The American patriot., 1855-04-21
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK.
YIrrlETH voLUME-PUBLIsHED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
BYTHE SAME PROPRIETOR.

BLYTHE SANE PROPRIETOR.
GREAT ATTRACTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR
u One hundred pages of reading each month";
We commence this volume with the largest list, by
many thousands, that we have had since we COM
menced the work. We have, in addition to our
many excellent features, to add: treatise on the
hair, and crochet work in colors. We think these
new features will be appreciated by subscribers
All our celebrated corps of contributors will favor
us as usual with those writings that have made
the "Lady's Book" so celebrated throughout our
country as literary standard.
STEEL ENGRAvINGs-In this department, We
have always stood unrivalled; and the same at
tention will still be given to it, to enable US to
sustain our proud superiority.
Our FASHIONS WITH DIAGRAMs-This depart
ment which has given great satisfaction to our lady
subscribers, will still be continued.
DRAWING LESSONS FOR YoUrH-We have at least
one thousand designs still on hand to publish;
therefore this department will be continued with
undated energy. Any child can learn drawing
by these lessons
PARIS, LONDON AND PHILADELPHIA
FASHIONS.
The only colorcd fashions upon which any re-
lance be placed, received direct from Paris and
adapted to the taste of American ladies' by our
own Fashion Editor, with full directions.
DISCRIMINATORY monthly description of dress
making, with plans to cut by. None but the latest
fashions are given. The directions are 80 plain
that every lady can he her own dressmaker.
EMBRoIDERY--An infinite variety in every num-
Der.
Dress PArrERNs-Infants' and childrens' dresses,
with descriptions how to make them All kinds
of Crochet and Netting work. New patterns for
Cloaks, Mantclets, Talmas, Collars, Chemiscttes,
Undersleeves-wth full directions. Every new
pattern, of any portion of lady's dress, appears
first in the Lady's Book, as we receive consgn'
ments from Paris every two weeks, having resi-
dent editor there.
The NURsERy-This subject is treated upon often
Godcy's Invaluable Receipts upon every sub
ject, Indispensable to every family, worth more
than the whole cost of the book.
MUsIc-Three dollars worth is given every year.
| MODEL COrTAGEs-Cottage plans will be given
as usual.
In the various numbers for 1855, will be found
the newest designs for Window Curtains, Broderie
Anglaise, Slippers, Bonnets, Caps, Cloaks Evening
Dresses, Fancy Articles, Head.dresses, Hair.dress
ing, Robes de Chambre, Carriage Dresses, Brides
Dresses, Wreaths, Mantillas, Walking Dresses
Riding Habits, and Morning Dresses.
Dresses for Infants and Young Misses, Boys
Dresses Capes and Cloaks of fur in season, Pat
terms for Ncedlework of all kinds, and Patterns
to cut dresses by are given monthly.
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clothing fol- ladies and children, patterns for ditto
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INGs IN EVERY NUMBER-They are always to b.
, found in Cooley. Godey's Lady's Book contains
precisely that for which you have to take at leas
, three other magazines to get the same amount O
, information.
1t is impossible to give, in the limit Of an adver
tisement list of all the articles that are published
S in the Book during the year; but every kind 9
fancy work for the ladies first appears in the &C
lumns of the Lady's Bookshelf as Bugle an
, Bead Work, Painting on Velvet, Rice-Shel Work
!. etc. The Lady's Book must be seen to be appre
2 ciated.
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