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GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE.
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July 1915.

July 1915.
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Graham's American Monthly Magazine, will
commence a new volume, June 10th l945, with the
July number. It's long and universally successful
career, from its commencement until the present
time, when it has circulation exceeding by thou
sands any other magazine in the country, perhaps
as good an evidence of its great and increasing
merit as the publisher has it in his power to offer
To his old subscribers no assurances are necessary
of his determination to maintain its present ascend
ancy over all the rival periodicals OF the country
The ability to do this is known by the engagement:
/ permanently of such men Bryant, Cooper Paul
ding, Dana, Longfelow, Hoffman, Whpple, Low
i ell, Neal, etc. Of high reputation in the literary
world, regular contributors, in addition to pre-
vious list, embracingth the Of the rery best a0ri-
Il terS IN .4merica.
, The Founders of ou" National Literature
! The contributors of Graham are not mere fedg-
lngs, or anonymous, but they the writers whose
names identified with National Literature
all over the world, and in Europe their names are
ranked beside those of the most eminent writers
d. abroad. There is magazine but Graham's thai
Presens anything like such array of literary tai
= ent as the following eminent writers: John Feni
more Cooper, w. g. Bryant, Hon. James K. Paul
ding, r. II. Dana, Fl. w. Longfeow, Edgar A
: Poe, James Russell Lowell, Nathaniel Hawthorne
5 J. G. Neal, Alfred B. Street, Henry w. Herbert
$ Charles Fenno Hoffman E. P. Whipple, Hon. r
: Conrad, III. T. Tuckerman, Francis ]. Grund w
3. G. Smms, W. II. G. Hosmer, J. B. Taylor, etc.
] ETC.
a Mrs. Amelia B. Welby, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
t Kirkland, Mrs. Sigourney, Mrs. Stephens, Fam.
:, Forester, Mrs Brooks, Mrs. Amman, Mrs. Osgood
, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Embury Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Pier
IcO,l ice Mrs or
9 ton, Miss Rand, Miss Hervey, and others. Man.
names of like celebrity are necessarily omitted TO
want of space.
Editorial and Critical Department.
The editorial department will continue to EN-
brace notes current literature, and reviews Of al
new American or foreign works of general interes
t or value The criticisms of Graham's Magazine
are acknowledged in all parts of the country to b
. superior in acumcn, honesty and independence t.
b those Of any contemporaries. Great scope will b
given to this department of the work, and topics
all subjects likely to attract attention will be fear
lessly discussed.
Hints at Fashionable life in Letters from
: abroad,
= Written by F. J. Grund, Esq, Consul to Antwerp
who will also furnish with the earliest literary
intelligence, and short notices of works, PRO
their appearance here in the shape of reprints
! This will give Graham position to adjust the value
of foreign works. before the purchaser here has beer
duDed by puts paid for by interested publishers.
Hn's on Sports and PastimeS.
We shall devote chapter TO sports and pastimes
! from the pen of Frank Forester each month, FOL
the amusement of the gentlemen. The able sketch
es of Forester in the New York Spirit of the Times
; have rendered his name familiar with American
lsportsmen.
; Grahan,'s Elegant american Engravlngs
The most elegant engravings that have ap-
peared in America have been given to the public III
, Graham's Magazine We prepared to
give the right direction to the talents OF artists
and are resolved that national tone shall be strict
ly preserved in 'Graham." Hereafter we shall
place in the engrayers' hands none bat american
pictures. Our own country abounds with the finest
scenery in the world. 1t is full of historical assoc
atons of thrilling interest," and on every hand sub
ects start up, fit for the painters pencil and the
lengraver's BURN. Every patriotic sentiment urges
the selection of national sub iects for the pen and
pencil and we feel assured that the American pub
lie will sustain the enterprise. The subjects now
in the hands of our artists embrace Battle Grounds
Vieacs IN the South and WeSt-Iadian Portraits and
Prairie ScencS-yNez1OtintS of Scripture and other
Isubiects-POrtraitS Of COntributOrS-FtotceTS
from Nature and all the varieties of elegant illus
Itration that art or taste can devise
The Paris Fashions in Elegant Style.
! We have made arrangements with a celebrated
Paris house. by which we shall be enabled to excel
all others in the elegance, finish and correctness of
our fashions We expect to have all the first out
in time for the July number, and shall leave it then
to the taste of the American people to whether
any thing so superb has ever been issued here.
Original Music for Piano and Harp.
We have made arrangements with several must
cal ladies and gentlemen, for supply Of very choice
and elegant music for the harp and piano, which
we intend shall form strong feature in the next
volume. MIR. Osbourn has also promised ms the Sc
, lection of his best songs.
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or Five Dollar Bill for two years, will receive the
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