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April 9, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godey s lady s book and includes all of its color plates. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. The london lady s magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. Indeed much of the content was lifted directly from these competitors, a common practise of the time. I remember reading books which were set in the late nineteenth and early tweniteth centuries whose characters mentioned reading godey s lady s book, so i think that they were published for quite some time. See more ideas about fashion plates, victorian fashion and historical clothing. Download this page pdf download left page pdf download right page pdf download whole book pdf partner login required text only views. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. Godeys ladys book 1858 hardcover january 1, 1858 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. Godey s also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. Godeys ladys book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice.
Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. We have at length come to the bridal costume itself, after having dispatched all preliminaries, and, like the man at the panorama, when the next object of interest is approaching, we now exclaim, in exulting tones. Color plates a handtinted fashion plate can be found at the beginning of each magazine. Nov 06, 2008 they were popular later than that, too. Id hate this to be the dress pennys wearing when she falls overboard.
Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens. Most importantly, sarah josepha hale 17881879 became the new editor of godeys ladys book. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Alice amelia asked basque beautiful better blue bonnet braid bright brown buttonhole stitch chain chain stitch child cold color cream of tartar crochet dark dear door dress edge eggs emily eyes face fashion fastened father flour flowers friends front geordie girl give godey s lady s book green hair half hand happy head heart heath helen hour. The story of how i got started in the coin business is posted on my website here. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives.
Godey, sarah josepha hale, 92 pages embellishments, etc. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book,1850 godeys ladys book,rare book sale, 1850 ladys book godeys the 1850 godeys ladys book is in perfect condition,formore info please email timothy shay arthur timothy shay t. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Hale brought substance to the magazine, and wrote frequently about the notion of womens sphere.
Godey s lady s book was the chief financial success among the philadelphia magazines, and, after the port folio a political and literary journalmagazine, enlisted the services of the greatest number of the best writers. The london ladys magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. Several issues of godeys ladys book from 1850 are available through. Hale, godey swas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Capewell and kimmel godeys fashions for april 1863. It fell out of a bound copy of the 1884 issues, so im not sure which month it is for yet. Media in a diverse society exam 1 flashcards quizlet. Theres an antique store right down the street from my house and already ive found two big thick books, one dated 1866 and the other, 1878.
What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey. Fashion plate from december 1884 godeys ladies book 1870s fashion, edwardian. Two color fashion plates and several black and white fashion plates. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations. Unfollow godeys lady book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. As the exact hue and sometimes the color itself, if she ran out of paint was left to each painter to decide. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a.
Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godeys ladys book, bijou edition. Godeys ladys book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the. Hale, godeyswas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. The first successful womens magazine and most widely circulated magazine in the antebellum united states, godeys ladys book offered fashion illustrations and advice, literary pieces, and articles on current events and popular culture. The penny magazine of the society for the diffusion of useful knowledge british. Almost every issue also included an illustration and pattern with. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey in 1836, godey bought the bostonbased american ladies magazine, and merged it with his own magazine. Godey s lady s book 1858 hardcover january 1, 1858 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month.
Godey once commented that he had 150 women working in their homes to apply the watercolor to each plate. In my article i restore poes cask of amontillado, literati of new york city, and thousandandsecond tale of scheherazade to their original publication in godeys ladys book. In the 1860s godey s considered itself the queen of. Godey s lady s book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th. March 5, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys ladys book, pet books, uncategorized. Godey first published this womens magazine it was titled simply ladys book. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. One of hales early observations, before she joined with godey, concerned her belief that much of what men had called an inferiority of womens minds was the result of what women were taught to do. Founded in philadelphia in 1830 by louis antoine godey 18041878 and edited for four decades by sarah josepha hale 17881879, the magazine provided. Each monthly issue has a colored plate from an ongoing series labeled godeys unrivaled colored fashions that showcase contemporary womens styles, an embroidery pattern that is. Godey patterned his first magazine, then, on these and the annual gift books.
The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. May 27, 2014 godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godey s lady s book, bijou edition.
Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. Godeys ladys book and magazine, 1861 godeys magazine on. Godey s lady s book and magazine, april, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Feb 16, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Publishing stopped in 1898 and was taken over by another magazine the puritan, a journal for gentlewomen. Arthur 6 june 1809 6 march 1885 was a popular nineteenthcentury american author. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godeys ladys book and includes all of its color plates. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Unfollow godey s lady book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Godeys is best known for the handtinted fashion plate, which appears at the start of each issue and provides a record of the progression of womens dress. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Media in category godeys ladys book the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total.
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