Godey's Lady's Book, April, 1855

Table of Contents

• A VILLA IN THE GRECIAN STYLE. THE MEADE… 1
• THE RIO VERDE. 1
• THE DARRO. 1
• FLOUNCING FOR SLEEVES. 1
• FURS FOR THE LADIES; AND WHERE THEY… 2
• HILL FARM; OR, A WEEK'S ANGLING. BY… 5
• THE MUSIC BOX. BY MARION HARLAND, 11
• AUTHOR OF "MARRYING THROUGH PRUDENTIAL… 12
• CHEERFULNESS. 17
• GODEY'S COURSE OF LESSONS IN 17
• DRAWING. LESSON XVI. 18
• STRAY RECIPES AND REMARKS FOR THE WARDROBE. 19
• GOOD ADVICE TO READERS. 20
• LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND CORTES.… 20
• LIFE'S STRUGGLES. — There are moments… 28
• LETTERS LEFT AT THE PASTRY- COOK'S:… 29
• HORACE MAYHEW. THE SIXTEENTH LETTER… 30
• A NEW OVEN has been introduced in Paris. 31
• BIDDY'S BLUNDERS. BY VIRGINIA DE FOREST. 31
• CHOICE OF COLORS IN DRESS; OR, HOW… 33
• SPRING.— IN THREE PARTS. BY MISS C.… 35
• SONNET.— SPRING. BY WM. ALEXANDER.… 37
• MINNIE LEE: A TEMPERANCE TALE. BY MRS.… 37
• A SERIES OF PAPERS ON THE HAIR. CHAPTER… 45
• SUSAN HARTT. BY A VILLAGER. 48
• GROUND-PLAN OF THE VILLA. Building… 50
• PRETTY NAMES FOR GIRLS. 50
• THE LITTLE SPORTSMAN. BY PAULINE FORSYTH.… 52
• places; We see her forward through… 53
• TO MORPHEUS. BY S.P. BRYAN, M.D. 'Tis… 53
• thou, gazing still and wooing, flit… 54
• come Once more unto my childhood's… 55
• THE FAIRY DREAMS OF YOUTH. BY CHARLES… 56
• ENIGMAS. 57
• OUR PRACTICAL DRESS INSTRUCTOR. 57
• NOVELTIES OF THE MONTH. 58
• DEEP LACE IN CROCHET.— FOR ANTI-MACASSARS,… 58
• BEAD AND BUGLE WORK. 58
• JUDY'S ANTI- MACASSAR. 60
• ANTI-MACASSAR. LAURESTINA LEAF PATTERN. 62
• CROCHET EDGING. 63
• PATTERNS FOR EMBROIDERY. FOR CHEMISE… 63
• DIFFERENT PATTERNS FOR WHEELS USED… 63
• Blue Plate in front of Book.) 64
• EMBROIDERY. RECEIPTS, &c. 64
• Parlor Amusements. 70
• Editors' Table. 71
• Literary Notices. 76
• OUR fashion editor will furnish any… 78
• ----- 79
• GODEY'S ARM- CHAIR. 79
• WE give the following account of a… 85
• ----- 86
• MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. 87
• DR. 89
• The Buffalo "Medical Journal" acknowledges… 90
• WE COPY the following manifesto from… 90
• SOME of our lady friends will be obliged… 90
• THE following parody on the "Last Rose… 90
• Summer" was made by a very hungry boy,… 91
• Miss WILBUR's "CROCHET-BOOK."— We have… 91
• OUR PATTERNS.— Ladies do not seem to… 91
• PHILADELPHIA AGENCY. 92
• CENTRE-TABLE GOSSIP. 93
• PARLOR FURNISHING. 94
• CLIPPINGS BY OUR OWN SCISSORS. 95
• MUSICAL PRACTICE. — No. 4. 96
• TO CORRESPONDENTS. 96
• NOTICE TO LADY SUBSCRIBERS. 97
• DESCRIPTION OF STEEL FASHION- PLATE… 97
• DESCRIPTION OF SPRING MANTLES AND MANTILLAS.… 98
• DESCRIPTION OF CHILDREN'S DRESSES.… 98
• CHITCHAT UPON NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA… 98
• Page Images 101