St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-24
pETERSON'S MAGAZINE.
Best and Cheapest in the World for Ladies.

Best and Cheapest in the World for Ladies.
rTIIS Popular monthly will be greatly inn
/ proved for 1861. 1t has now a Crcula-
ruu of about 100 900; or ten times as much
Us any other two dollar Magazine. 1t con-
ttinS 1000 pages of double column reading
lnrttcr yearly from % to 80 Steel Plates and
about 500 Wood Engravings, which is proper
tiOEately more than any periodical, at any
price gives. The newspapers, very generally
pronounce it superior in many respects, to the
three dollar Magazines Subscribe for it, and
sare dollar
The stories IN Peterson " are conceded to
be the best published anywhere. The editors
are Mrs. Ann S. stephens, author of " Mary
Drwent," Fashion and Famine; - and
Charles j. Peterson. author of The old
Stone Mansion kate Aylesford,' 1.-The
Valley Farm etc, etc; and they are assist
ed by Frank Lee Benedict, by the author of
..Susy L.. S Diary" by T. S. Arthur, E. L.
Chandler Moulton, Mehitable Holyoke, vir-
ginia F. Townsend, Mary A. Denison, Ella
Rodman, Clara Augusta Gabrielle Lee, H. c.
Gardner, Mary W. Janvrin, Carry Stanley,
Caroline E. Fairfield, Ellen Ashton, Clara
Moreton Z. Devices, A. L. Otis, and all the
most popular female writers Of America. There
will be given in 1861, several
Original Copyright Norelets:
Equal in merit, at least. to those for which
this Magazine has already attained such celeb
rity and superior to those to be found any
where else. Morality and virtue are always
inculcated Clergymen recommended this
Magazine particularly for families in which
there are daughters. Its pictorial embellish-
ments are also unrivalled. Its
Superb Meszotint and other Steel Engrduings
Excel those in any other Magazine, and one at
least is given in every number.
Colored Fashion Plates
In advance. 1t is the only Magazine whose
Fashion Plates can be relied on Each mum
Der contains a Fashion Plate, engraved on
steel and colored also, dozen or more new
styles, engraved on wood; also, Il Pattern,
from which dress, mantilla, or Childs Cos
tune can be cut, without the aid of a mantua-
maker-so each number, in this way, will
save years subscription. The Paris, Lon
don, Philadelphia and New York Fashions are
described, at length, each month. Engrav-
ings of new styles of caps, bonnets, head
dresses, mantillas, cloaks, eapes, under-gar
ments, &c, &c, given in great profusion III
every number. Also, Plate of Children
fashions every month.
COLORED EMBROIDERY PATTERNS.
The workable department of this Maya
zine is wholly unrivalled. 1t is edited by Mrs.
Jane Weaver, who furnishes for each number,
beautiful original patterns Every number
sontains a dozen or more patterns in every
variety of fancy work Crochet, embroidery,
knitting, bead-work, shell-work, hair-work
wax-howers, stained glass, leather-work, paint
ing photographs, &C., &c, with full descrip
tons Every number will contain superl
colored pattern for slipper, purse, chair-seat
handkerchief, embroidery, collar and cuff, o
some other useful or ornamental article; ant
each of these would cost at a retail store, fit
cents. These can be had in no other Ameri
can Magazine.
Receipts for Tie Table, Toilet, Sick Room, Sc,
Will be given in every number A piece 0
new and fashionable music will appear eac
month Also, articles on the flower gardcl
and horticulture generally, and hints on al
matters interesting to Ladies.
TERMS RAILWAYS IN ADVANCE.
One Copy for one year. ......... $500
Three copies for one year. 800
Five copies for one year. ......... $50
Eight copies for one year. ...... 1000
Twelve copies for one year. ..... 1900
Sixteen copies for one year....... 5000
Premiums for Getting up Clubs.
Three, five, eight, twelve, or sixteen cOpie
make club. To every person getting up
club of three, and renting five dollars or
club of five, and RENTING seven dollars ant
u half or a club or eight, and renting tel
dollars; we will send gratis, our spendic
Mezzotint or an Album, at the choice of the
person getting up the club. To every person
getting up club of twelve, and RENTING
fifteen dollars we will send either an extra
copy of the Magazine for 1861, or the Mezzo
tint or Album, rs the rcmitter may prefer
To every person getting up a club of twelve
and renting fifteen dollars we will senC
either an extra copy of the Magazine for 1861
OF the Mezzotnt or Album, as the remittel
may prefer. To every person getting up q
club of sixteen, and RENTING twenty dollars,
we will send the Mezzotint or Album, and
also an extra copy for 1861.
CHARLES J. PETERSON.
No SOC Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
Ga" All postmasters CONSTITUTED agents.
A specimen sent when desired.