Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1855-12-28
GRAEEAMS AMERICAN
MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
rsrAeLIsREp ls 1927.


DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, ART AND
FASHION, 1886.
yFyHE new volume commencing with the Ja
4 nuary number, 1856, VIII contain ever
Twelve Hundred Pages Of the choicest reading
matter. Steel ard Wood Eugrdvings, and Music,
..Graham'' is a Family Magazine, with mat
terto please the grave and the gay. the young
and the old; aud Will. everything relating to
Fashion, and purely, feminine In its nature, IS
fully equal TO that published in any ether peri
odieal-the Literature is OF higher character,
and better suited 20 all ailmembcIs Of the Family.
This Masszine is, and has been. within the
scope Of is design. the exponent of pure.
healthy, and elevated literature; in proof oI
" bict No rafssr 40 ths past and more especial.
iy TO the present year.
The coming volume, on account OF the end
gagen.ents made with literary celebrities. ane
the superior facilities M oEr control, viii, vail
in other respects unchanged. excel IN the DC u.
ty and vari " OF is contents all former issu esf
The following are the names OF some OF lose
whose contributions have appeared IN Z era
ilaal during the present year.
W. C. BRYANT, j Russell Lowell. j 7. Head
lev. T. B. Read, Vim. Dove. K. w. Griswold,
IL. p. Whipple, W. G. Simms, II. W. Herb ert.
n. H. Stoddard Park BenjInhn, Paul H.
Hayne, J. NJ. Church, ). Reicher. D. D., VIM.
Alexander, E. w. Ellsworth, T.. o. Smith,
Alice Gary, Ellen Louise Chandler. Julia G.
Dor. Caroline CHEESE bro. Ella Redman, Mrs.
E. L. Cushipg, +. Anna Lewis, Mary A. Den
ison, Marion Harlaud, sRosa,' Caroline f..
Orne Celia M. Burr, Anne T. Wilbur, Belle
Bush. Mrs E. J. EsiGes, E. l.. kiburn,
Each number of the coming volume will con-
tain a splendid Steele Engraving; Plate Of
the Paris Fashions, on Steele, elegantly color
ed; one or more articles richly illustrated with
Wood Engravings; Miscellaneous Pros, aud
Poetry. an Editors 1ablei Reviews of New
Books; Monthly Summary Of Current Eventsi
Hints on FasIion and Fashionable Int 'ligence
for the Month; Patterns for Needle-work, and
New Music.
The Steel Engravines will embrace finely ex-
ecuted portraits Of the celebrated lady-writers
of the day, intersperced with variety of other
subjects, scch as think viii prove accepta-
bic to the general reader.
The Fashion Plates are engraved on Steel,
afser the latest Paris FASHIONS. giving out and
indoor costumes forth mouth in which they
appear. They have been pronounced superior
to those published in any other American Pc
riodical.
The Literary Matter win consist of Histori-
cal, Biographical, and Literary Essays, Sketch
es OF Travel, Fine Arts, Novels Tales, Roman.
ses, &c The Novels and Romances Of "Gra-
hani'' tef which from two TO FIVE win appear in
every issue) are universally acknowledged to
excel in beauty and interest any other publisli-
ed in America.
The Editors Table is made up oiHumorous
Sketches and Anecdotes, Foreign and Domes-
| tic Gossip, and literary and ether chit-chat.
The Monthly Summary of Current Events
gives a condensed account of the principal
! events, which have taken place in the world
daring the preceding month.
The Reviews of New Books are from the
pen of L. p. Fhipple, who, as a critic and
1 reviewer stands uuri=aIled. So
| The Fashicn article presents, each month a
correct and comprehensive account ofthe new
stvles of Dresses, BonHets, Maitillas, Shawls,
( Embroideries, and everything relating to Fash
I i'm. of interest to the ladies'.
| The Needles " ork Patterns foE Collors; Tn,
1 der sleeves, Gaps, Berthas, Skirts, Embroid-
/ cries for Hanikerchiefs, and general Needle.
/ work, are numerous and beautifully designed
| New Mnsc. Al new peace viii be given ey-
| cry noath Thpse alone al Music-store,
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