Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-04-05

the Nation and Arts Union OF America ilo
immense lacrosse of reading matter With.
outreducihg the number Of full page Steer
enpravib0S eytH io be Iun' "a 9'el@'f4A
! Its useless for the publisher OfiGOdey's"
bLady's Book 10 make any great pnrade Of
what he intends TO de. The: work ,hHsy
BEEN betUre' The public for tweRty-three,
years, and IT'S &el.knownfact that the
laitdrwumbcSs of year are asWayssaps4fS
OF Joa.he commencing ones, as he impfCxgs~
with the expense with which sacAmonih.e
brings him, seizing every new feature ofthesg
day and impsriing Il, 70, his subscribers
Through the Successive numbers OF the book
L Nothing but real wotthin publication
couId'bs the cause Of 50 prclobged dh exis-s,
tence, especially in the literary world
where eyerything'is so ovaneseent aHun9'o
Idreds ofsmagazihes have bcenlstartOd, iand,&
after a short life, have deParlea--wherooe
the gladys Book alone stands tripmph+A
ant, a proud monument reared, by tbs ka-ss
dies OF America, as a lestimopy Of khsiTpa
own worth. - .,,,'..',.;.,,,,.,,s
Many persons, WHO seek no further than
our title, presume that the "Eadys Book
is overwhelmingly for the amusement Of a
class, and that il does not enterlintol the
discussion of those more importantly ues.
tons connected with lhs realities and ihs.
duties Of, life which, every well-intormedi
woman, moiher and daughter, should DO
acquainted with. Butsuch Is not the fact,
II is now, as il has ever been, our constant
care 10 combine, In the pages Of the "LO-
Idy's Book" whatever il useful, whatever is
pure,. dignfed, ant virtuous ia sentiment,
with whatever mas afford rational and iut
nocent amusement. .,,..,,..a4E Oh, q. 'i5rs K
The expense Of one number ofthe "La-
dy's Book" including steel ,engrpvingS and
literary matter, paid for, not taken. from
English magazines, liar exceeds that Of any
other magazine published in this country.
Wemake no excepdohI and are willing 10
havsthe fact tested. ''.''" "''.'' '' VI ...' -.
|, iGodey's splendid engravings on STEEL
TRbrnetpber that Cooley gives moro THAI
Tour times asinany steel engravings motnh-
" rs any other magazine. tits the fashion
with many magazines to announce in their
advertisements, splendid engravngs, fash.
ion plales," &c. What IS the disappoint-
ment of the duped subscriber when he 70.
lceives the numbers Of a magazine thus ad-
yertised, TO find his fine engravings are but
common, wnod-cuts-=as -poor-in dssign as,
in execution! l9l9}H'3B g9gtgIIygNT
p TIE Publisher Of the gladys booK'e
performs all he promises, and, as some
Of our exchanges are kind enough to /
say, "more, than he promises" y Each
number Of the Gladys book" contains
at least three .engravings from steel, a.
plates, engraved by the best artists
sitherin line, stipple, or mezzotint, and .
sometimes four. 'rs1 e, ,aH'H5GJAal1
I God6y's, reliable fashion plates are re-. !,
published monthly, and are considered .
the only really valuable fashion plates
that are published. They have sbeeh
the standard for over twenty-five years. y.
in additiOn'to the above, every month
selections from the following are giYsn,I
with simple. directions that allmay,un4- -
Iderstand :-,a e, y s' ,, y u, 3r ys
Undoubted receipts, model cottage
model cottage furniture; patterns for
window curtains, music, crochet work.,
knitting, netting, patchwork, crochet /,
flower work, hair braiding, ribbon work, %
chenille. work, lace dollar work, chill d.
dren's and Infants clothes, caees,,aE
caps, chemlsettes-Tin fine, everything =
that can interest lady will find it's
annTnnriata nlaoa in her our, ko,o,l, i"g-N