THE LADIES' COMPANION 



AND MONTHLY MAGAZINE, 



Uemttifitlh} Sltotrntei. — l^tkt (^nt ^liidmg. 



This Popular Miscellany has been established for the especial entertainment and instruction 

 of Ladles ; and its large and increasing circulation has fulfilled the anticipations of the present 

 proprietor that this work supplies a want which has long been felt. It contains Articles and 

 Tales by— 



The Countess of Blessington 

 The Honourable Mrs. Norton [| Mrs. Whitfe 



Lady E. S. Wortley *j Miss Maria Norris 



Mrs. Crowe, Author of " Susan Hopley," &c. ! Mrs. T. K. Hervey 



Mrs. Cowden Clarke W. C. Bennett 



Mrs. Wewton Crosland (late Camilla C. H. Hitchings 



Toulmin) |i Mrs. Abdy 



Mrs. David Ogilvy i Miss Ada Trevanion, 



and many other distinguished writers. Work Patterns by Aiguillette, and the Fashion 

 by Madame Devy. 



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 Farley's Journal. 



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 confidently recommend it to our fair readers." — The Welshma7i. 



" The nun.<?rouR tales are full of interest, and are written with spirit and ability ; and the poetry interspersed 

 throughout spa-kles like a gem of the first water."— T/ie Waterford Mail. 



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