Washington telegraph., 1845-01-29
'Fhe Pioneer Magazine Of .sinerica-
sGDDEY's MhGAZING
AND I.ADY'S BOOK FOR lsl5-

THE. b,st earnest a publisher can give Of what
he ean and wi DO next year is ref renee 70 what
n, has done last year, at ANY THE Foa TIE LAST
,rrrrr.S YEARS Under this view Of the case y .
would be quite s.cent for ordinary purposes ior Us
tosav that tn high character OF this magazine 10,
literary and Jrtrcsl merit will be properly
But we are ar1r. that the rapid and tazzng sac
r,s4on OF naveiti $ which we have hronght1orNard
within the last Esrv wears naturally cN-desa hSey
c,,r,si. n,d sv,, s.ii.sr Ter : saysng 20 himself
WHAT WILL Cooley Do Ns-A =
!. is merely with . viw 10 sr-tiiy tlS c'tto.4lg
on h. ,art of on- frienls that we now proceed 10
sn,,u,@rate SOM. Of the featur OF oar ncxt yea
plan. promising. LoFTever, that tiie eiilrncfaion
in,ss; necessary BE- partial and ncompeic, from our
invariable pFaetice oi se.zing upon every n ~
AND BRILLIANT FORM OF EaIBEi4i-iSii-
MESF the moaent il presents iissif. as wellas
securiu ia services OF all the POPULAR, LIVE
LY AND PIQUANf WRITERS tie moment
their characters distinctly dcvelopei and pro-
nolnccd. TIE honoT oi bringing .ofsard hFst-raie
genius into public notice and favor aud serving rs
sort Of prime eon1ustor u ELEcrsic FLASHES which
send their light through tic whole Union, has be-
come quite habtuli to the iadys Book
. Our original idea oiiluztra:ing American history
by VIEWS OF BArfLE-GRoUNDS we are
still calmly pursuing in style that dches al conf
petition. The not less brilliant idea OF illustrating
the HEROISM OF AMERICAN LADIES BY
series OF RNGRAyINGs and NARATIvEs winch VIII
TO place ia their true light the patriotism, de-
the evolutionary war, emphatically called THE
HEROIC AGE OF AMERICA, Is also original
with n O.her incidents OF revolutionary history
will also furnish subjects for the embellishments Of
the coming year Among the subjects already
THE RECEPTION OF THE NEWS OF
LEXINGTON FIGHT. by DARIEr- MARI
ON'S ENTERTAINMENT OF THE BklI-
ISH OFFICER, by WInrE; FEhA ALE GAL
LANTRY. BY HuBAET; THE STOKMlNG OF
RED BANK FORT. by HAMILTON; COUNT
DONOPS MONUMENT, by HA,nLToS; THE
BATTLE OF CONCORD BRIDGE. by FRANK-
ENsrEIN: THE GERMANTOWN BATTLE
GROUND, bv RUSSELL S,iIrH: TRENTON
BATTLE-GROUND, by HuuLrov; with
large number Of others, engaged but rot yet sent in
by tie artists. Another new and striking feature
we now propose for the first time in public having
had artists engaged for twelve months in working
it out. Oar readers will please note the date OF
the announcement Of this feature. II VIII CONSIST Of
Characteristic State FieICs, in which the pecu-
larities OF scenery, costume and custans Of every
State and Territory of the Union viii be presented
in succession This idea will of course be claimed
by others, but readers VIII not forget to marx
dates
Our profIared Frsz,ssi1a Of $500 fos The B.sf
PGiHfiag OF 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 20
artists who have pictures still upon their easels.
The Premium Of $3.50 for tis Best Engraving
will of course bring forward a series of First Ratc
Steel Plates. In addition TO all these advantages.
the privilege Of engraving the Premium Pictures
Of te- Ip9ll8 -issociqti9R will TO form u
heysi6Ee b our SDleadid System Of Enbsiiisi-
rIeHfs. Tie public know our literary contributors
well, for they have long been in the habit Of recog
nizing them as the Leading Writer'S Of America
in Hl-azine L.torature-that literature which ex-
acts from the abest pens their most Piquaat aad
BrftiicBf Contributions, the time that II
condcrscs into a compact and pleasing form The
Moral, tAs Useful dai the Sold in narrative.
sketch and essay writing.
M--=0finfs, Ms-=aiiRfs. H-=5fisis
1t IS only necessary to say that IN this depart
ment we hlvc Sartain, sadi and Warner, aal,eaoh
Of them has several plates in hand. We shall, we
think, have one in each number next year.
ArtE-Hfi- Fashion Plates
Golcy's Laay's Book is the onlv Magazine that
can be relied upon for the real fashions
Oar translntors suffer nothing Of merit and IN
tercst, which is suited 10 the design Of the Laiv,s
Book in the Literature OF Germany, France Italy.
and other nations Of tic European continent 10
escape them.
Among many novel features in the literary way
which are now in the course OF preparation, for
well-known reasons we choose 10 announce but
one in this connection. VIZ:
The Border Legends Of America,
many Of which has JUST reached Us from the dis
tant regions which formerly the scenes Of
border wars and huntiag expeditions. and where
tiers still furnish themes for purely national
Baiiads, Songs and Stories
to their children and grand children by tbs winters
freside. -.r~
II IS not necessary for us to give the names Of
writers-previous numbers will show that they
are the best in America.
TERMS OF GoDEI-S MiGAzINE.