Godey s lady s book and magazine, april, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Without saying a word, mamma pushed over towards him a new french caricature, just out, representing a man well wrapped up in a great coat with large capes, and long. I try my best to accurately describe my items so you know exactly what you buy. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone. Girls costume showing linen pantalettes from godey s lady s book 1855 pantalettes are undergarments covering the legs worn by women, girls, and very young boys before they were breeched in the early to mid19th century. Godeys ladys book, first published in philadelphia in 1830 as godeys ladies handbook, was the leading womens magazine in midnineteenthcentury america. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Godeys ladys book july december 1855, vol 51, a famous. Godeys ladys book and magazine, april, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Christmas menu 1890 from godeys ladys book cynthia d. The vine and olive colony was made up of french refugees who left philadelphia for the area around.
Exquisite crochet purses were featured in an 1855 issue of godeys ladys book and magazine. Project gutenberg offers 61,452 free ebooks to download. Godey was born to french immigrant parents in new york. It was also known as godeys magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free.
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. Godey s lady s book, july december 1855, vol 51, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, sarah hale, louis godey, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Godeys ladys book by periodical 1855 from boston book. Nicely illustrated including hand colored fashion plates. Once a month, ill post the collection of fashionrelated plates and articles that appeared in each monthly issue. Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v. At the outbreak of the civil war, godeys ladys book was the most successful womens magazine in the united. Our fashion plate, according to the publisher and editor l. Godey s lady s book color plates the following color plates are from godey s lady s book 1855 1859.
As we mentioned in the first post in this series, we recently stumbled across a bound volume of godey s lady s book from 1853. See more ideas about fashion plates, victorian fashion and historical clothing. We apologize for neglecting these montly postings for december, january, and february, but we havent forgotten them and now theyre back, just in time for springtime sewing projects. Our collection provides the complete run of godeys ladys book, and is the only one. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. T hus, it seems evident that angel maria cortellinis portrait of a lady, features an indisputably fashionable woman bedecked for a summer ball fig. It began as the ladies national magazine in 1842 and became known as petersons magazine from 1855 to 1892. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey. Offered for sale is an original 1855 godeys ladys book containing 12 issues from january to december 1855. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at.
The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. Godey was born to two poor french immigrant parents and had no formal education as a child. Godey s lady s book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau. Dec 19, 2008 as editor of the congregationalist, the quarterly magazine of american congregationalism, i am wondering about the possibility of acquiring a highresolution jpeg of the vintage christmas postcard heading the 121908 post christmas menu 1890 from godeys ladys book and permission for onetime use to illustrate a christmas article in our december 2009 issue. Patterns and diagrams for the home sewer were newly available in magazines such as godeys lady book severa 9091. 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. The crown is soft, and formed of white tulle, which is covered with a fanchon of black and white plaid silk, edged with bugle fringe.
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 tones. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. This article is brought to you for free and open access by the history resources at scholar works at ut tyler. Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine.
It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. He came of age working for publications in new york, and then in philadelphia. To clean furniture an excellent method of cleaning mahogany furniture, which is not french polished, is this. Unfollow godeys lady book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Put into half a pint of linseed oil, a small quantity of alkanetroot, and a little rosepink. These tips on the cleaning and maintenance of the home appeared in an 1855 issue of godeys ladys book. The project gutenberg ebook of godeys ladys book january. As we mentioned in the first post in this series, we recently stumbled across a bound volume of godeys ladys boo. Godeys ladys book july december 1855, vol 51, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. Godeys ladys book, september 1890 1890s fashion, edwardian fashion, paris. Godeys ladys book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau.
The front is of godeys ladys book november 1864 bonnet for light mourning. Godey author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Godey s lady s book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Victorian fashion, victorian era, vintage fashion, french fashion, civil war.
Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Even parisian dressmakers were reportedly using the american sewing machine by 1858 cunnington 192. Antique book godeys ladys 1852 colored plates illustrated. Fashions from godeys ladys book, june 1853 fashion. Media in category godey s lady s book the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Reprinted from the work table, godeys ladys book, january 1848, 65. Godey s lady s book, alternatively known as godey s magazine and lady s book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878.
Godey, sarah josepha hale, 92 pages embellishments, etc. 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. Godeys ladys book history resources university of texas at tyler. Fashion paper dolls from godeys ladys book, 18401854. Godeys ladys book was founded by louis antoine godey as a publication to inform, entertain, and educate the american woman. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Offered for sale is an original 1855 godey s lady s book containing 12 issues from january to december 1855. May 08, 2017 these tips on the cleaning and maintenance of the home appeared in an 1855 issue of godeys ladys book. See more ideas about fashion plates, victorian fashion and fashion prints. These plates continue to be popular as collectors items and so several are missing from the volumes currently available. Similar publications had been produced in europe since the late eighteenth century and godeys was closely patterned after its english and french counterparts. Womens fashion was ornate above all else in 1855, with the hoop skirt.
Godeys ladys book november 1864 bonnet for light mourning. Louis antoine godey june 6, 1804 november 29, 1878 was an american editor and publisher, known as the founder of godeys ladys book, the first successful american womens fashion magazine. Her vibrant dress is comprised of high quality silk or satin, brightly colored in accordance with the season, and her large skirt as well as the vcut of her dress prove her silhouette to be in style. May 01, 2019 petersons was created as a cheaper alternative to godeys. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Victorian fashion plates show early womens styles auction. Look at all pictures carefully and read description. Unfollow godey s lady s book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Please advise if combining orders for faster shipping. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Godeys ladys book, july december 1855, vol 51, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, sarah hale, louis godey, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects.
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