Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-03-26
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XVI, Litenry I'd pictorial; the bOokOEi
the Nation apd KITS Union OF America
immense inofeasaN f reading matter with
out reducing TIE huber OF full page Stee
engravings.
1t is useless fol theOublisher OF GodeyS
Lady's Book 10 nake\ny great parade Of
what he intends 90 The work has
been before the psblic(or twenty-,hreO-
years, and II is a wel-kn\wn fact that the
latter numbers OF a year ne always superb
or 10 the commencing Snes.ns he improves
with the expense wilh'vhida each month
brings him, Selling every lew(eature Of the
day and imparling it TO his subscribers
through the successive NUMBERS Of the book.
Nothing but real worth in publication
could be the cause Of so prolonged an exis-
tence, especially in the Bte;ary world,
where everything is so evanescent. Hun
dreds Of magazines have been started, and,
after short life, have departed--whero
the "Lady's Book" alone stands triumph.
ant, proud monument reared by the La
dies Of America as u testimony OF their
own worth.
MANY persons, who seek no further than
our title, presume that the "Lady's Book"
is intended merely for the amusement Of
class, and that Il does not enter into tho
discussion OF those more important ques-
tons connected with the realities and the
duties Of life which every wel.informed
woman, mother and daughter, should DO
acquainted with. But such is not the fact.
1t is now, as it has ever been, our constant
care to combine, in the pages of the Ala
dy's Book" whatever is useful, whatever is
pure, dignifed, aud virtuous in sentiment,
with whatever may afford rational and ia
nocent amusement.
The expense Of one number Of the "La.
dy's Book" including steel engravingS and
literary matter paid for, not taken from
English magazines, far exceeds that Of any
other magazine published in this country.
We make no exception, and are willing TO
have the fact tested.
Godey'S splendid engravings on STEEL
Remember that Cooley gives more than
four times as many steel engravings motnh-
Y us any other magazine. 1t is the fashion
with many magazines TO announce in their
advertisements, splendid engravings, fash
ion Plates" &c. What Is the disSppoint-
ment OF the duped subscriber when he re-.
Iceives the numbers of magazine thus ad-
vertised, to find his fine engravings are but
common wood'cuts-as poor in design as
in execution!
The publisher Of the GLADYS book"
performs all 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 ara
published monthly, and are considered
the only really valuable fashion plates
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 un-
derStand =
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 Clothes, ca.es.
caps, chemisetteS-in fine, everything
that can intereSt n lo,l,, ,,,;il eI -