Godey's Lady's Book, August, 1853

Table of Contents

• THE PICNIC. FASHION PLATES 1
• NEW BONNETS. –THE PARIS AND LONDON… 1
• COLLAR FOR MOURNING. 1
• THE NEW EL DORADO. [Australia] 1
• ALICE VERNON A TALE OF TRUTH AND LOVE. 6
• VEGETABLE DIET. 8
• PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR… 9
• THE MYSTERIOUS BOX. BY MRS. SARAH JOSPEHA… 16
• MODERN HOSPITALITY. BY MRS. P.W.B CAROTHERS. 23
• THE CHAPEL. TRANSLATED FROM UHLAND,… 34
• SHOW –ROOMS. 41
• MY FIRST LOVE. I NEVER can forget her… 42
• THE FIRST QUARREL. BY ALICE B. NEAL. 43
• LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 47
• LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. RIO JANEIRO.-… 49
• THE SURPRISE; OR, MADALINE HASTINGS'S… 50
• THREE SCENES IN THE LIFE OF A WORLDLING.… 55
• QUACKERY. 58
• INFLUENCE OF NATURAL SCENERY ON THE… 58
• REGAL MARRIAGES. 64
• AUNT TABITHA'S FIRESIDE. 71
• GOSSIP FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT. 75
• MODERN REFORMERS. –NO. 1. BY D.W. BELISLE. 76
• GENIUS. BY PROFESSOR E.W. WILTBANK. 79
• CHILDHOOD. 80
• THE VILLAGE BEAU. BY RICHARD COE. (See… 81
• MANTILLAS. 88
• NEW BONNETS.— THE PARIS AND LONDON… 89
• NEW STYLES OF WINDOW AND BED DRAPERIES.… 89
• EMBROIDERED CIGAR-CASE. Blue Plate… 90
• EDITORS' TABLE. 90
• LITERARY NOTICES. 94
• To EXTRACT GREASE FROM SILKS.— Scrape… 99
• Godey's Arm-Chair. 100
• BRODIE, the widespread celebrity of… 101
• WE think the following is a very good… 101
• A copy of Godey's "Lady's Book" was… 102
• Two FINE STORES.— Oakford's, in Chestnut… 102
• SANFORD'S NEW OPERA HOUSE will be in… 103
• PHILADELPHIA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS.—… 103
• THE HARMONIA SACRED MUSIC SOCIETY are… 103
• BROAD STREET MARKET, otherwise called… 103
• ATTENTION is called to our advertisement… 103
• SCHUYLKILL TRIP TO LAUREL HILL, FALLS,… 103
• trip have had their effect. 104
• WHITE'S HAIR RENOVATOR, OR AMBER GLOSS.—… 104
• ARTHUR'S HOME MAGAZINE" for July is… 104
• WE have received from the extensive… 104
• GOULD, 164 Chestnut Street, is determined… 104
• FANNY FERN.— It will be seen by an… 104
• "BOOK OF THE WORLD."— We are indebted… 104
• WE take the following from the "Evening… 104
• THE IRVING HOUSE, NEW YORK, W.L. 105
• THE NEW YORK ARTS UNION.- A committee… 105
• THE New York papers do not speak very… 105
• THE following hit at the new fashion… 105
• FATE OP THE APOSTLES.— The following… 106
• A GOOD MAN'S WISH. — I freely confess… 106
• PHILADELPHIA AGENCY. 106
• The Borrower's Department. 107
• Chemistry for Youth. HEAT, LIGHT, AND… 107
• The Toilet. 108
• ENIGMAS. 108
• CENTRE-TABLE GOSSIP. 109
• HINTS TO OPERA- GOERS. 110
• HOME TRUTHS.— FOR HOME DISCUSSION.—… 110
• ENGLISH WIVES.— The same rule applies… 111
• ECONOMICAL GARDENING. 111
• USES AND MODES OF PRESERVING THE CURRANT. 111
• TO CORRESPONDENTS. 112
• FASHIONS. NOTICE TO LADY SUBSCRIBERS. 113
• CHITCHAT UPON PHILADELPHIA AND NEW… 113
• Page Images 116