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coDEY,s MAGAZINE AND EADY's BOOK FOR 1916
The best earnest publisher can give of what he
can aad will do next year is a reference to what
he has done last year, Or a any time IN the last
fifteen years Under this view of the case it
would be qui sufficient for ord nary purposes
for us to say that the high character of thi maya
zine for literary aud artstical merit viii be
properly sustained. Bot we are aware that the
rapid aad dazzling succession of novelties which
we have brought forward within the last few
years naturally excites lively curiosity, and
every subscriber is saying 20 himssf what viii
Cooley do next
L is merely with a view to crafty this earnestly
on the part of our friends that now proceed to
ennme rate some of the features four next years
an, promising, howevert that thu enumeration
must necessarily be partial and incomplete, from
our inVar;able practice of Selling npon every new
and brilliant form of embellishments the moment
ii p esents ITSELF well securing the services
OF all the POPULAR, LIVELY AND PIouANT WRITER'S
ths moment their characters are distinctly dsvel-
oped and pronounced. The honour of bringing
forward frst-rate genius into public notice and
favour, and serving as sort of prime conductor
10 electr flashes which send their light through
the whole Union, has bacome quite habitual to
: he lady's Book. original idea of illustrating
American history by views of batte-grounds we
are still calmly pursueieg in a style that defip
all competition. The not less brilliant idea
by series of engravings and narratives which
will serve 10 place in their true light ths patrint-
ism, devotion and self-sacrifca of our female an
castors in the revolutionary war, emphatcally
called TIE HEROIC AGE OF AMERICA, is also
original with US. Other incidents of revolutionary
history will also furnish subjects for thu embei-
lishments of the coming year. Among the sub
jects ali eady executed are,
The reception of the nows OF Lexington FIGHT
by Darley-Marion's entertainment of the british
oficer--by Whlte-Female GALLANTRY-by
Hubert-The storming of red bank fort by
Hamilton-Count Donop-s uoauma nt-by Ham
il.on-- he battle of concord bFdga-by Frank
ensteln-Tha Germontown battle-ground by
Rusrei Smitl--Trenton battle-ground by Ham
ilton, with lauge number OF others, engaged
but not yet sent in by the artists. Another new
and striking feature now propose for the first
time in public, having had ar;is.s engaged for
twelve months III working il out. our readers
will please TO nota the date of the announcement
OF this feature. 1t will consist of Characteristic
state views, in which the pccnlaTities of scenery
costume and customs of every state and territory
of the Union viii be presented in succession.
ms idea Will OF course be cin med by oihafs
but our readers will not forget to mark dates
Our proHsred promium of 81 for the best
painting of 4 subject illustrative of American
female patriotism has already brought a splendid
array OF tallenz into the field. The award has
been postponed for another month ont 70 eolrtssy
to artists who have pictures still upon their easel
The premium of s 80 for the best egfavinr WIN
OF course bring forward series of frs rata s+al
pletes. in addition to all these ADVANTAGES. the
privilege OF engraving the premium pictures of
the apollo association viii serve to form = kcv-
stone TO our splendid system of Embellishments
Inc pabiic know our literary contributors we'll
Iof they have long been in the habit of recoy,;
zing them as the leading writers of America in
magazine IIteratIre--that liter ure viii n exarts
IRON The ablest pcEs their most piQuant AMI hill
liant contributions, at tho same time that II con-
oehces INTO compact and pleasing form. the
moral 'he u'eiui and the solid in narrative, sketch
ana essay writing. MazzotinN II : onlv ,.-
cessary 10 say that in this department We bara
Sarfain sadd and warner, aud each of ;hem has
several plates IN hand we shall, VIC think. have
one IN each number next year. Authentic f,ab
ION plates. Godey's Lrdy's Book is the onI,,
Magazine that can be relied upon for Re al
Our translators suffer nothing of ros-;t
ana interest, which is s1ited TO the design of the
Lady's Book, in the Literature of GFp,,.,-,,
FRANCE ITALY, ana other nations Of the r,aro-
pean continent TO escape them An,oDr man,
novel features in the literary way which are no,,
IN me coarse preparation, for well-knoxn reasons
we choose 70 announce bat one in this connect;o,
viz The border legends of American. m,,g
OF which have just reached US from the distant re-
gIons which We're formerly the scenes of borde-
wars and hunting expeditions, aud wbere tha ~.
PLOTS OF the famous In ian killers ana hu,,ors
still furnish themes fos purely national haII.5s
songs and stories to their children and pran1'
children by the winters fireside T, Is no. -
ce5saFy Tor US to give the names Of orr wiz
best in America 10y arg 'he
Terms of Godey's Magazine.
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