Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-03-16
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the Nation and Arts Union OF America ~,
Immense increase ofreading matter. with
reducing the number IF full page Steel
enprAvinas. HA'1 = 49, 49, $3.50
m Il Useless for the publisher Of Godey's
Lady's Book TO make any great parade Of
what he intends to do, The. work has
been before the public forrtwenty-three
years, and II isalWell-knowh fact that the
latter numbers Of a year are always superb
or to the commencing ones, as 1biinpfoves
with the expense with which each month
brings him, Selling every new feature o. the
day and impaTting it TO his subscribers
through the Successive numbeTsof the book.
Nothing but real worth ip application
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 a short life, have departedrrwhere
the 'Lady's Book alone stands triumph
ant, a proud monument reared BY the La
dies Of sAmerics as u tSesstinony IF their
own worth. aL... III ri, h, ,s,isa1
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 the
discussion of those more important ques-
tons connected with the realities and the
duties Of life which every well-infofmed
woman, mother and daughter, should be
acquainted with. But such is not the fact.
II is now, as il 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 virtuousin sentiment,
with whatever may afford RATIONAL and in
noCent amusement, 9r2' a.arg!' ed"4
y The expense Of one number Of the ala
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-
ly as any other magazine. II is the fashion
with many magazines to announce in their
advertisements, splendid engravings, fash
ion plates," &c. What is the disappOint-
ment Of the duped subscriber when he 70.
ceives the numbers Of magazine thus ad-
veTtised, to find his fine engravings are but
common wood-cuts-aS poor in design as
in executionl "e'
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,
eitherin line, stipple, or mezzotinJ and
sometimes four. " !. 81 .'"'| rvs.
% bGodey's reliable, fashion plates are
published monthly, and are Consideted
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 = aa7 .iH l6Gs
' i. Undoubted receipts, model cottages,
model cottage furniture, patterns 70!
window curtains, music crochet work, (
knitting, netting, patchwork, crochet
flower work, hair ,braidins, ribbon work,
chenille work, lace collar work, chill
dren'Sl and infants clothes, capes,
caps, chemlsettes lin fine, everything
that can interest a lady will find If
annrnnriata nlooa IN bar o,,,,, booL