rswhose services are constantly retained,
Tucker, Smith, Warner,
Ciassan. Gimbredse, Jones.
lis whole system Of arfansemants with resp-rl
10 Fashion Platss is now developed and perfected.
The Lady's Book win therefore continue to mains
tain that proud pre-eninenca inmeris and in pop
ularitv, which fourtsen yeors of unintermitted at
teaton on the part of the publisher has earnsd-it
viii stiIl remain, as heretofore, the FAvoEITE OF
ThE FAIR.
- TERMS.
Godey-s Lady'5 Book. yearin advance, G3
do do 2yrs both in advance 5
Two copies, one year, ;
Five copies, 0ne year, 10 ..
Eleven copies, one y7ar, 20
l.. A. Cooley.
Publishers Hal. o. Chas.nut Street. PhiI'a.
NE1NFEEs, TERRY, & 90.
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