The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-10-01
GoDEY's LADY's BOOK FOR 1854.
Increase OF Reading Matter!

TVNHE LADY'S BOOK for the ensuing year will
i present many novel features suited to the ad
vancing demands of the public taste. 1t has ever
been the object Of the publisher to take the lead
among the popular Magazines of this country; and
the host of imitators, who have been constantly
MISUNDERSTANDING after him IN vain'-are sufi
Gent to attest his brilliant success The prompt
ness with which every new idea that he suggestsi is
adopted by others, il a sufficient reason for his not
being very explicit and exact In his promises Of
what 10 yet to come. He does not wish to lay out
plans for others to follow. II ia sufficient however,
to say that oil the existing popular features of the
LADy's Book will be retained, and many new ones,
particularly attractive in Lady's Book and Fami;
the elegant will always be kept in view.
To the Magazines alone we must look for the
illusions of the master minds Of Literature. tits
useless to publish q list of names-sufhce it to say
that ave published articles, and have others to
publish from all the best american Driters, male and
female.
Godey's Lady 3 Book for January, 1852, wilIcon-
tain in addition the most beautiful and numsrous
engravings-three 4f tohieh are col0red- auui-
toual quantity of reading by American authors.
There is no question about the fact and the tens of
thousands of notices that we have from the con-
temporary press will establish it, that it is the most
magnifce periodical in the irorld!
The publisher will give twelve numbers for 1852
that the London Arts Union would be proud of,
and their price is ten dollars year.
1t must be observed that the LADv's Book caters
to the taste of the American Ladies. It furnishes
them with every thing that can interest Lady
GODEY'S RELIABLE FASHION PLATES,
MONTHLY,
with full iptions-besides chit.chat upon the
Fashions every month; giving full explanations of
every thing new in the fashionable world.
OUR MODEL COTTAGES.
This is a department peculiarly our own, and
where been acknowledged.
FOR THE LADIES.
We have undoubted Receipts, Model Cottages,
Model Cottage Furniture, Patterns for Window
Curtains, Music, Crochet Work, Knitting, Net
Branding, Ribbon Work, Chenille Work, Lace
Collar Work, Children's and Infants Clothes
Capes, Caps, Chemisetts-in fine, every thing that
can interest Lady will find its appropriate place
in her own Book.
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one copy two years, $5; five copies one year, $40;
one copy five years. $40; ten copies one year, $40;
and extra to the sending The club
lib Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
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one year for 81. Oct7-3tdtriw&w
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