The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-01-30
Gody's Lady's Book for 1850.
she Book of the Nation' the oldest Magazine in Amcr
ca Published by the present proprietor for twenty years.

Gody's Lady's Book for 1850.
ssThc Book of the Naon" the oldest Magazine in Amcr-
ca Published by the present proprietor for twenty years.
EDITED BY MRF. SARAH J. HALE.
THE Publisher of the Lady's Book, knowing
how completely he put down all opposition in
lS49, and being assured that the public is also
acquainted with this fact, deems it only neces-
sary to Fay that, in 1850, he will improve on
1919; and he will, usual, give more reading
and more engravings than his contemporaries.
Perhaps little comparison of what he did last
year, and what his advcrsaries did, may be anu
sing, if not instructive, to those about to sub
scribe for monthly magazine One thing the
public NAV be assured Of, that the publisher of
Godey's Lady's Book will not falsify his pros
pectus, as he deems it as great sin to tell a
falselood in print as it is to give utterancc to Il
verbal one. Listen to the universal voice of
the American press.
Comparison bctreen Cooley the other Phade monhlcs.
In 1S49, the Ladys Book gave GIG pages;
which is 116 moro than one, and 149 more than
the other Philadelphia monthly. He gave 29l
engravings-among which were 20 colored and
93 full pages-which is 1856 more than one, and
$50 more than the other.
We gave in each number piece of music,
printed separately on tinted paper, making "a
pages, or II pieces in yerr. To show the cheap
ness of the Lady's Book, this same music, if
bought separately at the music stores, would
cost exactly the price of the whole year S sub
scription, $50.
1t will be seen at glance which is the cheap
est magazine for So, when you get l6 pages of
reading more than one magazine, and l4o more
than another; 1876 engravings more than one, &
100 more than the other, to say nothing of the
superiority of our cngravings, among which are
20 colored, and their usefulness to ladies'. The
colored fashion plates alone cost as much near
ly all the cngravings of either of the other ma
gaines. These endcavors to please our subscri.
bers have cost us an immense sum of money;
but if honesty of purpose, and positive dislike
to falschoods in prospectuses, will entltle pub
Usher to a large subscription list, the Lady's
Book is entitled to it.
Some of our Peculiar EugraringS.
Ladies' Work Table, which comprises every
kind of nccdlework, embroidery, knitting, net
ting, crochet, patterns for caps, chemisettcs
children's clothes, wedding dresses, indoor and
outdoor costumes, birds of America, colored
flower plates, model cottages and furniture fash
ionable ditto, lace work, vignette plates at the
head of articles, &c. All the above are illustra.
ted by engravings, And, in 1850, will also be
given set of engravings, illustrative ofthe Cos
tunes Of all Nations, with descrs ptions by Mrs
Hale. Most of the old features of the Book thai
were so popular last year, will be retained, ano
new ones added as they may suggest themselves
to the publisher.
A New Novel, by w. Gilmore Simms, will
be one of the features for 1850.
Our Reading Matter.
We have long stood at the head of the maya
zine world for our contributions; they are al
ways moral and instructive, and such as may be
placed before family without hesitation. Thi:
department is under the control of Mrs. Saral
Josepha Hale, whose name alone is sutficcn
guaranty for the propriety of the Lady's Book
We may say the same of our cngravings. We
will never, as is done by contemporary, pub
fish indecent model artist pictures, such as nc
parent would allow a child to look at.
We will not here parade the names of oul
contributors; it is not necessary. Godey's La
dy's Book and its proprietor are too we'll known
tor us to take up space to enumerate the names
of those who by their writings ,have placed them
selves at the head Of the authors of this country
One thing our friends will oblgc us by not do
ing-conferring upon us the title of the "Black.
wood of America" We do not wish to bear
the appellaton of magazine that is opposed to
the interests of this country, and always loud in
its dcnunciations of it; and, besides, Blackwood
does not publish fashions. To sum up all, we
than fulfilled all our promises, and enter upon
the year with new one, which those who know
us (and who does not?) will believe.
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR 1850
LhaH surpass that Of 1850, and exceed all maya
zines, past, present, and to come.
Terms: Cash in advance. Postage paid
.Nagn!tccnt and crpenSire premiums.-Sub
scribcrs to a club single subscribers may
choose different engravings.
One copy one year $3, with any two of the
following splendid premium plates: "Death Bed
of the Rev. John Wesley" 'sWcsley preaching
in the Gwenap Amphithcatre;' "Amerca Gut
ded by Wisdom;" "Gen. Taylor and Old Will
tey;' "Likeness of thu John Wclsey;' "Do of
his co-laborer, the Rev. John Fletcher" The
last two, though separate cngravings, we count
only as one premium.
Two copies for SIS, and any two of the above
prints to each subscriber.
Five copies for $40, and an extra copy of the
book and any two of the above engravngs to the
person sending the club.
Eleven copies for 500, and an extra copy of
the book and any three of the above engravings
to the person sending the club.
Any person sending S. in advance, subscrip-
tons for 1850 and 81, will be entitled to any
four of the above cngravings.
More and most liberal offers.
For 500 in advance ten copies of the Lady s
Book will be sent, and copy of either of the
above magnificent prints sent to each subscriber.
They can in all cases select which they please.
For $3.50 we will send ten copies of the book
and thirty copies of any of the above engravings
Single numbers of the Lady's Book IS cents
The above arc large-sized parlor prints. The
"Death-Bed Of Wesley contains many por-
traits; "Wesley preaching in the Amphitheatre"
contains hundreds of figures, and cost 81 800 to
engrave it. "America Guided by Wisdom is
very large line engraving, and cost ST. 300 to
engrave it. "Gen. Taylor and Old Whitley"
is one of the largest of the Gen. Taylor prints,