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As further assurance of thorough excellence in
this department, the Publisher has secured the SER
vices of Miss LESLIE, who will illustrate the
Fashion Plates, in her usual felicitous and graph
ic style, uniting a thorough knowledge Of the sub
ject, with clear. graceful and ineligible mau-
ner of ting it. Her descriptions worthy of
the productions of her own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady's
Book.


The publishers correspondent in Paris is pos
sessed of such ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, and cf transmitting
them i'll advance of all competitors, tfrltthe ladies
may continue, as they have always done, to copy
from plates what has received the sanction of
indspatabe ton. the last, the newest the best fash
ions, fresh from Paria


The arrangements for Producing most brilliant
and attractive series Of Line and Mezzotint En-
cravings now complete. Pictures fresh from
the easels of our first rate American Artists, are
now actually in the hands of the ablest American
engravers, the subjects embracing not only the usn
al popular and domestic topics, but others which
are interviewer into the very heart strings of Amer
lean nationality, treating as they do of stirring in
cidents in the glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea


With respect o the general literary and moral
tone of the Lady's Book, for lS43, it will main
tain its usual consistent character of domestic
and fashionable family magazine. While such
contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall. Mrs Embury, Mrs f F Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
ney, Mrs V E Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs 4
NJ + Amman, Mrs Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons and
Mrs s J Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the nseful, all that charms the fancy
and all that mends the heart and guides the best
affections of our nature, will continue to adorn and
dignity our pages.


The lovers of historical romance, and those who
regard our naticn's glory as tho prime objects Of
our nations literature, will have their peculiar
tastes gratfed by the contributions of DR. Robert VI
Bird. the author of the Gladiator, 'Cavar' &c.
The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
will recognise with pleasure, among ourcorrespond-
ents, the name of w Gilmore Sinms, the novelist,
author Of Guy Rivers " Yemasses,' &c.


Those who are partial to graceful, easy, noncha-
halant, gentlemany story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly return of n p Will
lis the most piq dant, lively and fertile of all mag
aZine writers


The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
mestic NouveIlette, will recognise with pleasures
among our contributors, the name of L Arthur,
author of six Nights with the Washingtonians,'
&c Contributions are also ready from The pens of
Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
of the Philadelphia High School, Professor John
Sanderson, author of "A Year in Paris Professor
John Frost, editor of 'the Young Peoples Book.


Our limits will not give us space enough to





Our list of foreign contributors is enrichedvi
the names of


Joanna Balle, Mary Russell Milford,


Mary Howitt, Maria Edgeu-> tn,


Hon. Mrs c. Norton, Mrs. 5. &. Hall,
recognised in Europe as the elite Of Brtis fcma Il
authors.


Pie ,uuTf-TfcI- 40
ana vaIue of the Lady's Book are accumulati ,
ear by year. To his already inestmable Ii
yntributprs, he is constantly receiving acces
hooth nj hona n nd abroad.


His arrangements with respect TO ORIGINA
PAINTINGS. from such Artists as


Rothermel, Frankenstein, Croome,


Chapman, .Maclise, Huntingdon,
are now complete, and he numbe among the ell
gravers whose services are constantly y retained,


Tucker, Smith, Warner,


Dick, Sadd, Ellis,


CIassen, urGimbfedge, Jones.


Ills whole syatem Of arrangements with rasperl
to Fashion Plates is now developed and perfected
The { 'y's Book will therefore continue to MAIN
tain thar broud pre-emncnce in merit and in pop
uIartv. which fourteen years of uninteTmitted al
tention on the part Of the publsher has earned-it
will still remain, as heretofore, the FAvoRITE OF
THE FAIR.


TERMS.


Cooley. Lady's Book, 1year in advance, SO


do do 2yrs both in advance
Two copies, year,
| Five copies, one wear, 10
| Eleven copies, one r2ar, 20
l.. A. Cooley,
| Publishers Hall, l0l Chestnut Street. Phil'a.
Nrz,EHzs TEEE2 DV & do.