The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-18

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 Scripural Poetry
4. s. ARTHUR, who contributes to every No,
illustrative Of Arthlrs' Sketches of American
Character. Designs by Croome.
We intend merely to give notice Of our Intentions
for next year. leaving others long advertisements
full Of sound and fury, signfying nothing
Agreeaby to the practice of last year, the publisher
will issue as good Il number each month as he does
in january. This is a 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
next year. Those who subscribe to GODEG'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 10 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 Magazines month.
THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES about Godeys Lady's
Book for the ladies' that no other Magazine possess
ses. There il Mezzotnt and fine Engraving in
each number-both by tho best artists. In addition
to these, there are given monthly what no other
Magazine gives--a Colorcd Fashion Plate, with
full description. This feature Is peculiar to Cooley,
ored. Then there are Caps Bonnefs, chemlsel1es,
Equestriansm for Ladies', with engravngs. The
Ladies' Work Table, with designs for knitting mel.
ting, crotchet, and all other kinds Of work Patterns
D'oyleys, Purses Baga, &c. &c., Health and
Beauty, with engrayings Model Cottages with
ground plans, and other engdvings always illustra
tive Of something useful Music, beautifully printed
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
'AhrHups sK IGGHH;sf 1T american CHAR.
most amusing SERIES now first given to the Amer.
lean public. These win be illustrated in every nun.
Der by sketch from the pencil Of Croomc.
"THE CHANGES OF FASHION,
Illustrated by Fay Robinson, Esq This series will
be very interesting TO the ladies'.
THE APPLICABILITY nnHTsr q THE FINE Arts TO
Is another series of engrnyings now in preparation
and will be published during the year.
COTTAGE FURNITURE.
Having given go many Model Cottages, we in
tend now 10 commence the Publication Of Cottage
Fnrnture---a very necessary appendage 10 cot
taee.
RELIGION AND HISTORY,
Our Superior artists, Walters, Tucker Poase and
WEIGH, are now engaged upon Sc, of plates illus.
tratiye OF these two subjects,
OUR MUSIC,
prepared expressly for ns--most original and beau.
tifully printed, has long demanded decided prefer
ence ovor thai of any other Magazine. II IL iea-
ture in The Book
THE LITERARY CHARACTER aoa or coDEY's LaDy's
with such writers as Miss Leslie, Grace Greenwood,
W. G. Simms. Mrs. Ellet, T. s. Arthur, Mrs. II.
Oakes Smith, Mrs, }. C. Neale, II. T. Tnckernnn,
III. w. Herbert &c, the author Of the Widow Be-
dott Professor Frost, Bryant, LOngfellow, Holmes
and host of othPrs--,nust always take the lead
in literary merit,
TERMS:
For Three Dollars we viii send the I.ady's Book,
containing more reading than any other monthly,
and the Ladys Dollar Newspaper, published twice
a month, which contains az much reading as any Of
the SO periodicals OF the daymaking three publica
tons In one monihor, II the subscriber prefers the
following SPLENDID cngrayings TO the Lady's Dollar
Newspaper, (although we would not advise II, as
engravngs cannot be sent through the mail without
being crushed or creased) we will send the beau-
ful plate containing the portraits Of Harriet Newell
Fanny Forester, Mrs. Stewart, Mrs. Ann II. Jud-
Weeping over Jerrsalemt the Opening Of the Sepul.
chre Deliyerance Of ST. Peter, and The Rebuke II
preferred 10 the newspaper or plates we VIII send
Miss Leslie's Novel Of Amelia and any three Of
Mrs. Jfey OF MATS poPHhit HofclS.
For Five Dollars we will send two copies Of the
I.ady'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 copy to the person sending the
the Club and set of plates TO each.
For Twenty Dollars, eleven copies Of the Book
and set Of plates to each subscriber and cosy OF
the Book to tho person sending the Club
For One Dollar we will send the I.ady's Book
five months, five copies one month, and for 90
cents any one No. Posiags to be paid on all orders.
Address l.. A. Cooley,
ll3 Chestnut 81, Phiiddelphia.
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which we shall receive the greatest number Of sub
scribers 10 Godey's Lady's Book, during The year
between the first OF December lgi9, md the first
Of December, 1850 tthe Magazine to be malcd 10
such post-ofice or TO subscribers through IT, shall
been titled TO continuance Of the whole nunoer OF
the subscriptions graifousIy for one year AFTER tle
expiration Of the year for which their subscriptions
shall have been paid.
The Magazine will be continued on either, 10 the
subscribers themselves, or to the agents through |
whom, we NAV receive the orders for quantities. and
% whom the package or packages may be directed,
n 10 both II there should be both In the same town.
n the case may be. Address
: ~ L. A. Cooley, ll3 Chestnut ST.
with any newspaper giving the above few In !
,ertions we viii exchange.
Our agents are informed that those sending in !
heir orders first viii be first supplied In case the
,dition threatens TO run ont
pLAYING CARnR.