Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-01-27
1857.
A Magazine for the Homes cfMe People!

"A 4HGgdzane ror the Hoi'ses 81 re i>eopfe.
Prospectus Of volume Fifty or
GRAHAli'S AMERICAN ILLUSTRA.
TED MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
The Pioneer Magszine OF the Ccnmtry. Es.
tabiished in 1921. Subscribe for the New
volume-commencing with the Jan. Nc, 1857
WArsoS 4 Co., the new publishers or "GRA
HAMS ILLrsTRaTEb MAotzIsE." announce Il
the Ladies' and Gentlemen Of the United
States in general, and 10 the former patrons q
he work in particular, that !, is their inien.
| ton to make use or all ihe immense RESOURCE,
at their command 10 produce a FIRST Glass
MAG AZINE. To this end no expense or ex.
ertion will be spared. The best literary and
artistic talents will be employed, and nothing
| that capital, taste or enterprise can accom-.
plish, will be wanting 10 make this Magazine
more than ever deserving the liberal support
so generously extended. to it during the mas,
| hi years. Every number will contain Ywc
IN STEEL ENGR AviNGs. One illustratiy 81
some Of the most popular pictures of HE day,
engraved by the best artists; the other beau.
tiful COLORED STEEL FASHION PLATE,
| Draw from actual articles Of COSTUME. and
colored by the best Artistes. These Fashions
have always been pronounced superior Co any
thing OF the kind ever publis he'd in this courl.
| try.-Jhey will still continue to be so. FINE
WOOD. ENGRAVING will illustrate many 81
| he articles published in each number. 70,
this purpose we have engaged the services oil
Messrs. Louderback & Hoffman, universally
Acknowledged to be the first Artists Ia this
city - :
The Ladies' Work Tale. Under this
head we hallpresent. in each number, d grea,
variety of Useful and Ornamental Designs and
Dat To-. 49, n =.
graved fromithe articles themselves, with fun
directors for working, where necessary. a
that any lady may understand them. when
desired we will furnish the articles themselves,
already made up or merely stamped ready fol
working, with all the requisite materials.
| All the latest styles Of costume for ladies
and children will be copied from the r,ewes1
patterns, and fully described and iilusfrated
in every number The fashion department 81
this Magazine will be fully equal, and rs many
respects superior, to that 81 any Magazine
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The Literary C0htsats Of Grabam,s Il.
Illustrated Magazine viii combine all that i,
useful. instructive and entertaining, consis-
i ing in part OF historical romances. sketches
Of travel, tales Of society, transaction Of GEM
Of poetry, Interesting extracts from new works,
criticisms, fairy tales, tales of The wonderful,
AoStuA eAceSMSa, taouIoudDic uoNeleLte3, tuEu-
ion gossip, items for the ladies', hints fof orna.
mental gardening, EDITORS chit chat, humor.
Gus extracts, sea stories, table talk, brief edi.
torials ON interesting subjects, Yankee travels,
short biogrophies. receipts for the toilet and
household. and fact q iddicious selection from
oil the various material necessary to produce
Magzine acceptable 10 the whole people.
The tsceiue annabeys Of !" arakonS 70,
the year 1851, will coupnse one OF the mos,
magnificent volumes ever issued, cGllaininr II
al l200 pages Of reading matter. 100 fne
wood engavings, ~ ha ndsome steel enerayinaI
IL beautiful cplored fashion plates, roo eS.
rayings of ladies' and children's dtesses, *
comic illustE.tions, and over 300 patterns fol
needleWork, &c. - n
TERMS:-one copy one yesr. 80, Twe
copies, -; ave copies, and one 70 getter uT
of club, SO: eleven copies, and 1 to afent SO
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