Godey's Lady's Book, May, 1855

Table of Contents

• #2888A,2888# DOWN WHERE THE BLUE BELLS… 1
• THE BALAKLAVA. 1
• CHALE VALENTINE. 1
• THE EMILY. 2
• OAKFORD'S SPRING FASHIONS. 2
• FURS FOR THE LADIES; AND WHERE THEY… 2
• MY FRIEND MUGGINS'S EXPERIENCE IN ALBUMS.… 6
• THE SICK-ROOM. 9
• ROWENA FONTAINE. A SKETCH OF SOUTHERN… 12
• GODEY'S COURSE OF LESSONS IN DRAWING.… 16
• PECULIARITIES OF ENGLISH ADVERTISING. 17
• FAMILY PORTRAITS. BY THE AUTHOR OF… 19
• LOW FIREPLACES. 24
• LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF FERDINAND CORTES. 25
• THE USEFUL AND THE ORNAMENTAL IN LADIES'… 33
• CHARADES IN ACTION. Charade in last… 34
• MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS. 39
• JUST DOWN THE ROAD. BY VIRGINIA F.… 39
• A SERIES OF PAPERS ON THE HAIR. 45
• MARRIED MEN. 48
• MRS. DAFFODIL AT THE OPERA. BY VIRGINIA… 48
• LOOK FOR THE FLOWERS. 51
• FEMALE COURAGE. 52
• PRETTY NAMES FOR GIRLS. ( page 347. 53
• THE THRUSH. BY NORMAN W. BRIDGE. Respectfully… 54
• THE MOTHERLESS DAUGHTER. BY PAULINE… 55
• WILLOW-BOUGHS. BY ELIZABETH W. LONG.… 55
• LINES ON LEAVING SCHOOL. BY EMILY HERRMANN.… 56
• THE FOREST CEMETERY. BY O. EVERTS,… 57
• THE TRESS OF HAIR. BY WILLIAM RODERICK… 58
• "HE DOETH ALL THINGS WELL." BY KATE… 59
• LOVE. BY ROBERT MILLER. IT lives in… 60
• cloud with sorrow Hearts that on earth… 61
• NOVELTIES FOR THE MONTH. 61
• PARISIAN NOVELTIES AND FASHIONS. 62
• LOUNGING-CAP PURSE. 64
• TOILET-CUSHION: 65
• PEN-WIPER.— EMBROIDERY IN BRAID. 65
• ALLUMETTE VASES. 65
• BOOK-MARKER. 65
• POINT LACE CROCHET COLLARS. No. 2.—… 66
• DEEP TRIMMING FOR SLEEVES. 66
• BEAD BRACELET. 67
• BOBECHE, OR ORNAMENT FOR THE SOCKET… 67
• CACHE-PEIGNE. 67
• MELON PATTERN SLIPPERS, IN APPLICATION. 67
• HONITON EDGE. 67
• EMBROIDERY FOR SLEEVE OF AN INFANT'S… 67
• EMBROIDERY FOR CHILD'S DRAWERS. THE… 68
• SALADS. 70
• THE TOILET. 71
• SICK-ROOM AND NURSERY. 71
• MISCELLANEOUS. 72
• PARLOR AMUSEMENTS. 73
• EDITORS' TABLE. 74
• Literary Notices. 80
• OUR MAY NUMBER. — We do not think there… 84
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• ARTHUR'S PATENT SELF-SEALING AIR- TIGHT… 90
• CANS AND JARS.— The time is now at… 91
• DRESSMAKERS—A NEW IDEA.— The editor… 91
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• THE following remarks by Mrs. 92
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• PHILADELPHIA AGENCY. 92
• CENTRE-TABLE GOSSIP. MUSICAL PRACTICE.—No.… 94
• GARDEN BORDERS. 95
• WE need make no comment on the simple… 96
• CLIPPINGS WITH OUR OWN SCISSORS. 96
• SEA-BATHING.— TO have the greatest… 97
• TRUE AND FALSE SINCERITY.— True sincerity… 97
• TO CORRESPONDENTS. 97
• NOTICE TO LADY SUBSCRIBERS. 98
• DESCRIPTION OF STEEL FASHION- PLATE. 98
• NEW CAPS AND BONNETS. Front.) 99
• MOURNING. 99
• CHITCHAT UPON NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA… 99
• Page Images 102