Godey's Lady's Book, April, 1853

Table of Contents

• VILLA ON THE SCHUYLKILL NEAR PHILADELPHIA.… 1
• EVERYDAY ACTUALITIES. –NO. IX. ILLUSTRATED… 1
• THE HERMIT OF ROCKREST. BY MRS. C.… 7
• THOUGHTS ON NORMAL SCHOOLS. BY A LADY. 12
• THE MESSAGE TO THE DEAD. BY GRETTA.… 13
• WAYSIDE GOSSIP. BY RICHARD COE. ( Plate.)… 15
• VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY BY HARLAND COULTAS. 21
• THE BRAIDER. BY ELLEN GRAHAM. CHAPTER… 23
• AUNT TABITHA'S FIRESIDE. No. VII.—… 31
• LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL PALERMO. 33
• DRESS—AS A FINE ART. BY MRS. MERRIFIELD… 37
• THE KING'S BRIDE. 41
• MY FIRST EXPERIMENT IN BABIES. BY A… 46
• LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 51
• A COUPLE OF MULROONEY STORIES. HOW… 52
• THE GOVERNESS AT A GIRL'S SCHOOL. 57
• TO SABINA. THE KISS THAT SEALEDOUR… 58
• ASPECTS OF THE NORTHERN YEAR. BY HENRY… 59
• L'AMOUR. BY FANNY H. AUBYN. O Love!… 64
• THE CARLTONS. CHAPTER I. A COUNTRY… 64
• OUR FAIR. BY FANNIE POPE. 70
• THE BOON. BY ROBERT G. ALLISON. THERE… 72
• ----- CHAPTER V. 76
• A LITTLE HIGHER. BY JNO. DUFFEY. Plate.)… 81
• BOY'S TUNIC DRESS. 87
• CROCHET.—LADY'S BONNET, SUITABLE FOR… 87
• FLOWER MAT. Plate in front of Book.) 88
• KNITTED ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS SNOWDROP. 88
• PATTERNS FOR EMBROIDERY. 89
• COTTAGE FURNITURE. 89
• EDITORS' TABLE. 89
• FEMALE WOOD- ENGRAVERS.— We are glad… 91
• government School of Design, Somerset… 92
• A VALUABLE THING WITHOUT CAUSING YOU… 92
• A NOBLE WOMAN.— Mrs. 92
• To CORRESPONDENTS. — The following… 92
• OUR TREASURY. LOVE GIFTS. BY MRS. SIGOURNEY 93
• HUSBAND AND WIFE. BY MRS. ELLIS. 93
• LITERARY NOTICES. 93
• GODEY'S ARM- CHAIR. 100
• ----- 101
• THE NEW CONCERT HALL, CHESTNUT STREET.—… 102
• ----- 103
• THE New York papers speak in the highest… 103
• ----- 103
• BRIDAL CHAMBERS IN STEAMBOATS AND HOTELS.—… 103
• PHILADELPHIA AGENCY. 104
• CHEMISTRY FOR YOUTH. CRYSTALLIZATION. 104
• RECEIPTS, &c. 104
• CENTRE-TABLE GOSSIP. "THE LOFTY AND… 105
• "LADY BIRD" 106
• MUSICAL MATTERS. 106
• WORDS. 106
• JUVENILE LITERATURE. 107
• TO CORRESPONDENTS. 108
• DESCRIPTION OF FASHION PLATE. 108
• CHITCHAT UPON PHILADELPHIA FASHIONS… 109
• THE NURSERY DEPARTMENT. 110
• THE TOILET. 112
• Postage on the LADY'S BOOK only Two… 112
• Page Images 115