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PETERSON'S LADIES'
National Ma gazine.
MAGNIFICENT VOLUME FOR ls45.
EDITED BY Mrs. ANN S. STEPHENS.

The Ladies' National Magazine, is now so
we'll established and so favorably known, that,
by ganeral consent of the newspaper press, it is
placed AZ the
HEAD OF THE LADIES' BOOKS.
Its lterarp COMETS, like those of the three dol
lar Magazines, are all original, and from the
most celebrated American writer's of both sexes.
The contributions TO this periodical are a con-
slant Prooi of the taste, and ability of our be-
exclusively mirror of their minds, or is go gem
orally supported by them. The contents are of
every variety, and while usually of the lighter
kind, GO not preclude the insertion of papers of
more value. Fitted alike to the boudoir and
the frecide, the "Ladies Natonal,n presents
monthly an agreeable variety of domestic sketch
es tales of fashionable life, romances of hietory,
pc ms, critical notices of living authors, new re-
cepts for the house-keeper, directions for fash
ionable embroidery, descriptions of the fashions,
gossip ST our eastern metropolis, musical intelli
gence, Nc, &c, comprising in shorl, all that q
/ lady wonld wish TO know objects of interest
TRANSFERRING during the month.
These contents, instead of being, like those of
the other tUo doltar magazines, make up chiefly
by selections from old newspapers and other sec
ond hand sources, are written expressly for US !;
so tsat orr
CONTENTS ARE ALL ORIGINAL.
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nv department is conducted, the publisher las
placed the editorial charge OF The magazine in the
hands of Mrs. Ann s. Stephens, acknowledged
by all critics be, the best nlGgG2lle lcTiteT IN
the lDorld Those who have read her thrilling
stories of s.Alice Copley," ''Malina GTay,''
Gam Taylor" and g Clara need no proof OF
her exalted genius She will be assisted by the
strongest corps Of contributors yet arrayed in
the constant support of any ladies' Magazine -
At the head of this list is Mrs. Lydia ii. Sig
Quincy, who will, hereafter, be regular dOntrib-
uior, both in poetry and prose. She will be as
listed by
Mrs E. f. Elicit, Mrs A. NJ. +. Amman,
Mrs f. S Osgood, Mrs l.. J. Peicson,
Mrs. NJ. St, Leon Loud Mrs. Ann S. Stephens
Mrs. p, w B. Carothers, Mrs Amelia Welby
Mrs C.. Lee Hentz. Mrs. Seba Smith,
IF. E. F.'' Author Of !'Marrago ofConyenienc
Miss NJ. L. Lawson, Mrs. Caroline Orne,
Miss Mary Davenant, Miss Ellen Ashton, sc
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introduced, i'll the publication of a series of
TALES OF AMERICAN HISTORY,
| illustrative of the manners and stirring incident
| of different periods in our country's history
The first of these, story of the reAontion, fror
the pen of :sIhe .4uthor Of cruising in the La
War.n will appear in January, and be fOllowe
up by articles of equal interest, from Ii. w. He
BERT and others of our best writers. The critic5
portraits of female poets will still be continued
and stories of a domestic character, from the we
known pens of Mrs, Amman, +. +. f., and Ellie
Ashson. will continually appear.
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u and February. two superb premium pictures, f
superior 10 any yet itsued in the magazines.
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