The Cheapest and best La
dy's Magazine!
T,gse LsaeSies National fEaga-


~5zseg@,
{"character_count": 3559, "word_count": 611, "ccnet_language_score": [0.8964999914169312], "ccnet_perplexity": [1749.800048828125], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
PETERSON.


pornonent contributors Mrs. l.. Ii
Sionnrnev, Mrs. f. S. Osgood, Mrs. "A.
M p, Annan, Mrs. L. c. Embury, Mrs.
g |. .Orne. Miss Mary Davenant, AIRS.
Q Lee Hentz., Mrs. NJ. l.. Lawson, Mrs.
Ar. Welbv, Mrs. III. Pierson, and
other females Of the first rank as authors.
This elegant and popular monthly pc
riodical was established in July, l843,
bv the union Of the ''Wcgld oftashlon"
and F. Ouarre's "Artist," and has al
reodv attained the reputation in our
nreai cities Of the Text Book OF Fash
;Hn and Literature. In the correctness
and beauty Of lis fashion plates; in the
novelty, spendor and cos'iness oi lis
other embellishments; and IN the chas-
tened tone aud peculiarly refined ieml-
nine character of It's literary department,
IL isconceded that this magazine has no
supcrior. Fully.equal 10 the best three
dollar magazines iii these respects, II IS
vet but little more than 'naiitheFr price ,
The astonishing success has lnducso The
publisher to begin the new year with
areat and costly improvements, Accor-
dinclv be has determined 10 employ a
corns of female contributors whose uni
ted talents are such as have never been
before employed any magazine Tor the
sex. The work Will not be. the reflex
of anv one mind. The names of the
nermanent contributors are guarantee
Tor the variety, talent and worth CT our
nnres for 1874. Ours will be the only
Naoozine sustained by the sex.


The editorial department will still re-
nain with Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, author
or the celebrated $500 prize story, ma
nv Derwent,n and acknowledged TO be
the most powerful writer OF her sex IN !!
America. Her story of ANNA taylor
in our volume for 1343, has had an as
tonishinr run, and will be followed by
others more thrilling. Assisted by hel
sister authors, she will be enabled tc
make this book surpass all others intend
ed for the ladies. Every thing inter
est to the sex will find an early lnser-
tionin our pages. Among other dlstln
crushing characteristics Of this book vii
be Il series Of criiicalrevlews, or


Portraits Of oar Female Poets,


accompanied by autographs OF each IN
yidual. These will be OF great value, a:
presenting facts all would wish to knew


The Home Department.--To rendei
This Magazine as useful on the worE-ta
bic as in the parlor, the publisher ~ha'
secured the services of an eminent au
thor TO furnish monthly-beginning witt
the January number--a Home Depart
ment, in which directions for knitting
the newest styles Of lace, working Ber
lin and Persian work and needle work
and embroidery ofaV Kinds viii be giver
topether with recipes for compoundinG
cakes and sweeimeats, Of every variety
and in general, whatever may be usclu
10 the housekeeper, whether daughter
wifeer mother, to.know. This depart
ment will form, at The end of the year
a volume in itself, worth twice the sub
scription price.


Our coiored Fashions.-As this worl
is intended for the boudoir as we'll as tn
domestic hearth, great pains have bee
taken to secure the earliest reports Q
the Lsnion and Paris Fashions. Accord
ingly this department has been entrasi
cd TO Madame Quarre, who receives fror
Partisan correspondents designs in ad
vance, enabling US 10 anticipate every r
val, as has been done constantly durin
the past volume. But while the correc
Partisan Fashions are given, care
taken, in the lettes-prcss description, /
point out how far these costumes ar
suited 10 our climate, a necessary cat
ton observed by no other cotemporar,
In word, this department is manage
thoroughly, and not used as a mer
catch-penny. Nor are the plates eve