The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-23


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
I" full of sound and fury, signifying nothing"
Agreeaby to the practice Of last year, the publisher
will issue as good number each month aa 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 viii continue 70 do SO
next year. Those who subscribe TO GODElS
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 one month nearly, II not quite as much
reading matter as the other monthlics, making, for
SO, the amount of reading Of two Magazines month
THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES about Godeys l4ady's
Book for the ladies that no other Magazine posses
SEES. There is Mezzotint 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 to Cooley,
as no other work has them every month, and col
ored. Then there are Caps, Bonnets Chemsettes,
Equestranism for Indies, with engrayings. The
Ladies' Work Table, with designs for knitting, net
u.
for Smoking Caps, Chair Covers Window Curtains,
Doyleys Purses, Bags, &C., &c. Health and
Beauty, with engruyings. Model Cottages, with
ground plans md other engrayings, always ilnstra,
on tinted paper which may be taken out and bound.
Colored Model Cottages, and Colored Flower Pieces,
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
u,pUurtp,S SKpTf,uCS ot, AuCpIr.N CII.u
ACTERiSlICS,,
most amusing series, now first given to the Amer.
lean public. These will be illustrated in every mum.
Der by sketch from the pencil Of Croome.
1.-THE CHANGES OF FASHION,
Illustrated by Fay Robinson, Esq. This series will
be very interesting 10 the ladies.
"TIIE APPLICABILITY OF THE FINE ARTS TO
| DOMESTIC USES"
is another series of engrayinga 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
Furniture-a very necessary appendago TO cot
tapc.
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Our Superior artists, Walters Tucker, Pease and
WEIGH nre now engaged upon sal Of plates ilus.
traiiye of iheHe two snblccis.
OUR MUSIC,
prepared expressly for us--mos original and lea,l-
tifully printed has long demanded decided prefer
ence ovor thar of any other Magazine II Ia tea-
Iure In The Book.
THE LITERARY CHARACTER OF Cooley 5 LhDY,s
HOOK, It.
with such writer's MS Miss Leslie, Grace Greenwood,
w. G. Simms, Mrs. Ellet, T. s. Arthur Mrs f..
Cakes Smith, Mrs. J. G. Neale, H. T, Tuckerman,
II. w. Herbert, &C.. the author Of the Widow Be-