The Panola Miss. lynx., 1846-03-14
THE PIONEER MAGAZINE OF
hLNpICN

AMERICA.
GoDEY's MAGAZINE AND LADY's BOOK FOR 1915 !
he best earnest publisher can give of wlat he /
can and will do nsxt year is a reference to what
ne has done last year, at any time in the last
fifteen years. Under this view of the case it
would be qu sufficient for ord nary purposes
for us to say To at the high character of hi maga
Zine for literary aud atstjcal merit will be
properly snstaine l. Bat we are aware that the
rapid and dazzling succession Of novelties which
we have brought forward within the last few
years naturally excitas a lively curiosity, and
every subscribe is saying 10 himself what will
Cooley do next.
1t is merely with a view 70 crafty ths curiosity
on the part of our friends thal now proceed t.
I.numelate some of tina features four next wears
an, promising, howessrs that the enumeration
must necessarily be partial and incomplete. from
our invarahle practice of seizjng npoa every new
and brilliant form of establishment the moment
II p esents itself, as well securing the services
OF all tae POPULAR, LIVELY AND rIaUANT WRITER'S
the moment their characters a-e distinctly deyel-
oped and pronounced. The honour of brih5ing
forward first rate geAius into public notice and
favour, and serving sort Of prime conductor
10 eiectr flashes which send their light thrt.ngh
the whola Union, has become quite habitual to
the lady's Book. our original idea of Illustrating
american history by views Of batta-grouals we
are still calmly pursIeiug i'll style that deha
all competition. The no; less briliani iie1
illustrating the uERoisM OF AMERICAN LADIES
by series of engra7ings anj narratives which
Will serve 40 place in their tEd2 light the p1trint
ism, devotion and self-sacrGce of our female ali
cesto.s in the revolutionary war. emphatca!ly
called THE HEROIC AGE OF AMEPlCA, is also
original with Other incidents OF revolutionary
history will also firnSh subjects for ths enibal-
bmants of the coming year. Among the slps-
sis already executed are,
The reception of the news of Lexington fight
by Darley-Iayion's entertainment Of the britisi,
officer-by Whlta-Female GALL.NTRY-bv
Hubert-lhe stoslning OF red bank fort by
Hamilton-Codnt Donop's meaument-5y Ham
ilton-- Ihe battle Of concord bridge--by Frank
ensteIn-The Ge-mOhtown battle-ground by
Russell Smth-Trenton battle-ground by Ham
ilton, with a lauge number of Others. engaged
but not yet sent in by the artists. Another new
and striking fec:ura ne now propose for the first
time in public, having had artists engaged for
twelve months in working it readers
will please note the date of the announcement
of this feature. II will consist of Characteristic
state views III which the pccniarities OF scenery
costume and customs of evary STATE and territory
of the Union viii be presented in succession
This idea will OF course be cla med. by Others
but readers viii not forget to mark dates
Our pro4ered premium of 50 for the bos,
painting of n subject illustrative of American
female patriotism has already brought splendid
array of talent into the field. The award has
been postponed for ancthe month ont 70 courtesy
10 artists who have pictIres still upon their eascls
The premium OF $3.50 for the best egraving WI
of course bring forward series of frs steel
plates. in addition to all these advantages, the
privilege of engraving the premium pictareS at
the apollo association will to form key
stone to our splendid system Of establishment
The public know our literary Contributors wbe
foT they have long been in the habit of recogno
Zing them az the leading writers OF America in
magazine literature-that liter'ure viii n exacts
from the ablest peEs their most pquant and brill |
liant contributions. at the time that it con-
dences into compact aud pleasing form. the
moral, the useful and the solid in narrative sketch
and essay writing. Mezzotnts. 1t only ne
cessary 10 say that i'll this department we have
Sartain sadd and warner. aud each of them has
several plates in han1. we shall, think. have
one i'll each number year. Authentic fash
ion plates. Godcy's Lpdy's Book is the oiI,
Magazine that can b. relied upon for I e real
fashions, Oar translators suffer nothing of merit
and interest. which is suited to the design of the
Lady's Book, i'll the Literature of GERMANY.
FRANCE. ITALY, AMI other nations Of the Euro
pean continent TO escape them. Among MANY
novel features in the literary way which are now
in the course preparation, for weli-knOwn reasons
we choose to announce but ore in this connection
viz: The border legends of American. many
of which have JUS: reached from the distant re-
gions which were formerly the scenes of border
wars and hunting expeditions, aud where the ex-
plots of the famou- In ian killers and hunters
still furnish themes fos purely national ballads.
songs and stories to their children and grand
children by the winters fireside. 1t is not ne
cessary for to give the names of our wri,.rs-
previous numbers will show THAI they are the
best in America.
Terms of Godey's Magazine.
l copy, year, So