The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-27
THE LEADING PERIODICAL IN AMERICA
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK,
-. FOR IRaa
EDITED ny SARAH j. HALE, GRACE GREENWOOD
~ ANDL A, Cooley

A Novelette, by MISS LESLIE, who contributes
to every No.
~ p. WILLIS Original Scriptural Poetry.
T. S. ARTHUR, who contributes TO every No..
Illustrative of "Arthurs' Sketches of American
Character. Designs by Croome. 3
We intend merely to give notice of our intentions
for next year, leaving 10 others long advertisements
+" full Of sound and fury slgnifying nothing"
Agreeaby 10 the practice of last yenr, the publisher
will issue as good number each month as he does
In January This Is n novel feature in Magazine
publishing. During the whole of last year he gave
more engrayings and more reading matter than any
Of his contemporaries, and will continue 10 do SO
next year. Those who subscribe TO GODEY'S
LADY'S BOOK, may do so under the assurance
that they will receive more for their money in the
Magazine alone, than by subscribing TO any other
SO, the LADY'S DOLLAR NEWSPAPER, which
contains in month nearly, If not quite MS much
reading matter as tho other monthlies, making, for
81, the amount Of reading Of two Magazines month
Book for the ladies' that no other Magazine possess
SEES. There is Mezzotint and fine Engraving in
each nnmber-both by the best artists. In addition
Magazine gves--a Colored Fashion Plate, with
full description This feature Is peculiar TO Cooley
as no other work has them every month"; and col
ored. Then there are Caps, Bonnets, Chemisettes,
Ladies' Work Table, with designs for knitting, net
Ting, crotchet and all other kinds Of work. Patterns
for Smoking Caps, Chair Covers, Window Curtains,
D'oyeys, Purses, Bags &c, &c. Health an, and
ground plans, and other engrayngs, always illustra.
tive Of something useful. Music, beautifully printed
on tinted which may Be taken on, and bound
Cooed Model cottages ana So,ored to% S. pede
be found in no other Magazine These were all
given last year, and WILDE continued. In addition
we shall have in every No. one of
"ARTHURs SKETCHES OF AMERICAN CHAR.
ACTERlsTICS,'
most amusing series, now first given to he Amer
lean public. These will be illustrated in every num-
Der by sketch from the pencil of Croome.
1.-THE CHANGES OF FASHION"
Illustrated by Fay Robinson, Esq This series will
be very interesting to the ladies'
"THE APPLICABILITY OF THE FINE ARTS TO
DOMESTIC USES"
Is another series Of engrayinga now in PREPARATION
and will be published during the year.
COTTAGE FURNITURE,
Having given so many Model Cottages, we In
tend now TO commence the Publication OF Cottage
Furniiure--a very necessary appendage 10 2 cot
tagc.
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Our Superior artists, Walters Tucker pease, and
WEIGH, are now engaged upon set Of plates Illus
trative OF these two subjects, e@f
OUR MUSIC,
prepared expressly for us-mos original, and bean
tifhlly printed has long demanded decided prefer
ence ovor that of any other Magazine Ii is Il fea-
ture in The Book.
THE LITERARY CHARACTER OF eopEY's LADyts
BOON,
with such writers as Miss Leslie, Grace Greenwood,
w. g. Smms. Mrs Ellet, T. S. Arthur, Mrs. E.
Cakes Smith, Mrs. J. c. Neale, H. T. Tuckerman,
H. W. Herbert &C.. the author Of the Widow Be
dott Professor Frost Bryant, Longfellow, Holmes
and host of others--m,,et always take the lead
in literary merit.