The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-26
THE LEADING PERIODICAL IN AMERICA
GODEY'S I4ADY'S BOOK,
1T EnD 1QaA
EDITED BY SARAH j. HALE, GRACE GREENWOOD
AND L. A. Cooley.

A.Noyele,te by MISS LESLIE, who contributes
TO every No.
N. P. WILLIS Original scriptnral Poetry.
i rs. ARTHUR, who contributes to every No.,
illustrative of Z" 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,
/" full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
Ageeably to the practice Of last year, the publisher
will issue as good u number each month as he does
In January. This is 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 70 do so
next year. Those who subscribe TO GODEN'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 to any other
work. To This is added and included in the same
SO, the LADY'S DOLLAR NEWSPAPER, which
contains in month nearly, If not quite, as much
reading matter ms the other monthles making, for
49, the amount Of reading of two Magazines month.
THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES about Godey's Ladys
Book for the ladies' that no other Magazine posses
SEES There is a Mez2otnt and fine Engraving in
each number-both by the best artists. In addition
Magazine gives--a Colored Fashion Plate, with
full description This feature Is peculiar to Cooley,
no other work hns 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'oyleys, Purses Bags, DC, Sc, Health and
ground plans, and other engrayings, always nslra.
i've Of something useful. Music, beautifully printed
On tinted which may Be ,nken 9a and bound
occasionally These are all extra in Cooley, and to
be found in no other Magazine. These were all
given last year. and will be continued. In addition,
we shall have in every No., one Of
"aRTHURs SKETCHES OF AMERICAN CHAR.
ACTERISTiCS,''
most amusing SERIES now first given to he Amer
lean public. These will 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'.
4THE APPLICABILITY OF THE FINE ARTS TO
DOMESTIC USEs,n Il
Is another series of engravings 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
Furniture--a very necessary appendage TO cot
tage,
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Onr Superior artists, Walters, Tucker, Peasa, and
WEIGH, are now engaged upon eel Of plates Illus
trative ofsDhese two subjects.
OUR MUSIC,
prepared expressly for us--most original, and beau
tifully printed, has long demanded decided prefer
ence ovor thai Of any other Magazine. II Ia fea
ture in The Book
THE LITERARY CHARACTER OF Cooley 5 LADY's
BOOK,
with such writers as Miss Leslie, Grace Greenwood
w. @. Simms. Mrs Ellet, T. s. Arthur, Mrs. f
Oakes Smith, Mrs ]. G. Neale, H. r. Tuckerman
II. w. Herbert, &c, the author of the Widow Be-
dolt Professor Frost, Bryant, Longfelow, Holmes
and host Of others-must always take the lead
in literary merit,