The outside cover is moderately worn but very much intact. 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 tonesthe brides dress. Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion. Godey s double extension colored fashionplate, containing six figures. Godeys ladys book and magazine, july, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a.
Godeys ladys book 1867 complete year 12 issues bound. Feb 23, 2020 godey s lady s book was the most popular magazine of it s time. May 27, 2016 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Antique civil war era godeys ladys book march 1864. Godeys ladys book february 1864 by sarah josepha hale. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Antique civil war era, godeys ladys book, march 1864, volume lxviii, edited by mrs. In the godeys ladys book issue for december 1849 pp. Jan 24, 2016 godey s lady s book, in an 1862 edition covers it as in every other topic indispensable to females. Godeys ladys book and magazine, 1864 classic reprint. At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Godeys ladys book 1864 vol 68 civil war era by louis a.
Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an. Skip to main content this banner text can have markup. I n the 1860s godey s considered itself the queen of monthlies. Godeys ladys book july 1864 fashion plates, civil war fashion. Antique 1867 godeys ladys book full of colored fold out fashion plates. In nineteenth century america, godeys ladys book was the victorian bible of the parlor, and its editor, sarah josepha hale, preached the sacred gospel of true womanhood piety, purity, and domesticity. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about mineralogy, handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health and hygiene, recipes and remedies and the like. Nor was godeys format or content in any way exceptional. Godeys ladys book and magazine, march, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Im sarah kay bierle, historian, editor, and historical fiction writer. Godey s lady s book might be described as the nineteenth century s equivalent of good housekeeping. What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. Genesis of godeys ladys book by lawrence martin, published in the new england quarterly in 1928.
Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Unfollow godeys lady book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. Of course this author assumes all female riding experiences begin and end with a groom. When sharing history, i try to keep the facts interesting and understandable. Godey s lady s book and magazine, january, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 88 pages illustrations may flowers, a very fine steel engraving. Fred girls give godey s lady s book gold guipure hair half hand happy havo hazael head heart heshbon illustrated knit lace lady lady s. Godeys ladys book 1864 godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. 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. This book, godey s ladys book march 1864, by louis a.
Where one finds one of those at short notice and on a budget she doesnt say. The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. 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. In april, 1864, sarah hale, editor of godeys ladys book, wrote about a correspondent whod asked for her autograph. Sep 23, 2010 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Godeys ladys book bringing portions of and commentary on this most famous 19th century womens magazine to the web. Our collection provides the complete run of godeys ladys book, and is the only one containing the color plates as they originally appeared. Godey s lady s book was an american women s magazine published in the 19th century. Godeys fashion for october 1864 engraving on paper unsigned framed under glass. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book march 1864 kindle edition by louis a.
Once a month, ill post the collection of fashionrelated plates and. The pages of godeys were dedicated to sweet, wholesome prose and poetry, to recipes for refreshing drinks for hot weather godey s lady s book and magazine. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Including 8 plates in full color dover fashion and costumes. Charmainezoes marvelous melange has uploaded 23845 photos to flickr. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830. Godeys ladys book at the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful womens magazine in the united states, with a circulation of 150,000, and an estimated readership of a million persons. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas.
Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. The london ladys magazine contained stories, poetry, historical pieces, book notices, and such embellishments as plates, costume designs and patterns. This collection contains all sixty of godey s monthly magazines around 100 pages each for the years from 1860 through 1864. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 94 pages skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate volumes. The inside cover and inside page have my great grandmothers rachel thompson signature on it. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Hope you enjoy a glimpse into the past, through this board. Magazine or book, would be excellent for all vintage clothing collectors. Our fashion plate, according to the publisher and editor l.
Godeys ladys book was published from 1830 through 1896. Godeys ladys book january 1875 this is the first in a hopefully long series of posts of issues of godeys ladys book. This article was intended as a lighthearted hoax and neither item is really by poe at all. Godey s lady s book march 1864 kindle edition by louis a. I will try to include all the fashion plates, their descriptions and the description of the latest styles from paris and new york. This picture has a young women cradling and watching over her child and is. Godeys ladys book january 1864 in the us for sale online. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american women s magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Godey, godey s lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived women s magazines. During that time she presided over publication of a wide range of topics including short stories, fashion and recipes, and lobbied for the holiday of thanksgiving. Selected images from godeys ladys book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. 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. Day dress from godeys ladys book 18601864 table of contents. Godeys ladys book, in an 1862 edition covers it as in every other topic indispensable to females.
Most major libraries include backfiles of godeys either in bound volumes or in microfilm. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Godey, contains six figures, about treble the number given by any of our contemporaries, and it is now generally conceded that they surpass all others. Godeys ladys book instructs on side saddle riding, 1862. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues louis a. Quick access to posts about godeys ladys book or posts based on the contents of this collection can be found below reading aloud for better health 1861 february 23, 2020 the new woman, athletically considered 1896 january 18, 2020 dr. Founded in philadelphia in 1830 by louis antoine godey 18041878 and edited for four decades by sarah josepha hale 17881879, the magazine provided. Godeys ladys book 1864 vol 68 civil war era louis a.
Godeys ladys book april 1864 sewing book, victorian. Godeys ladys book february 1864 this book, godeys ladys book february 1864, by louis a. The first volume of each year contains all of godey s magazines from january through june, and the second volume contains all of. Godey s also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. February, 1861, vol 6263 godeys ladys book, childrens fashion, fashion plates, music, embroidery, poe, berlin wool, crochet. The magazine is best known for the handtinted fashion plate that appeared at the start of each issue, which. This is a hardcover bound volume of 12 issues of very popular womens magazine, godeys ladys book, for 1864. Godeys ladys book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. Each of those five years contain two complete volumes. The godeys ladys book receipts and household hints.
The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. They have included a wide sampling of recipes from the civil war that were from godey s lady s book. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler. See susans article on page 12 of discover concord magazines winter 2019 edition click on photo quoted on booktrib little womens infinite playlist quoted in iodonna article. The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. We have lately received a pleasant letter from a young lady of rhode island, who is forming a curious and valuable collection of autographs in an original and very womanly way. During the first six years of its existence, it included mainly articles clipped from british womens magazines and hand. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godey s lady s book and includes all of its color plates. 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. Godeys ladys book and magazine, january, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a.
Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations. Excerpt from godeys ladys book and magazine, 1864 made in any nreferred color. Godeys ladys 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 most common godey ladys book material is ceramic. Godey s lady s book and magazine, may, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Gregory on medical instruction for women 1860 december 28, 2019 christmas in germany and new years day in france 1848 december 21, 2019.
It was perhaps the most popular magazine for women in the nineteenth century with a circulation of 150,000 during the 1860s. Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godey s lady s book, bijou edition. Explore charmainezoes marvelous melanges photos on flickr. Godeys ladys book1864 complete 12 issues jpeg format high resolution instant. Victorian penwiper pen wiper patterns from godeys ladys book ebook pdf. Home collections godeys ladys book godeys ladys book in philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godey s ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of american women. In consisted of history, poems, and fictional stories. Godeys ladys book had forty thousand subscribers and was the largest womens magazine in the united states.
This article is brought to you for free and open access by the history resources at scholar works at ut tyler. Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american women s magazines. Antique civil war era, godeys ladys book, june 1864, volume lxviii, edited by mrs. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. Godeys ladys book in internet archive historic newspapers and. It contained articles on fashion along with elaborate fashion plates, some of which were in color, housekeeping hints, tips on caring for the sick, the latest receipts for foods and beverages of all sorts, and a generous supply of stories and poems. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years.
Enamel miniature portrait miniature of the artists wife. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, wa s an american women s magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Godeys ladys book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages contributors and contents. Muntz library at the university of texas at tyler holds microfilm for godeys ladys book. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860.
Godey, sarah josepha hale, 106 pages want of confidence. Marketed specifically to women, each issue contained poetry, articles. Other long runs by womens magazine may be impressive but none were or are the comprehensive ladies life offerings of godeys. Christopher kimmel godeys fashion for october 1864 wood engraving on paper publication information and title in plate beneath image. Godey s lady s book women s magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues.
Pompadour historical costume historical clothing costume accessories women accessories mid hairstyles civil war fashion victorian fashion victorian era. Fashions from godeys ladys book, may 1853 its that time again. Godeys, paging through ladys history 18611865 snippets. History is about real people, real actions, real effects and it should. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys ladys. The ornament con sists of a black gimp embroulery and chenille fringe, arranged to simulate a sleeve, and with silk quilted.
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