Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godeys ladys book, bijou edition. 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. Our fashion plate, according to the publisher and editor l. Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v. The project gutenberg ebook of godeys ladys book, by various this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Godey s lady s book 1857 sunbonnet tutorial another pioneer bonnet pattern for more sizes, see this link.
Godeys ladys book archives vintage crafts and more. Of course this author assumes all female riding experiences begin and end with a groom. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Download this page pdf download left page pdf download right page pdf download whole book pdf partner login required text only views. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues louis a. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys ladys book this is a great little historical cookbook. Godeys also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. Hale, godeys was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his magazine in 1830 in philadelphia, pennsylvania. The name of the magazine was then changed to godeys ladys book, and under that name it continued until 1892, when the name became simply godeys magazine. Civil war recipes, receipts from the pages of godeys. Muntz library at the university of texas at tyler holds microfilm for godeys ladys book for 18401892 and for godeys magazine for 18921898.
Publication date 1840 topics women, american literature, costume, arts publisher philadelphia, pa. Work department godeys ladys book featured various. She advertised her fairy sewing machine in godeys ladys book, vol. The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. Godeys ladys book philadelphia, pa edgar allan poe. 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. During the first six years of its existence, it included mainly articles clipped from british womens magazines. Selected images from godeys ladys book published beginning in 1830 by louis a.
Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. A scan of the illustration and instructions is included in the appendix. Godeys ladys book victorian ephemera lot 4 handtinted fashion plates 18491860s, 1 complete magazine 1890 victorian fashion, lifestyle. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. See more ideas about fashion plates, victorian fashion and fashion. This pen wiper is beaded and uses what the pattern calls crossstitch. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. In the first place it will attract attention from its diminutive, fairylike size, and with the same ease with which it can be carried, an important matter to a seamstress or dressmaker. Internet archive bookreader godeys ladys book 1862 jan june. Where one finds one of those at short notice and on a budget she doesnt say. The picture on the left is an example of an illustration for a consolation story in godeys ladys book. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate volumes.
Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Sarah hale and godeys ladys book radford university. Below is one of the beautiful fashion plates included in these books. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. The resilla, forms a light and graceful covering for the head while it shades the neck netting pattern, 1860. Things that a domestic wife would be interested in. Literary and pictorial, devoted to american enterprise, american writers and american artists. Editor see all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Most major libraries include backfiles of godeys either in bound volumes or in microfilm. Sarah hale and godeys ladys book and magazine sarah hale biographical facts. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855.
Godeys ladys book in philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the growing audience of american women. Godeys ladys book, in an 1862 edition covers it as in every other topic indispensable to females. Godeys ladys book instructs on side saddle riding, 1862. Each monthly issue has a colored plate from an ongoing series labeled godeys unrivaled colored fashions that showcase contemporary womens styles, an embroidery. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. 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. In 1839, he merged it with the ladies magazine of boston, retaining the capable editorial hand of mrs. Today i am sharing the patchwork and quilting patterns presented to their subscribers that year.
The circulation, largely due to its popular colored fashion plates, increased to 150,000 a month. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online. Founded in philadelphia in 1830 by louis antoine godey 18041878 and edited for four decades by sarah josepha hale 17881879, the. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, missing the volume for 1856. See more ideas about fashion plates, victorian fashion and 19th century fashion. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godeys ladys book and includes all of its color plates. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. They have included a wide sampling of recipes from the civil war that were from godeys ladys book.
The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book 1866 louisa may alcott is my passion. Godey, godeys ladys book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. By the 1860s, godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. Godeys ladys book womens magazine that focused on trivial subjects such as fashion, shopping, and homemaking advice.
One of the early commercial manufacturers of the palmer patent was madame demorest, a new york dressmaker. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. 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. Godeys ladys book and magazine todays quilting pattern comes from a godeys ladys book and magazine published in america in the 19th century for women. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. No photocopy service is provided with this index other than interlibrary loan. What was the 19th century equivalent of the ladies home journal. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Victorian needlepoint designs from godeys ladys book and petersons magazine by rita weiss and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Godeys ladys book january 1850 leather bound january 1, 1850 by louis a. Godeys ladys book might be described as the nineteenth centurys equivalent of good housekeeping. Godeys ladys book magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godey founded the ladys book in 1830, in philadelphia, pa.
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