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AS furtherassuraliEe of thorough excellence in
this department, the Publisher has secured tire SER
vices of Miss LESLIE, who will llusirate the
fashion Plates, in her usual felicitous and graph
ic style, uniting a thorough knowledge of the SUBJ
ject, with clear. graceful and Ineligible man
of treatingi it, Her descriptions are worthy of
the productions of her own glowing pencil, which
drew the earliest Fashion Plates for the Lady'5
Book.


The publishers correspondent in Paris is pos
sessed of such ample means of obtaining the real
and present Paris Fashions, and of transmitting
themih advance of all competitors, thatthe ladies
may continue, as they have always done, to copy
afrom plates what has received the sanction of
ndsputabe ton, the last the newest, the best fash
ions, fresh from Paris.


The arrangements for Producing most brilliant
and attractive series of Line and Mezzotnt En-
cravings are complete. Pictures fresh from
The easels of our first rate American Artists, are
now actuallyn the hands of the abest American
engravers, the subjects embracing not cnl ytheusu
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 i'll the glorious and heroic age of Amer
lea


With respect o the general. literary and moral
tone of the lady's Book, for lo43, 1t will main
tain its usual consistent character of a domestic

contributors as Miss Leslie, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Hall, Mrs Embury, Mrs E F Ellet, Mrs Sigour-
nev. Mrs V E Howard, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs A
VI f AMMAN, Mrs Lee Hentz, Mrs Parsons. and
Mrs s Hale continue their contributions, the
beautiful and the n5efu, 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 nations glory as the 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, 'Calvar' &c.
The admirers of Southern scenery and manners
will recognise with pleasure, among our correspond
ents. the name of w Gilmore Simms, the novelist,
author of Guy Rivers 'Yemasses, &c.


Those who are partial TO graceful, easy, noncha
halant, gentlemanly story telling, will always
hail with pleasure the monthly return of n Z Will
lis the most piquant, lively and fette of all mag
azine writer's


The admirers of the high toned, moral and do
mestic Nouvellette, will recognise with pleasure,
among our contributors. the name of Il ) Arthur,
author of six Nights with the w Washingtonians,'
&c. Contributions are also ready from the pens of
Professor Alexander Dallas Bache, late Principal
of the Philadelphia High School, Professor J ohm
Sanderson, author of "a Year in Paris Professor
John Frost, editor of 'the YUUrg Peoples Book.


Our limits will not give us space enough toel
umerate the names of tIthe of our contributors.


Our list of foreign contributors is enrichedyi
the names of


Joanna Ballie, Mary Russell Milford,


Mary uowiu, Maria Edgep til,


Hon. Mrs c. Norton, Mrs. $ G. Hall,
recognised in Europe the elite Of Brits. fcma s
authors


The publishers means of increasing the beau $
and value of the Lady's Book are accumuati
car by year. To his already inestimable Ii
yntribntors, he is constantly receiving acces
booth at home and abroad.
His arrangements with respect to ORIGINA
PAINTINGS. from such Artists
Rothermel, Frankenstein, Croome,


Chapman, .Maclise, Huntingdon,
are now complete, and he numbers among the Ell
| gtavors whose services are constantly retained,
Tucker, Smith, Warner,
| Dick, Sadd, Ellis,
| Ciassen Ginbredge, Jones'
lis whole system of arrangements with respecl
! to Fashion Plates is now developed and perfected
| The Lady's Book will therefore continue to main
tain that proud pre-eminence in merit and in pop
| ularitv. which fourteen years of unnternitted al
ten.icn on the part of the publisher has earnsd-i
will still remain, as heretofore, the FAvoRITE OF
| THE FAIR.


TERMS.


Godey's Lady's Book, year in advance, 93
do do 2yrs both III advance
Two copies, one year,
Five copies, one year, 10
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