Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-03-31
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1t is useless for tho publisher OF G0dey's :
Lady's Book TO make any great parade oil
what he intends TO do. The work has =
been before The public for twenty.threo'
years, and it is well-knowh fact that the >
latter numbers Of year are always superb
or TO the commencing ones, as heimProves'
with the expense with which each month
brings him, selling every new feature Of the
day and imparting it to his subscribers
through the successive numbers Of the book.
Nothing but real worth in a. publication
could be the cause of so prolonged an exis-
tence, especially in the literary world,
where everything is so evanescent., Hun
dreds of magazines have been started, and,
after short life, have departed-where
the "Lady's Book" alone stands triumph
ant, proud monument reared by the La
dies Of America as 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 a
class, and that il does not enter into the
discussion Of those more important ques-
tons connected with the realities and the
duties of life which every welI-iniormed
woman, mother and daughter, should be
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 "Ll-
dy's Book" whatever is useful, whatever Is
pure, dignified, aud virtuous in sentiment,
with whatever may afford rational and in
nocent amusement.
.Nc L.. ef Al AT
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 moro 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.
Jon plates" &c. What is the disappoint-
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-cuIs-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 are
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 - ....4
UndOubted receipts, model cottages
model cottage furniture, patterns for
window curtains, music, crochet work,
knitting, netting, patchwork, crochet
flower work, hair braiding, ribbon work,
chenille work, lace collar work, chill,
dren's and infants clothes, cages,
caps, chemisettes-in fine, everything
that can interest lady will find its.
appropriate place in, her own book.
TERMS CASH IN ADvANcE-PosTAeE pA1pn
One copy one year, So; two copies.
one year, So; five copies one wear
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