Ladys book, soon known as godeys ladys book, which he had established seven years earlier in philadelphia. This is the oldest fashion chitchat ive seen, from 1836. Godeys lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was a united states magazine which was published in philadelphia. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations. Godey had an eye for female consumerism while hale focused on females values.
Our collection provides the complete run of godeys lady s book, and is the only one containing the color plates as they originally appeared. 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. Godeys, paging through ladys history 18611865 snippets. Godey, a publisher and former newspaper editor, established his.
Hale, godeys was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Fashion paper dolls from godeys lady s book, 18401854 dover victorian paper dolls by susan johnston jun 1, 1977. Color plates a handtinted fashion plate can be found at the beginning of each magazine. The godeys lady s book receipts and household hints. Of course, this pattern has many other uses such as on a tablecloth, placemat or table topper just to name a few. A personal subscription gives you access to godeys lady s book, county histories, and more tools that help family historians and genealogists. Pudding was once a general term for dessert and still is in great britain, but there were plenty of recipes in old cookbooks for cake, so why wasnt this one of. Receipts from the pages of godeys ladys book, edited by lily may spaulding and john spaulding, is a gold mine of information for a mid 19th century kitchen. Godeys ladys book links to online resources, fashion. Godeys ladys book embroidery pattern round corner handkerchief. Alice answered appearance asked beautiful become believe better blue book brown called child close cold color coming covered dark dear dress eyes face fashion father feel feet felt flowers girl give given grace hair half hand happy head heart hope hour. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Fashions from godeys lady s book, may 1853 its that time again. Dear readers, i would like to invite you to read through godeys lady s book with me.
Godeys is a searchable database that provides access to the full text of godeys lady s book and magazine, a journal published from 18301898 and an important resource for the study of nineteenthcentury american history, social history, womens studies, material culture and literature. Godeys ladys book encyclopedia of greater philadelphia. The first successful womens magazine and most widely circulated magazine in the antebellum united states, godeys ladys book offered fashion illustrations. This magazine promoted the feminine ideal of selflessness, purity, and subtle maternal influence. Godey once commented that he had 150 women working in their homes to apply the watercolor to each plate. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godeys lady s book was one of the most popular magazines in nineteenth century america, read by men and women alike in every state and territory. The godeys ladys book receipts and household hints. President barack obama cant keep his eyes eyes off his beautiful date, first lady michelle obama, as the couple make their way into the east room for after dinner. An exploration into godeys ladeys fashion plates april 23, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys lady s book, pet books, uncategorized.
January, 1851, vol 42 godeys lady s book, model cottage, ladies dept. May 7, 2018 may 30, 2018 godeys lady s book, pet books, uncategorized trend setting for the women of its time. January 1851, vol 42 godeys ladys book, model cottage. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a.
No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. School teacher, widow, and mother sarah josepha hale partnered with publisher louis godey to create the most widely spread womens magazine in the 1830s, godeys ladys book twe, 233. It is january in the year of our lord eighteen sixty. Sarah josepha hale, and in july 1830 together they set out. In 1839, he merged it with the ladies magazine of boston, retaining the. The dress on the far left with purple trim appears to be a wrapper. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. In addition to 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. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. She was also the author of twentyfour books and numerous poems, including the nursery rhyme, mary had a little lamb. Fieis ao espirito altacostura da maison, esses indispensaveis guardaroupa feminino celebram a paixao virtuosa do estilista. This book is labeled 185767on the spine but has around 11 or more issues from that date range.
Todays freebie is a lovely embroidery pattern for a round cornered handkerchief. Godeys lady s book was perhaps the premier lady s publication of the nineteenth century. I will attempt to publish the fashion plates as well for the benefit of those of you who, like myself, are overly fond of fashion. Godeys lady s book was published from 1830 through 1896. Godeys ladys book also contained a vast reservoir of handsome illustrations which included handcolored fashion plates, mezzotints, engravings, woodcuts, and ultimately, chromolithographs. Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. 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. Once a month, ill post the collection of fashionrelated plates and. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. A collection of the most stylish and classy ankara styles these beautiful ankara stylres are made classy plus size stylish so every lady can stylish ankara lookbook sisi couture. Godey, godeys lady s book, was one of the most popular and longlived womens magazines. Os vestidos sao a minha vida, afirmou christian dior em suas memorias. This page is automatically generated based on what facebook users are interested in, and not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with the topic.
Godey intended to take advantage of the popularity of gift books, many of which were marketed specifically to women. In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and 150,000 copies every month. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the original book. Following negotiations the ladies magazine was acquired by the lady s book and, after a brief period editing the magazine from boston to accommodate family responsibilities, hale relocated to philadelphia to act as its new editor. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. 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. Gregory on medical instruction for women 1860 december 28, 2019 christmas in germany and new years day in france 1848 december 21, 2019. T is some color fashion plates and engravings, some of which are covered with tissue paper. The book is in very good condition considering the age. Achieving a circulation of 150,000 before the war, it was anxiously awaited by its many. Godey made publishing history when he chose as the magazines editor, the widowed mrs. Hale brought substance to the magazine, and wrote frequently about the.
The chapter on vegetables alone can keep you busy for hours just reading. Godeys ladys book archives vintage crafts and more. With godey she made the ladys book into the most influential and widely circulated womens magazine published in the country up to that time by 1860. Rapunzel elsa barbie wedding shop wedding dress shopping. I became interested in cottage pudding largely because of its name. This listing is for an antique godeys ladys book from december 1853. She teamed up with louis godey, a publisher, and together they created godeys ladys book in 1830. In 1836 godey purchased the bostonbased american ladies magazine which he merged with his own publication. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an. Godeys ladys book, 18301898 cleveland museum of art. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. Most importantly, sarah josepha hale 17881879 became the new editor of godeys ladys book.
Godeys lady s book links to online resources, fashion plates, history, illustrations, books, edgar allan poe writings and letters godeys lady s book godeys ladys book. Confira nossas lojas curtos, boutique, fashion, megastore e outlet. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Each issue included fiction, nonfiction, poetry, advice on interior decorating, fashion and domestic arts, instructions for needlework and handicrafts, and music. Godeys ladys book 1867 complete year 12 issues bound. Posts about godeys ladys book written by revolutionarypie.
Godey, was by far the most popular womens periodical of its day. As we mentioned in the first post in this series, we recently stumbled across a bound volume of godeys lady s book from 1853. After the death of her husband, sarah josepha hale began a career in magazine editing in order to support her family. In 1845, louis godey began ing each issue to prevent other magazine and newspaper editors from pirating texts.