The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-02-01
THE LEADING RERloDICALI IN AMERIc.
GODEY'S LADY,S BOOK,


GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK,
FOR ls49.
EDITED ny SARAH j. HALE, GRACE GREENWOOD.
AND L. A. Cooley.
A Novelette, by MISS LESLIE, who contributes
to every No.
N. p. WILLIS Original Scriptural Poetry,
Il. s. ARTHUR, who contributes to every No.,
illustrative of F" 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
fill of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
Agreeably the practice Of last year. the publisher
will issue as good number each month rs he does
in January. This is n 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 to do so
next year. Those who subscribe to GODEY'S
LADI'S BOOK, may do SO under tho assurance
that they will receive more 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, If not quite, as much
reading matter ne the other monthllcs, making, for
$3, the amount Of reading OF two Magazinesa month
THERE AaE IRREGULARITIES about liodey'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
e these there are G F"shou whas a," Ghe
fill description. This feature is peculiar 10 Cooley,
as no other work has them every month, and col.
ored. Then there nre Caps, Bonnets Chemsettes,
Ladies' Work Table, with designs for knitting, net
ting crofchet, and all other kinds Of work. Patterns
for Smoking Caps, Chair Covers, Window Curtains,
D'oyeys, Purses, Bags, &C. &c.. Health and
ground plans, and other engrayings, always ilnsra
tive of something useful. Music, beautifully printed
on tinted paper, which may be taken out and bound,
Colored Model Cottages, and Coored Flower Pieces,
occasionally. These nre oil extra in Cooley, and to
be found in no other Magazine. These were all
given last year. and Willie continued. In addition,
we shall have, in every No, one Of
"ARTHuRs SWITCHES or AMERICAN. CHAR, <
AGTERIsTIcS,' @.
q most amusing series, now first given to he Amer
lean public These will be illustrated in every num-
Der by sketch from the pencil Of Croome y
1.-THE CHANGES OF FASHION,"
Illustrated by Fay Robinson, Esq. This series will
be very interesting TO the ladies. E
"TnE APPLICABILITY OF THE FINE ARTS TO
DOMESTIC USES"
is another series of engravings 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
Furnhure--a very necessary appendage TO cot
tage
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Our Superior artists, Walters, Tucker, Pcasc, and
WEIGH, are now engaged upon n set of plates illus
traipe of these two subjects.
OUR MUSIC,
prepared expressly for us--most original, and beat
tifully printed has long demanded decided prefer
ence ovor thai Of any other Magazine. II is fea
tnre in The Book.
THE LITERARY CHARACTER OF GoDEY's LaDY's
BOOK,
with such writers as Miss Leslie, Grace Greenwood
w. G.. Simms, Mrs. Ellet T. s. Arthur, Mrs. f..
Oakes Smith, Mrs. }. G. Neale, II. 7. Tnckerman,
H. W. Herbert &C., the author Of the Widow Be-
dott, Professor Frost, Bryant, Lnngielow, Holmes
and host Of others-must always take the lead
In literary merit.
TERMS:
For Three Dollars we will send the Lady's Book,
containing more reading thnD any Other monthly,
and the I.ady's Dollar Newspaper, published twice
MONTH which contains as much reading MS any Of
the 50 periodicals Of the dny-making three publca-
tons in ono month-or If the subscriber prefers The
following SPLENDID engravings TO the I.ady's Dollar
Newspaper, although we would not advise i, as
engrnvings cannot be sent drought the mai without
being crushed creased,) we will send the beauti-
full plate containing the portraits Of Harriet Newell,
Fanny Forester, Mrs Stewart, Mrs. Ann II. Jnd-
son, and Mrs. T.. b. Dwight and the plates Of Christ
Weeping over Jerusalem, the Opening Of the Sepul-
preferred to the newspaper or plates, we will send
Miss Leslie's Novel of Amelia, and any three Of
Mrs. Grey's or Mrs. chickering's popular novels,
For Five Dollars we will send two copies Of the
Lady's Book, and set Of the plates to each sub
scriber.
For Ten Dollars we will send five copies of the
Lady's Book, and a copy TO the person sending the
the Club and set of plates to each.
Fur Twenty Dollars, eleven copies Of the Book,
and set Of plates to each subscriber and cosy OF
the Book to the person sending the Club.
For One Dollar we will send the Lady's Book
five months, or five copies one month, and for rs
cents any one No Postage TO be paid on NIL orders.
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between the first Of December, lg19 and the hrst
Of December, 1850, {he Magazine 10 be mailed 10
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been titled 10 continuance of the whole nnInoer oi
the subscriptions grafutousiy for one year alter the
expiration Of the year for which their SUBSCRIPTIONS
shall have been paid.
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