This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godey s lady s book and includes all of its color plates. Including 8 plates in full color dover fashion and costumes stella blum on. The complete godeys ladys book 18301896 accessible archives. Civil war fashion victorian women victorian life sheer dress womens slippers fashion plates french fashion. Subscribers could write to the fashion editor, describe what they wished to purchase, and enclose the apppropriate sum. 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. A detail of a page from godeys ladys book, january 1857.
Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godeys ladys book, bijou edition. The magazine was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of america. The bijou edition is a sample issue and one quarter the size of a regular issue. Thanksgiving was among the ways that sarah josepha hale promoted peace and unity, even before the civil war, when, despite the ban on partisan politics in godey s lady s book, she published poetry showing the awful effects on children and women of war. Hale was known by all as the editress of godey s lady s book, and possibly her fame as such worked in her favor when she approached government officials about the possibility of establishing an annual holiday to count our blessings and reflect on the events of the preceding year. Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still employed by magazines devoted to womens issues. In the godeys ladys book issue for december 1849 pp. Arthur 6 june 1809 6 march 1885 was a popular nineteenthcentury american author. Godeys ladys book by periodical 1855 from boston book. Considered an innovative publication both because it was edited by a woman and because it employed a predominantly female workforce, godeys ladys. Of course, this pattern has many other uses such as on a tablecloth, placemat or table topper just to name a few. It also featured stories and poems by male and female authors. This digitized and searchable database of the magazine allows fulltext retrieval and includes handcolored fashion plates and illustrations.
Godey s offered its readers the opportunity to buy merchandise through its fashion editor. A page from an 1857 godeys ladys book, a popular and influential magazine for women during emily dickinsons lifetime. 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. Lvii from july through december, 1858, edited by sarah j.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Godeys ladys book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. Fashion paper dolls from godeys ladys book, 18401854 dover victorian paper dolls by susan johnston and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This article was intended as a lighthearted hoax and neither item is really by poe at all. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages including covers. Godeys ladys book focused on topics such as fashion, raising children, and household management. He designed his monthly magazine specifically to attract the growing audience of literate american women. Godeys ladys book welcome to one of the most popular. Alice amelia asked basque beautiful better blue bonnet braid bright brown buttonhole stitch chain chain stitch child cold color cream of tartar crochet dark dear door dress edge eggs emily eyes face fashion fastened father flour flowers friends front geordie girl give godey s lady s book green hair half hand happy head heart heath helen hour. Godey s lady s book and magazine, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. Godeys ladys book, in an 1862 edition covers it as in every other topic indispensable to females. It ceased publication in 1898, and was absorbed by the puritan. Godeys ladys book philadelphia, pa edgar allan poe. A unique fashion image developed in mid nineteenthcentury america reflecting the influences of queen victoria.
Editors table the following are all the excerpts related to thanksgiving from 1860, 1859, 1858, 1857, and october 1855. Feb 18, 2015 in the godeys ladys book issue for december 1849 pp. 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. Thanksgiving was among the ways that sarah josepha hale promoted peace and unity, even before the civil war, when, despite the ban on partisan politics in godeys ladys book, she published poetry showing the awful effects on children and women of war. A page from an 1857 godeys ladys book, a popular and. It was also known as godey s magazine, using that name exclusively in its last few years. Godeys ladys book 1857 sunbonnet tutorial another pioneer. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. Godeys ladys book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century. Such things as card cases, patterns, jewelry, infants clothing, even pianos, were described.
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. Of course this author assumes all female riding experiences begin and end with a groom. 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. A page from an 1857 godey s lady s book, a popular and influential magazine for women during emily dickinsons lifetime. Godey s lady s book was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godey s lady s book aug, 1849 fashion etiquette of trousseau.
Godeys ladys book full view hathitrust digital library. 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. Godey, each volume features numerous full color and blackandwhite plates. 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,1850 godeys ladys book,rare book sale, 1850 ladys book godeys the 1850 godeys ladys book is in perfect condition,formore info please email timothy shay arthur timothy shay t. Feb 16, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Where one finds one of those at short notice and on a budget she doesnt say. Godey s lady s book was a 19thcentury american monthly womens magazine. This pen wiper is beaded and uses what the pattern calls crossstitch. Godeys is best known for the handtinted fashion plate, which appears at the start of each issue and provides a record of the progression of womens dress. Corsets or stays were worn in the 19th century by nearly all women of all classes. Godey s lady s book focused on topics such as fashion, raising children, and household management. Our fashion plate, according to the publisher and editor l. Selected images from godeys ladys book published beginning in 1830 by louis a.
Godeys ladys book instructs on side saddle riding, 1862. Background to come up with my original size pattern, i took a piece of graph paper as small as i could find, then printed, cut out, and placed the minipattern pieces on the graph paper and traced around them. Here is a small sampling of the fashion plates used in godey s lady s book, often credited with being instrumental in making this magazine so famous. Notes identical page numbers exist due to two separate sections in the original book. Here is a small sampling of the fashion plates used in godeys ladys book, often credited with being instrumental in making this magazine so famous. May 08, 2017 godeys ladys book magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Above is a handcolored steelplate engraving from the jan 1857 issue v.
Sarah josepha hale was the editor for godeys ladys book for four decades. Mar 30, 2020 godeys is best known for the handtinted fashion plate, which appears at the start of each issue and provides a record of the progression of womens dress. A clothing advertisement in godeys ladys book titled purity 1850 both illustrates the idea of conservatism while advertising fashionable wedding dresses during that time. Godey s exclusively received the proof sheets of the fashions direct from paris, and then arranged them to suit the more subdued taste of american ladies. Feb 23, 2020 godeys ladys book was the most popular magazine of its time. October 1857 plate for a sofa cushion or tidy in tatting but no written pattern. Godey s also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. Godeys ladys book archives university of pennsylvania. As you know, i recently made some new bonnets for the girls. 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.
Fashion paper dolls from godey s lady s book, 18401854 dover victorian paper dolls by susan johnston and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An 1845 and 1852 hardcover of godeys magazine and ladys book. Both women are wearing long sleeved gowns, sporting tiny waist, floor length veils and a large ball grown structure. The ladys book provides the pattern but does not include an illustration for this shirt.
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. Almost every issue also included an illustration and pattern with. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. Mans shirt, pattern the ladys book provides the pattern. The books offered advice on fashion, health, etiquette, patterns, house plans, crafts, household hints.
Godeys ladys book, american publication that, from 1830 to 1898, pioneered a format still. It was published in philadelphia, pennsylvania by louis antoine godey. 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. Godeys ladys book magazine was intended to entertain, inform and educate the women of america. Godeys ladys book simple english wikipedia, the free. Main content use access key 5 to view full text ocr mode. Godeys exclusively received the proof sheets of the fashions direct from paris, and then arranged them to suit the more subdued taste of american ladies. In the process, i thought id try and multisize the godey s 1857 sunbonnet. Godey s lady s book was an american womens magazine published in the 19th century.
Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. Selected images from godey s lady s book published beginning in 1830 by louis a. In philadelphia in 1830 louis antoine godey 18041878 commenced the publication of godeys ladys book which he designed specifically to attract the. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia godeys ladys book. Godeys also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow. Hale, godey s was among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Godey s lady s book began in 1830 as the lady s book. Hale was known by all as the editress of godeys ladys book, and possibly her fame as such worked in her favor when she approached government officials about the possibility of establishing an annual holiday to count our blessings and reflect on the events of the preceding year. Godeys ladys book was first published in 1830 and quickly became the first successful american journal for women. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godeys ladys book and includes all of its color plates. Alice amelia asked basque beautiful better blue bonnet braid bright brown buttonhole stitch chain chain stitch child cold color cream of tartar crochet dark dear door dress edge eggs emily eyes face fashion fastened father flour flowers friends front geordie girl give godeys ladys book green hair half hand happy head heart heath helen hour. Godeys ladys book archives vintage crafts and more.
A scan of the illustration and instructions is included in the appendix. With the depression of 1834 and a serious decline in subscriptions, the magazine began to experience financial difficulties, causing hale to accept louis godeys offer of the consolidation of his magazine, godeys ladys book, and hersresulting in godeys ladys book and magazine. As the reading public grew, however, the newspapers grew in size and wealth and. 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. Below are all the fashion plates from the october 1883 godey s lady s book, bijou edition. This is a single original issue but all the steel plate engravings have been removed, including the engraved title page. Pages 15, 16, 93, 94, 95, 96, 169 170, 194, 195 and many others missing from book. Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from. Godeys 1850 godeys ladys book,rare book sale, 1850 ladys book.
Godeys ladys book 1857 sunbonnet tutorial another pioneer bonnet pattern for more sizes, see this link. 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, july, 1863, volume lxvii, volume 67, philadelphia, louis a. Included in every ladys book were several pages devoted to fashions. Godeys offered its readers the opportunity to buy merchandise through its fashion editor. Godeys ladys book louis antoine godey began publishing godeys ladys book in 1830. Todays freebie is a lovely embroidery pattern for a round cornered handkerchief. In the process, i thought id try and multisize the godeys 1857 sunbonnet. For much of its run, particuarly before godeys death in 1878, it was among the most popular and successful magazines of its day, and it made a nice fortune for mr. Corset pattern from the ladys home magazine and godeys ladys. Its from a 19th century godeys ladys book or petersons magazine.
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