The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-31
THE LEADING PERIODICAL. IN AMERICA
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK,
FOR 1s40.
EDITED by SARAH J. HALE, GRACE GREENWOOD
AND L. A. Cooley.

" J.
AND l. A. Cooley.
A Novelette, by MISS LESLIE who contributes
TO every No.
". P. WILLIS Original scriptural Poetry.
r. s. ARTHUR, who contributes to every No.,
Illustrative of Arthurs' Sketches of American
Character. Designs by Cioome.
We intend merely give notice of our intentions
for next year, leaving TO others long advertisements
"full Of sound and fury, signlfying nothing"
Agreeaby the practice Of last year. the publisher
vii! issue as good number each month as he does
In January. This is novel feature In 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 GODEYS
LADY'S BOOK, may do SO under the assurance
that they will receive moie 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 LADY'S DOLLAR NEWSPAPER, which
contains in one month nearly, II not quite as much
reading matter as the other monthlies, making, for
So the amount Of reading OF TWO Maga2inesp month.
THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES about iodey's I4adys
Book for the ladies' that other Magazine posses-
ses. There Ia Mezxotint and fine Engraving In
each number-both by the best artists. In addition
TO these, there are given monthly what no other
Magazine gives-a Colored Fashion Plate, with
full description. This feature Is peculiar 10 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 CROCHET and al other kinds Of work Patterns
for Smoking Caps, Chair Covers, Window CurIains,
DOyleys, Purses, Bags, &c, &c. Health and
Beauty, with engraylngs. Model Cottages, with
ground plans and other engrayings, always illustra,
on tinted paper which may be taken Jut and bound.
Colored Model Cottages and Colored Flower Pieces,
occasionally. These are all exrn In Cooley, and 10
given last year, and will be continued In addition,
we shuli have. In every No., ono of
.ARTHURs SKETCHES OF AMERICAN CHAR.
AcTERlSTICS''
most amusing series, now first given to the Amer
lean public. These will be illustrated In every NUM-
Der by sketch from the pencil Of Croome.
eTHE CHANGES OF FASHION,
Illustrated by Fay Robinson, Esq This series will
be very interesting TO the ladies'
TIE APPLICABILITY OF THE FINE ARTS TO
DOMESTIC USES
!. another series Of engravings now in preparation,
aid will be published during the year.
COTTAGE FURNITURE.
Having given so many Model Cottages, we in
tend now TO commence the Publication of Cottage
Furniture--a very necessary appendage to cot
tage
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Our Superior artists, Walters Tucker Pease and
WEIGH, are now engaged upon a set of plates illus
trative Of these two subjects.
OUR MUSIC,
prepared expressly for usmosl original, and beau
tifully printed has long demanded decided prefer
cnce ovor that Of amy other Magazine. II lis fen-
ture In The Book.
THE LITERARY CHARACTER OF GoDEy's LADy's.
hook,
with such writers as Miss Leslie, Grace Greenwood
W. G. Simms, Mrs. Ellet, It. s. Arthur Mrs f.
~ 4 n .lx.~
H. w. Herbert, &c, the author Of the Widow Be-
dot, Professor Frost Bryant, Longfellow, Holmes
land host Of others-must always take the lead
In literary merit.