The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-17

EDITED by SARAH j. HALE GRACE GNEENWOOb,
AND L. A. Cooley.
A Novelette, by MISS LESLIE who contributes
to every No.
N. p WILLIS Original Scriptural Poetry.
T. S. ARTHUR, who contributes TO every Mo-.
illustrative of !" Arthurs' Sketches of American
Character. Designs by Croome
We intend merely to give notice of onr intentions
for next year. leaving to Others long advertisements,
full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
Agreeaby to the practice of last year. the publisher
will issue as good n number each month as he does
in January. This ID a novel feature in Magazine
publishing. During the whole of last year he gave
more -eRgruvings and more reading matter than any
of his contemporaries, and will continue 10 do 50
next year. Those who subscribe to GODEY'S
LADY'S BOOK, may do under The assurance
that they viii receive more for their money in the
Magazine alone, than by subscribing TO any other
work. To this is added and included in the same
SO, the LADi'S DOLLAR NEWSPAPER which
contains in one month nearly, ii not quite, as much
reading matter as the other monthies, making for
49, the amount OF reading Of two Magazines month.
THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES about Godey's Lady s
Book for the ladies' that no other Magazine posses
ses. There is Mezzotint and fine Engraving in
each number-both by the best artists In addition
to these, there are given monthly what no other
Magazine gves-a Colored Fashion Plate, with a
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,
Equestrianism for Ladies', with engravings. The
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., sc. Health and
Beauty, with engrayings, Model Cottages, with
ground plans, and other engrayings, always lnstra
Tive Of something useful. Music, beautifully printed
Colorcd Model Cottages, and Colored Flower Pieces,
occasionally. These are all extra in Cooley, and to
be found in no other Magazine. Theac We're all
given last year, and will be continued In addition,
~ snali have in No
"ARTHUR's SKETCHES OF AMERICAN CHAR.
ACTERisTlCS,'
most amusing series, now first given to the Amer.
lean public. These win be Illustrated in every mum
Der by sketch from the pencil Of Croome
"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 engravngs 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
Fumiture--a very necessary appendage 10 cot
taee
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Our Superior artists, Walters, Tucker, peasc, and
Welch are now engaged upon set of plates illus
trative Of these two subjects
olil Music
iifrlly printed has long demanded decided prefer
ence ov0r that of any other Magazine. 1t is iea-
ture in The Book,
TIE LITERARY CHARACTER OF GoDEY's LADy,s
.t BOOK,
with such writers as Miss Leslie Grace Greenwood