Washington telegraph., 1845-02-05
The Pioneer Magazine Of America
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O THE best earnest publisher can giSe u .W.ias
he can and wi do next year is a rel reno y "h''
he has done last year, al Az r-i- FoR TIE LAST
F1FrEES YEARS. Under t'ts view OF Inc case II
would be quite sufficient for ordinary Proses lor Us
10 say that ths high character OF tins IN izinr Tor
literary and arsstica merit will be properly sustained
But we are aware that the rapid aud dazzling sue
cesson of novelties which we have brought FOR ard
within the last few years naturally eXctes lively
curiosity and every snscf scr Is saying 10 hiIilseli
WHAT WILL Cooley Do NEAr!
II is merely with a view TO crafty this curiosity
on the part Of on friends that VIC now proceed to
enmncrate SOM OF the features Of our next years
plan. promising. however, that the enumeration
must necessary be partial and incomplete from our
inyariabc practice Of seiziaE upon every NfsN
AND BRILLIANT FORM OF EMBELLieh-
MENr the moment il presents iiseh, a' Wen a
securr, the services Of all the POPULAR LIVE
IY AND FiqUANT WRITER'S the moment
their characters arc distinctly developed and pro-
nounced The honor OF bringing ioTvv iTd hFsi-raie
genius into public notice and fayo-, and serving Us
sort OF prime conductor to E,EcrrIc FLASHES "heh
send their light thron.h the whole Union, has &C.
come quite habitnll to the Lady booH-
Our ORIGINAL idea Of Illustrating American history
b, VIEWS OF BATrIE-GROUNDS we are
still calmly pursuing in style that dees all com
petitinn The not less brilliant idea OF illustrating
the HEROISM OF AMERICAN LADIES by
u series OF ENGRAvTNGs and NNRAriFEs whleh VII
serve 10 place IN their true light the pairolisn de-
voticn and selfsacrice Of our female ancestors m
the revolutionary war. emphatically called THE
HEROIC AGE OF AMERICA, is also original
with us Oiher incidents Of revolutionary history
will also furnish subjects for the embellishments o.
the coming year. Among the subjects already
executed are - .- -
LEXINGTON FIGHT. by DAgLEy; MARI
ON'S FNTERTAINNENr OF THE BRIT
ISu OFFICER, by WinrE; FEA Ale GAL
IANTRY bv HuuAKr; THE SfORMlNG OF
RED BANK FORT, BY HANILToN; COUNT
DONOPS MONUMENT, by HANiLroS; THE
BATTLE OF CONCORD BRIDGE, by FRANK
rSsrsrx: THE GERMANTOWN BATTLE
GROUND, By RUSSELL. S,rrH; TRENTON
BATTLE-GROUND, by HASuLroo; with a
large number Of others, engaged but not yet sent ia
hy the artists. Another new and striking feature
we now propose for the first time in pubci having
had artists engaged for twelve months in working
it out Our readers viii please 10 note the date Of
the announcement Of this feature. Ii wall consist OF
Characteristis State Fiers, in which the pecu-
larities of scenery, costume and customs OF every
State and Territory Of the Union viii be presented
in succession This idea viii OF course be claimed
by others, but our readers viii not forget 10 mark
dates.
Our prcfiered Premium of 5000 for TIE Best
Painting Of a subject illustrative of American
Female Patriotism has already brought splendid
array of talent intO the field. The award has been
postponed for another month out Of courtesy 10
artists who have pictures still upon their eascls.
The Premium Of $3.50 for tse Best Engrauiag
will of course bring forward 4 series of Fnsf Rat
Steel Plafes In addition TO all these advantages.
the privilege OF engraving tho Premium Pictures
of the APOLLO ASs0eisfi0R viii serve to form
Ee,sfoBe 10 our Sprsadfl System Of EnbeIisI-
meats. The public know our literary contributors
we'll for they have long been in the habit Of recog
niziny them the Leading Writers Of AracTiea
in Magazine LitcTature-that literature which ex-
acts from the ab.est pens their most Piquzaf oHd
Brilliant Contributions, at the same time that It
condenses into a compact and pleasing form TAe
Moral, the UsefuI aud the Solid in narrative,
sketch and essay writing.
Me-.otinis, Ms==otiHts, Ms==Otists.
1t is only necessary to say that in this depart
meut we have Sartain, Sadd and Warner, and,each
of them has several plates in hand We shall, we
think, have one in each number next year
AHtieatic Fashion Plates.
Godey's I.ady's Book is the only Magazine that
can be relied upon for the real fashions
Our translators suffer nothing of merit and IN
terest which Is suited to the design Of the Ladys
Book in the Literature Of Germany, France, Italy,
and other nations of the European continent to
escape them
Amonr many novel features in the literary way
which are now in the course Of preparation, for
welI-known reasons we choose TO announce but
one in this connection, VIZ
The Border Legends Of llneTiod,
many of which has just reached us from the dis
tant regions which We're formerly the scenes of
border wars and hunting expeditions, and where
the exploits Of the famous Indian killers and hum
tiers still furnish themes for purely national
Ballads, Songs and Stories
20 their children and grand children by the winters
fresde.
1t is not necessary for us to give the names Of
our writers-previous numbers viii show that they
are the best in America
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