The Weekly register., 1844-07-06

As further assurance of thorough excellence in
this department, the publisher has secured the SER
vices of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the
ashton Plates, in her usual felicious and graph
ic style, uniting thorough 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
sesscd ofsuch ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, and of t-ansn t:inu
them ia advance of all competitors, thatthe lau.--
may continue, as they have always done, TO copy
from our plates what has received the sanction Of
indispntable ton, the last, the newest the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.
The arrangements for Producing 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
now actually in the hands of the abest American
engraveTs, the subjects embracing not only theusu
al popular and domestic topics, but others which
are interviewer into thevery heartstrings of Amer
lean nationality, treating they do of stirring in
cidents in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea
With respect o In, gsneraH literary and moral
tone Of the Lady's Book, for lS43, 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 p IlIlet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs V L Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
VI + Amman. Mrs Lee IIcntz, Mrs Parsons, and
Mrs 81 Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the 1seful, all that charms the fancy
and all that nends thcheatt and guides the bes'
rf ctions Of CURVATURE, VIII continue to adOrn and
dignity our pages.
The lovers OF historical romance, and those who
regard our natou's glory as the prime objects Of
our nations literature, will have their peculiar
g l. \
Bird, the author of the Gladiator, tCalyaT7 &C.
The admirers Of Southern scenery and manners
viii recognise with pleasure, among our correspond
ents, the name of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
aushoc of sGuy Rivers 'Yemassas,' &c.
Those who are partial to graceful, easy, noncha-
Halant, goutemanly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the montaly return Off Viii
lis the most piquant, lively and fertile of all mag
azins writer's
The admirers Of the high toned, moral ard do
mestic Nouvellette, viii recognise with pleasure,
among our contributors, the name of / ) Arthur,
author Of six Nights with the Washingtonans,'
&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
John Frost, editor of .the Young Peoples Book.
Oar limits viii not give US space enough tosi
umerate the names Of 1.-THE of our contributors.
Our list Of foreign contributors is enrichedvi
the names Of
Joanna Ballie, Mary Russell Milford,
Mary Hewitt, Maria Edgeps tn,
Hon. .Hrs c. Norton, .Wrs. 5. c.. TIall.
recognised in Europe the elite of BTi:iss fcIna 3
authors.
The publishers means ofincreasing the beau.
and value of the Iady's Book are acctmulati3
ear by year. To his already inestimable Ii
yntributers, be is constantly receiving acces
booth at home and abroad.
lis arrangements with respect to ORIGIN4
PAINTINGS. from such Artists as
Rothermel, Frankensten, Cvoonc,
Chapman. .Macise, Huntington,
are nov complete, and he numbers among the ell
graves whose services are constantly retained,
Tucker, Smith, Warner,
Dick, Sadd, Ellis,
Ciassen, Glmb7adge, Jones.
lis whole system of arrangements with respeci
to Fashion Plates is now developed and perfected
The l.adys Boot, viii therefore consnGe to MAIN
tain that proud pre-euinenco inmeri. and in pop
1laritv. which fourteen years CT uninternttod at-
tention on the part of the publisher has earned-it
will still remain, as heretofore, the FAvoRITE or
THE FAIR.
TERMS.
Godey's Laly's Book, yaarin advance, So
do do 2yIs both in advance 5
Two copies, year, >
Five COMES. one year. 10
Eleven copies, one r2ar, 70
t. A. Cooley,
Publishers Hall, IOl Chestnut Street, Phil'a.
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