The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-02-21
entertainments A0arrtisrmrnts.
HARPER's BAZAAR,

A REPOSITORY OF
FASHION, PLEASURE & INSTRUCTION
HARPER'S- B.AZAR the publicatic
- of which has Just been commenced
Harper Brother, is an Illustrated Week
Journal, devoted to fashion and Househo
1t is the first Weekly of Fashion ever pub
lished In the United States BY ARRANGEMENTS
which tho Publishers have perfected at great
cost, with the most celebrated European
Fashion particularly with the well
known Bdzar OF Berlin-Tli of Fasn-
ions for each week of the year will appear in
Harper's Bazaar simultaneously wifi their
publication in Paris and Berlin an adyan-
tage which VIII belong exclusively to this
In a country where Three Hundred Mil
lions OF DOLLARS are annually expended for
dry-goods, to be transformed into articles
dress, trustworthy and practical Instructions
as to the most tasteful and economical meth
DDS OF fashioning these articles become the
greatest value to American women. The Ba-
Ear Will contain full an explici Instructions,
with Illustrations, which VIII enable every
Lady Reader TO cut and make her Qwn and
her chtldrens entire wardrobe, witt a large
portion of her. husbands. Each alternate
Number will be accom- panied with large
Pattern Plates, contang from Forty to Fifty
fullsized Patterns applicable to every article
of wardrobe made IN the family, with the
necessary Directions for cutting and maxi
ing: Similar Illustrations and Descriptions
OF Fancy Work willalso be furnished These
patterns will be executed in Paris and Ber-.
lin, ana will surpass anything Of the kind
hitherto produced in this country. Ere
quent and elegant -Golored fashion Plates
Will be presented with the paper. Practical
Descriptions will also be given of the Fash
ions especially In vogue In New York-the
centre OF Fashion in America.
Harpers's Bazaar besides being the leading
Fashion Journal in this country, will also
aim TO be present before its readers the very
best specimens of Household Literature. 1t
VIII contain original and selected Serial Sto-
rles, Poetry, n ovelettes, Articles ON the Top
les OF the Day leXcludfng Politics, on Books.
Arts, Morals, Familiar Science, Education,
keeping, Gardening, with Home and Foreign
GOSSIP Nosubject ofhousehold interest will
be excluded from its columus
In the first Number of the Bazaar will be
commenced Novel entitled "The Cord and
the Creese; or, The Brandum Mystery.n by
James De Mile, esq, Author of aThe Dodge
Club.' This Novel has been read in manu-
script by several of our most competent crit
les, VINO unanimously pronounce 1t, in point
OF interest OF plot, variety of adventure and
equal to any of the novels of Wilkie Collins.
Harper's Bazaar will contain l6 folio pages
OF the size of Harper's Weekly, printed on
supernne caiendered paper, and will be pub
ilshed weekly, &C ten cents per single Num-
Der, or -Four Dollars per Year. III
M Ladies in the Country will be supplied
continuously through the mails with the First
SIX Numbers of Harper's Bazaar upon written
application 10 the Publishers. - -
Postage. Five Cents for Three Months,
=, single Subscribers will be supplied from
which will completes the first Volume for the
yearly price of Four Dollars
An Extra Copy win be supplied gratis for
every Cius OF Five subscribers, at -Four Dol
lar T each In one remittance; or, Six Copies
~. HARPER & BROTHERS,
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