Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-11-15
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G. MALVEN'S Cheap Store.
Strondsburg. November IS. lS49
GOdey's Lady's Book for $50!
THE BOOK OF THE NATION ;"
THE OLDEST MAGAZINE IN AMERICA
Published By the present Proprietor for 20 years.
Edited by Mrs. Sarah j. Hale.
The publisher of the Lady's Book, knowing how
completely he put down all opposition in 1919, and
being assured that the public is also acquainted
with this fact, deems it only necessary to say that
In 1850 he will improve on l649; and he will. as
usual, give more reading and more engravings than
his cotemporaries. Perhaps little comparison of
what he did last year, and what his adversaries did,
may be amusing, if not instructive TO those about
TO subscribe for a monthly magazine. One thing
the public may be assured Of. that the publisher CT
Godey's Lady's Book will not falsfy his prospec-
tus, as he deems it great sin to tell falsehood
in print as TO give it uterance to verbal one Lis
ten to the universal voice of the American Press
Comparison 6et,oeen Cooley and the other Philadel-
phia MonthLies.
In l649, the Ladys Book gave 9l6 pages-which
is 1I6 more than one, and l4S more than the other
Philadelphia monthly. He gave 2sl engravings--
among which were 90 colored, and 90 full page
which is 1876 more than one, and $50 more than
the other.
We gave, in each number, piece Of music,
printed separately on tinted paper, making "a pa
ges, or 10 pieces in year. To show the cheap
ness ofthe Ladys Book, this same music, if bought
separately at the music stores, would cost exactly
the price of the whole years subscription-S3
1t will be seen, at glance, which is the cheap
est magazine for S3 when you get l6 pages of
reading more than one magazine and l46 more than
| an other; 1876 engravings more than one, and $50
more than the oher to say nothing OF the superiori
ty of Our engravings, among which 90 colored,
and their usefulness to ladies' The Colored Fashion
Plates alone cost much as nearly all the engrav-
ings of either of the other magazines. These en-
deavors to please our subscribers have cost US an
immense sum of money; but if honesty of purpose
and positive dislike to falsehoods in prospectuses
will entite publisher to large subscription list,
the Lady's Book is entitled to it.
| Some of our Peculiar Embellishments ladies
Work Table, which comprises every kind of Nee
dlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting, Crotchet,
Patterns for Caps, Chemisettes, Children's clothes,
Wedding dresses, In door and Out door Costumes,
Birds of America; Colored Flower Plates; Model
Cottages and Furniture; Fashionable do; Lace
Work; Vignette Plates at the head Of articles, ETC.
All the above are illustrated by engravngs.
And, in 1850, will also be given set Of engra
wings, illustrative of The Costumes of all Nations
with descriptions by Mrs. Hale. Most of the ole
features of the Book that were popular last yea
will be retained, and new added as they may
! suggest themselves 10 the puOllSner.
A New NOVEL, by w. Gilmore Simms, will be
one of the features for 1850.
Our Reading Mater--We have long stood a
the head of the magazine world for our contribu
tions; they are always moral and instructive, anc
such as may be placed before family withou
hesitation. This department is under the contro
of MRs. SARAH JosEPHA HALE, whose name acn,
is sufficient guarantee for the proprety of tht
Lady's Book. We may say the same of our en-
cravings We will never as it is done by co
temporary, publish indecent model-a,tist pictures
such as no parent would allow a child to look at
We will not here parade the names of our con
trbutors it is not necessary. Godey's Lady:
Book and its proprietor are too well known for u
to take up space to enumerate the names of thos,
who, by their writings, have placed themselves a
the head of the authors of this country. One thing
, our friends will oblige us by not doing-conferrin.
upon US the title OF ''The Biackwood of America
We do not wish to bear the appellation of maya
zine that is opposed to the interests of this coun
try and always loud in its denunciations of it; an
besides, Blackwood does not publish Fashions.
To sum up all, we unhesitatingly state, that 70
haze much more than fulfilled all our promises. an
enter upon the year with new one, which thos
who know us-and who does not !-will believe
GOdey's Lady's Book for 1850
shall supass that for ls49, and exceed all mag
, zines past, present, and to come.
MAGNIFICENT AND EXPENSIVE PREMIUMS.
Subscribers to Club or single SUBSCRIBERS may choose d
ferent Engraving.
> One copy year 49, with any two of the follow
ing splendid premium plates: Death Bed of tn
Rev John Wesley Wesley Preaching in tn
Gwenap Amphitheatre,' America Guided b
, WISDOM General Taylor and Old Whitley
Likeness of the Rev. John Wesley DO. of hi
co-laborer' Rev. John Fletcher'--the last two
though separate engravings. we count only a
one premium
Two copies for SIS, and any two of the above print
. to each subscriber.
Five copies for $40, and extra copy OF the Book
D and any two of the above engrayings to the per
+ son sending the club.
Eleven copies for $40, and an extra copy of tn
Book, and any three Of the above engravings I
the person sending the club.
ANY person sending $5 in advance, subscriptio
for 1850 and 81, will be entitled to any four G
a the above engravlngs.
0 MORE AND MOST LIBERAL OFFERS.
For $50 in advance, ten copies of the Lady's Boo
f will be sent, and copy of either Of above mag
nihcent prints sent to each subscriber The
can, in all cases, select which they please.
For $50, we will send ten copies Of the Book, an
!, thirty copies Of any of the above engravlngs
i Single number of the Lady's BOOK, 20 CENTS
The above are large-szed parlor prints. TIL
Death Bed of Wesley contains many portraits
e Wesley Preaching in the Amphltheatre' contain
hundreds of figures, and cost 81 500 to eng rave i
! America Guided by Wisdom, is very large lin
engraving, and cost $500 to engrave. Genera
$ Taylor and Old Whitley is one of the largest {