Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-05-21
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The Lddy's Friend
The June number of this popular Maya
zine is before us. A charming domestic |
scene called CLONE Treasures, is the sub
iect of the fine Steel Plate in front The /
COlored Fashions present group of brilliant
aud graceful figures, attired in the latest |
mode. Among the numerous wood-cuts are |
handsome bridal dress, travelling and visit
ing toilettes, new paletots and bonnets, illus
trations of Wax Flower Work, &c. The
literary matter is choice. "IIow Woman
Had Her Way" continues wonderfully en-.
tertainng. THAT Blessed Baby, " is full of
truth and humor. Miss Douglass concludes
her excellent story, "No Longer Young"
and there are poems by Eliza Sproat Turner,
and Mrs NJ f. Tucker The Music, fur
nshed for each number by Lee Il Walker, is
alone worth the subscription price. A beau
nful Steel Engraving, called Zone of Lies
| Happy Hours" will be sent gratis to every
single Csc. 500 subscriber, and TO every per-
son sending club. Specimen numbers
containing the particulars of the premium
offers and the reduced prices 10 clubs. will
be sent on the receipt of twenty cents. Price
with engraving) So .50a year. -Four copies
l.ady's Friend and one of Saturday Evening
Post (and one engraving) $500. Address,
Deacon & Peterson, $40 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia.
Godey's .Lady's Book
The June numherof Godeys Lady's Book
is on our table. 1t isa perfect literary gem,
gorgeously embellshed, and richly merits
the praise bestowed upon it by every one,
rs the best monthly published. The colored
fashion plate contains six figures, which are
very beautiful. There is no Magazine that
has greater advantages Of knowing what are
to be the fashions, and ladies can rely upon
their being accurate. Tho frontispiece,
1.-The Farm Yard, -" is highly finished steel
: engraving, natural in appearance, and will be
a much admired Cooley also gives the ladies
much information in reference to the latest
+ styles for dressing the hair The Work De-
0 partment contains variety of fancy work,
which will be found very valuable. The lit
. erary department has its usual variety of mat
G ter embracing stories from the pens of such
II writer's as Marion llarand, Caroline Orne
/. Mary Janvrin, S.Anna Frost, etc, and poeti
y cal illusions from authors of equal merit
This number is the last of volume seventy
four, and the end of the thirty seventh yea
of its existence. During all that time il hal
e constantly increased in popularity, until
lie now ranks among the best conducted ant
'e most elegant monthllesissued in this country
le both as u fashion periodical and literar.
Y work Now is the time TO send on you
d. name for the next volume.
!
!, Harper's Magazine for June has reache
-, us. The contents embrace an interestin
4" paper entitled, cover the Plains to Colori
do;n "rhe Dodge Club;N ''Vanty;" IN
Second Childhood" "Escoriaza;H "Jan
d Morrisson;n 1.-The Generals Story" "Mr'
MS F's Waiting Maid;' "rom Corwin, {
Is Ohio" DAY Dreams" the conclusion {
cr The Virginians in Texas" "lndoence;
THE Mashes;" "a Philosophers Hislor
ii. of the Rebellion;'' american Women an
is, French Fashions;' "rhe Monthly Recor
d of Current Events" and number of wei
be written articles on the topics of III
es day. The thirty fifth volume commence
es with this number. The design and scor
81 of the Magazine will remain unchange,
Every department of the honthlY-whiC
re have served to render it so popular with IL
he public--will be continued, and we have Il
re doubt that its subscription list will be argel
augmented during this volume.
US Peninsula Abairs.-The Dover DeldVayeO
Di Saturday says.
or We are informed that Mr.. Kensey John
y" near Smyrna, has sold his strawberry Gro
tour acres, 10: the sum OF $4,000, tile pu
~ chaser TO do the picking and MI. Villa
II" Walker, OF Dover, has been offered $50
, Tor his crop. The prospect for strawberrl
has never been better than this year.
i" Mr.. Thos. b. Coursey of Spring Mills,
J" tins county, sent us, the other day, n cuttin
H., about foot in length, from a small bran
ny OF one OF his peach trees, which contain
~. 81 young and healthy peaches. The cutt
'ci was made from tree about twelve yes
Old, OF an carly variety. The peach crop
his section OF the country promises to
i'd: unusually large.
keI CAdritaJie The Masonic Lodge, at L
Wy,o ton, Md, are making arrangements to hol
- festival in 4 hal tOwu the DrOnpnUq 30 he piV
us in aid Of the starving people OF the south
HorSe StOlea.-A horse belonging to l.
Wilson, of this city, was stolen on Wedn
lay day evening last. lie offers u reward of ;
i'm. for tile thief and animal.
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