The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-01
THE LEADING PERIODICAL IN AMERIC1
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK,
FOR Is49.

EDITED ny SARAH j. HALE, GRACE GREENWOOD,
AND IT,. Cooley,
A Novelette, by MISS LESLIE, who contributes
10 every No.
N. p. WILLIS Original seriptural Poetry.
T. $. ARTHUR, who contributes TO every No..
Illustrative of g Arthurs Sketches Of American
Character Designs by CrooIne.
We intend merely to give notice Of our intentions
for next year, leaving TO others long advertisements.
+" full Of sound and fury signiiying nothing"
Agreeably to tho practice OF last year. the publisher
will issue as good number each month as he does
in january. This is u, 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 50
next year. Those who subscribe 10 GoDEi'S
LADY'S BOOK, may do SO under The assurance
that they will receive more for their money in the
Magazine alone, than by subscribing TO any other
work. To this Is added and included in the same
49, the LADY'S DOLLAR NEWSPAPER, which
contains in one month nearly, If not quite, much
reading matter az the other monthlles, making for
49, the amount OF reading of Two Magazines month.
THERE ARE IRREGULARITIES about Godey's Lady's
Book for the ladies' that no other Magazine possess
SEES There is a Mezzotint and fine Engraving in
each number--both by the best artists. In addition
to these, there arc given monthly what no other
Magazine giyes-a Coored Fashion Plate, with II
full description This feature is peculiar 10 Cooley,
as no other work has them every month, and col
ored. Then there are Caps, Bonnets, Chemiseiies,
Equestrianism for Ladies, with engrayings.' The
Ladies' Work Table with designs for knitting, net
ting, CROCHET, and all other kinds Of work. Patterns
for Smoking Caps, Chair Covers, Window Curtains,
D'Oyleys, Purses, Bags, &c, &c.. Health and
Beauty, with engravines, Model Cottages, with
live Of something useful Music, beautifully printed
on tinted paper, which may be tnken out and bound.
Colored Model Cottages, and Coored Flower Pieces,
occasionally. These are all extra in Cooley, and 10
be found in no other Magazine. These were all
oiy last yanr mi will bp In nd,
we ahali have, in every No.. one.of
"ARTHURs SKETCHES OF AMERICAN CHAR
ACTERlSTICS,,
a most amusing series, now first given to the Amer.
lean public. These win be illustrated in every
Der by sketch from The pencil OF Croome,
1.-THE CHANGES OF FASHION,
illustrated BY Fay Robinson, Esq, This series will
be very interesting TO the ladies.
1.-THE APPLICABILITY OF THE FINE ARTS TO
DOMESTIC USES
lie another series Of engrayings now In preparation,
and will be published during the year.
COTTAGE FURNITURE
Having given so many Model Cottages, we in
tend now 10 commence the PubHcniion OF cottage
Furntture--a very necessary nppendage 10 cot
tnee.
RELIGION AMP HISTORY,
Our Superior artists, Walters, Tucker, pease, and
WeIch nre now engaged upon set Of plates ilns
tratiye of these two subjects.
OUR MUSIC,
prepared expressly for us--most original, and beau-
iifnlly printed has long demanded decided prefer
ence ovor that Of any other Magazine. II is a lea
iure in The Book.
THE LITERARY CHARACTER OF CoDEy's LADY's
BOOK, .Hf
with such writer's as Miss Leslie, Grace Greenwood,
W. G. Simms. Mrs. Ellei T. S. Arthur Mrs h.
Oakes Smith, Mrs. j. G. Neac, II. Il. Tuckernnn,
H. w. Herbert, &C., The author of the Widow Be-
dot, Professor Frost, Bryant, Longfellow, Holmes
and a host of others must always lake The lead
in literary merit.
TERMS.