The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-03-01
THE PIONEER MAGAZINE OF

AMERICA.
GoDEY's MAGAZINE AND LADY's BOOK FOR iofo
The best earnest publisher can give oil "hat no
can and will do next year is n reference 10 whet
he has done last wear, or AT any time i'll the last
fifteen wears. Under tais view of the case X
would be uui sufficient for ord nary purposes
for us 10 say tn at the high character of thI maya
zine for literary and artistcal merit VIII De
properly sustained. But are aware that me
rapid and dazzling succession of novelties whlch
we have brought forward within the last lew
wears naturally eNciies lively curiosity, ana
every snbscI ;bsf is saying TO himself what VIII
Cooley do next.
1t is merely with n view 70 crafty this earnestly
on the part of our friends that we now proceed to
enume rate of the features four next year
pan, promising, however, that the enumeration
must necessarily be partial and Incomplete, from
our invafiable practice of seiZing npon every new
and brilliant form of establishment the moment
il esents itself, as well securing the services
of all the POPULAR, LIVELY AND PIoUANT WRITER'S
the moment their characters are distinctly deVeI-
oped and pronounced. The honour OF bringing
forward first rate genius into public notice and
favour, and serving as n sort of prime conductor
to electr flashes which send their light through
the whole Union, has become quite habtual to
the lady's Book. our original idea of illustrating
American history by views of battle-grouads we
are still calmly pu1saeiug ia a style that dehH
all competition. The not less brilliant idea
illustrating the HERoIsM OF AMERICAN LADIES
by series of engravings and narratives which
will serve place in their true light thu patrint
ism, devotion and self-sacrifce of our female an
cestors in the revolutionary war, emphatically
called THE HEROIC AGE OF AMERICA, is also
original with u.s. Other incidents of revolutionary
history will also finnish subjects for the embel-
Hshments of the coming year. Among the sub
iects already executed are,
The reception of the news of Lexington fight
by Darloy-Marion's entertainment of the british
oTicer-by Whlis-Female GALLANTRY-bv
HubeTt-The stouning OF red bank fort by
Hamlton-Count Donop's molument-5y Ham
iIton--Ihe battle of concord bridge-by Frank
enstein-The .Germontown battle-ground by
Russell Smith--TreAton battle-ground by Ham
ilton, with lauge number of others, engaged
but not yet sent in by the artists Another new
aad striking feature we now propose for she first
time in public, having had artists engaged for
twelve months in working it out. our readers
will please to note the date of the announcement
of this feature. 1t will consist of Characteristic
state views, in which the pechliarites of scenery
costume and customs of every state AMI territory
of the Union viii be presented in succession.
This idea will OF course be ella med by othafs.
but our readers viii not forget to mark dates
Oar profercd premium of Is for the best
painting of a subject illustrative of American
female patriotism has already brought a spIendig
array of talent into the field. The award has
been postponed for another month ont 70 courtesy
to artists who have pictures still upon their eascs
The premium OF y 80 for the best egraving VIII
of course bring forward series OF frs rate steel
plates. in addition TO all these advantages, the
privilege of engraving the premium pct1res of
the apollo association will to form a kew
stone to our splendid system of embellishments
The public know literary contribitors we'll
for they have long been in the habit of recogni
zin5 them as the leading writers of America in
magazine literature-that lter:ure viii n exac.s
from the ablest peEs their most piquant and bril-
liant contributions, at the same time that II co,
deaces into a compact aud pleasing form. the
moral, the useful and the solid in narrative, sketch
and essay writing. Mazzotnts. 1t only IA.
,eSsary to say that IN this department we have
Sartain sadd AMI warner, aud each of them has
several plates in hand. we shall, VIC think, have
'ae in each number noxt year. Authentic FASH
on plates. Godey's LHdy's Book is the ONLY
Magazine that can be relied upon for ( e real
Our tFansators suffer nothing of merit
md interest, which is suited to the design of thu
4ady's Book, in the Literature of GERMANY.
RANCE, ITALY, and other nations of the Enro-
'ean continent 70 escape them. Among n,anv
'ovel features in the literary way which are now
the course preparation, for well-known reasons !
We choose to announce but one in this coppec+;o,
II: The border legends of American. rn,,y
i which have just reached US from the distant re-,
ions which were formerly the scenes of border
vars and hunting expeditions, aud where the ex =
'ioIts OF the famous In ian killers and huDtara :
TIL furnish themes fos purely national ballads. =
otgs and stories to their children and grand .
hhdreh oy the wIuteF's fireside. 1t is not na4 6
'essaFy Tor US to give the names of our wTittfs-
previous numbers will show that they ~, .ha
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