The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-16

GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK,
FOR 1929.
EDITED by SARAH HALE, GRACE GREENWOOD,
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 No.,
illustrative of Arthurs Sketches of American
Character. Designs by Croome. ~
We intend merely to give notice Of our intentions
for next year. leaving 10 others long advertisements
4" full Of sound and fury signifying nothing"
Agreeaby to the practice Of last year. the publisher
will issne as good number each month as he does
in January. This ia novel feature " Magazine
publishing. During the whole Of last year he gave
more engravings and more reading matter than any
of his contemporaries, and will continue 10 do so
next year. Those who subscribe 10 EODEA'S
LADY'S BOOK, may do so under the assurance
that they will receive mole for their money in the
Magazine alone, than by subscribing 10 amy other
work. To this is added and included in the same
So, the LADY'S DOLLAR NEWSPAPER, which
contains in one month nearly, II not quite as much
reading matter US the other monthlies, making, Tor
SO, the amount of reading OF two Magazines month.
THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES about Godey's Lady's
Book for the ladies that other Magazine posses
ses There is a Mezzotint and fine Engraving In
each nnmber-both by the best artists, In addition
to these, there are given monthly what no other
Magazine gves--a Coored Fashion Plate, with a
full description This feature is peculiar to Cooley
as other work has Them every month"; and col
orcd. Then there arc Caps, Ronnets, Chemiscttes,
Equestrianism for Ladies, with engrayings. The
Ladies' Work Table with designs for knitting net
ting crotcho and all other kinds Of work. Patterns
for Smoking Caps, Chair Covers, Window Curtains,
Beauty, with cngravings Model Cottages, with
ground plans, and other cngrnyings, always ilustra
live of something useful Music beautifully printed
on tinted paper which may be nkea out and bound
occasionally. These are oil extra in Cooley, and to
be found in no other Magazine These were all
given last year, and will he continued In addition
we shall have, in every No.. one Of
"ARTHuRs SKETCHES OF AMERICAN CHAR.
ACTERlSTlCS,'
most amusing series, now first given to the Amer
lean public. These will be illustrated in every
Der by sketch from the pencil of Croomc,
"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 usEsp
Is another series Of engravinss 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
Furniure-a very necessary nppcndaae to cot
iagc.
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Orr Superior artists, Walters Tucker pease, and
Welch are now engaged upon SCI Of plates illus
trative OF these two subjects
OUR MUSIC,
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nn, r ,ba W 49,, ,h.r Mnon,ina r. l. ION
,,re i, Thc Raj wy 800
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TIE LITERARY CHARACTER OF GoDEy's LADyis
BOOK,
with such writer's as Miss Iesli, Grace Greenwood
" a Simms, Mrs. Elet. T. 3. Arthur. Mrs. ID
o.t ss sn,i,h Mo I q Neaie IT 4, 'TncEerman
n W Herbert' &c. the author Of the Widow Be,
ao. froessof Fros nrynm. g rho inaa
In literary merit.
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E,r Tbree Dol,ara we will aend The Ladv,s Rock
,onta;n;na more reading thnn any o,hcr monthly
md ,hn iodv,a r,nllor Newananer nuhlished twice
n,n,,,h which contains No much rendinp as any of
tho "a nariodicnls Of The day-nakine three pubca.
,is l., one r,onthor II The subscriber prefers The
foovino splnnded enprayinps TO the Lady's Dollar
Wn,,,snn5cr faiihonnL va woud moi advise II ns
,.rapin,,s canno liz SEM through the mail wjihou,
heinz cr,shed or crpased) we win send the beauti
r.. p, Earasicr Mrs S,nwnrt Mrs Ann n Ind
aon and Mrs H. q. DWIGHT. and the plates of Christ
WI, anu p,or Iernsosn IN pneninp Of he sani
chre, Dellveranee Oh 81 le'eF unu lne NfpuSe, II
preferred 70 inc newspaper or pia'eI We VIII sehq
MISS Leses tSost' MI y. ns., ea' a"a y anee VI
MIS-. urey u mrs. rien .'5, pop"'. nvs
For Eve pollars we WI seia ,Mo 1oples. OF ule
Iadys book, uiu s'' VI "'' P'"'e' w e"eH suo-
scr1ber.