Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-03-29
aodeys 'tady'e Book

Immense increase Of reading matter with.
out reducing the number Of fall page Steel
engraVlngs.
Il Is useless for the publisher Of GOdey's
Lndy's Book 10 make any grSat purode OF
what he intends TO do. The work has
been before the public for tween 'V|three
years, and II isa well-known fact thu, y me
latter numbers of year are always supe. W.
or to the commencing ones, as he improves
with the expense with which each month
brings him, SeiElng every new feature Of the
day and impnrllng II TO his subscribers
through the successive numbers Of the book.
Nothing but real worth In q publication
could be the cause Of so prolonged an exiS-
tsnoe, especially In the literary world,
whore everything Is so evanescent, Hun
dreds Of magazines have been started, and,
after short life, have dopRrted--wherO
the gladys Book" alone stands triumph.
ant, proud monument reared by the La
dies Of America as u testimony Of their
own worth. r....
Many persons, who seek no further than
our title, presume that the "Lady's Book"
Is Intended merely for tho amusement Of
class, and that Il does not enter into the
discussion Of those more important cues.
tons connected with the realities and the
duties Of life which every well.informed
woman, mother and daughter, should be
acquainted with, But such Is not the fact.
II Is now, as II has ever been, our constant
care TO combine, In the pages Of the "LO-
dy's Book" whatever Is useful, whatever IL
pure, digniiied, aud vrtuous In sentiment,
with whatever may uh1rd rational and In.
nocent amusement.
The expense Of one number Of the LA
dy's Book" including steel engraving and
literary matter, paid for, not taken from
Engllsh magazines, far exceeds that Of any
other magazine published in this country.
We make no exception, and are willing 10
have the fact tested,
Godey's splendid engravngs on STEEL
Remember that Cooley gives moro than
four times as many steel engruvings motnh.
ly US any other magazine. II Is the fashion
with many magazines 10 announce In their
advertisements, splendid engravings, fash.
ion Plates" &c, What Is tho dsappont.
ment Of the duped subscriber when no 70.
celves the numbers of a magazine thus I'D.
vertlscd, to find his fine engravlngs are but
common wood.cuts-Os poor in de'ign as
In execution
The publisher OF the GLADYS book"
performs oil he promises, and, as some
Of our exchanges are kind enough to
say, "more than he promises" Each
number Of the GLADYS book" contains
at least three engravings from steel
plates, engraved by the best artists,
either in line, stipple, or mezzotint, and
sometimes four.
Godey's reliable fashion plates are
published monthly, and are considered
the only really valuable fashion platos
that are published. They have been
the standard for over twenty-five years.
in addition to the above, every month
selections from the following are given.
with simple directions that all May UNI
derstand - 'r
!. Undoubted receipts, model cottages
model cottage furniture, patterns for,
window curtains, music, crochet work,
knitting, netting, patchwork, crochet
' flower work, hair braidins, ribbon work,
chenille work, lace collar work, chill
dren's and Infants clothos, cages,
caps, chemisettes-in fno, everything
that can interest lady will find its
/. appropriate place IN her own book.