Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-03-15
aodey's Lady's BOOK

the NATION ana Arts Union OF America 7.
Immense increase of reading matter with
out reducing the number Of full page Steel
engtavings. u. .Nn 7.ls pr.v - Sd .5.L'
Its useless for the publisher Of Godey's
Lady's Book TO make any great parade of
what he intends 10 DO. The work has
beeh before the public for twenty-tbree
years, and 1t is well.known fact that the
latter numbers ola year are always SUPER.
or 70 the commencing ones, as no improves
with the expense with which each month
brings him, selling every new feature of the
day and imparting il to his subscribers j
through the successive numbers Of the book.
| Nothing but real worth in publication
cbuld be the cause oi so prolonged an exis- 10
tInce, especially in the literary world.
| where everything isBo eVaneScent. Hun
fedS of magazines lave been started, and,
fter a short life, lave depar,ed--where
te "Lady's Book" alone stands triumph
ht, proud monunent reared by the La
les oil America as p testimony Of their
lwn worth.
| Many persons, wfb seek no further than o.
Iur title, presume thlt the "Lady's Book ~
5 intended merely fG the amusement of a
class, and that il dos not enter into tho =
discussion OF those 1ore important ques-
lions connected witHthe realities and the
duties OF life which every well-informed
woman, mother and daughter, should DO
acquainted with. b such is not the fact.
1t is now, as il has efr been, our constant
care to combine, in 4e pages Of the ala
dy's Book" whateve is useful, whatever Is
pure, dlgnihed, and irtuous in sentiment,
with whatever may Hord rational and in
nocent amusement. ....t
The expense Of on number Of the ala
dy's Book" including steel engravines and
literary matter, paid for, not taken from
English magazines, II exceeds that Of any w
other magazine publ he'd in this country. n
We make no excePtif' and are willing to
have the fact tested. ''
Godey's splendid hgravings ON STEEL
Remember that COPY gives more than
four times as many stei engravings motnh-
ly US any other magazine. tits the fashion
with many magazine to announce in their
advertisements, "splddid engravings. FASH
ion plates" &c. WHIT is the disappoint-
ment OF the duPed bscriber when he re-.
ceives the numbers a magazine thus ad-
vertlsed, to ind hs re engraVings are but
common wood-ctts- hs poor in design as
in execution! = ~ a .e..4 =. .. .f
The publishe, oithe gladys book"
performs all hePr4ises, and, as some
OF our exchanges ie kind enough to
say, "more than NJ promises" Each
number of the aaf's book" contains
at least three anAavings from steel
plates, engraved u the best artists.
either in line, stbp|, or mezzotint, and !
sometimes four. .9y,s .,,J e.
Godey,s relialfashion plates are
published montlyhnd are considered
the only really Alb ble fashion plates
that are publistd They have been
the standard fopF twenty-five years.
IN addition to To boye, every month
selections from1d following are given,
with simple dlretihs that all may UNI
derstand - .f
Undoubted ests, model cottages,
model cottage irture, patterns for,
window curtaln 1llsic, crochet work, na5
knitting, nettin ttchwork, crochet
Hover work, haibH ding, ribbon work,
chenille work, lei ollar work, chill
dren,s and lnht1 clothes, capes,
caps, chemiset+ fine, everything
that can intere, n iadv will 6nd 10 a