Godey's Lady's Book

Table of Contents

from Vol. LIV (January - June 1857)


Each volume of Godey's Lady's Book contains six monthly issues. At the beginning of each volume is a Table of Contents for that six-month period. The following is a transcription of the Table of Contents for January through June of 1857.

A Brighter World than This
by Finley Johnson,
351
A Concert at Seraglio
81
A Day in the Country. A Sketch of Southern Life
by Pauline Forsyth,
342
A Dress for any Season
(Illustrated)
101, 165
A few Words for Children
58
A Good Daughter
304
A Household Friend
919
Alla Lee
by J. Devereux Ashton,
540
A London Party
560
Alphabet of Fancy Letters
(Illustrated),
106, 298, 394
A Marriage in the Rothschild Family
514
American Country Life
79
A Moonlight Scene
by M.A.R.R.,
255
A Morning Collar
(Illustrated),
358
Ancient Toilet of a Roman Lady
(Illustrated),
35
Andalusia
by Edward A. Warriner,
446
A Nervous Wife, and How she was Cured
by T.S. Arthur,
409
A New Toy
381
An Idyl for Addie's Bridal
by Willie E. Pabor,
256
Another Pleasant Letter from the West
320
Answering Letters
209
Antimacassar in Square Netting
(Illustrated),
549
Aquariums, No. 1
(Illustrated),
525
Arctic Explorations
by Rev. D. K. Whitaker (Illustrated)
299, 355
Arthur Rivers
by Helen Irving
145
A School for Indian Girls
561
A Series of Truths
498
A Suburban Cottage in the Italian Style
(Illustrated),
353
A Symmetrical Cottage
(Illustrated),
161
Aunt Tabitha's Fireside
by Edith Woodley
53
A Woman's Smile
537
A Young Lady's Idea of Western Life
465
Baby Lily
by Helen Hamilton
445
Baby's Over-Sock
(Illustrated),
70
Basque and Diagram
(Illustrated),
63, 64, 257, 258
Bead Carriage Bag
(Illustrated),
358
Beaded Bag
(Illustrated),
102
Book-Marker
(Illustrated),
71
Bonnet for a Young Lady
(Illustrated),
357
Bonnets
(Illustrated),
65, 259, 357, 384, 453, 545
Boy's Cloak
(Illustrated),
165, 172
Braided Baby's Bib
(Illustrated),
6, 7, 69
Braiding Pattern
(Illustrated),
202, 544
Braidwork.--Baby's Shoe
(Illustrated),
359
Broderie Border
(Illustrated),
554
Brioche Applique Cushion
(Illustrated),
68
Brioche Cushion, Braided on Merino
(Illustrated),
261
Caps
(Illustrated),
356, 545
Capes
(Illustrated),
260
Caroline Backwoods Sketches
by Mrs. M. S. Whitaker
49, 245, 346, 431, 516
Carriage Dress
189
Celebrated Women--Mrs. Hemans
(Illustrated),
420
Centre-Table Gossip
91, 189, 286, 381, 477, 570
Change
by Mary S. Alward
254
Chemisette in Irish Guipire
(Illustrated),
1
Chemisettes
(Illustrated),
1, 259, 355, 547
Chemistry for the Young
78, 176, 272, 368, 464
Child's Slipper
(Illustrated),
201
Children's Dresses
(Illustrated),
289, 383, 451, 452
CLOAKS, MANTILLAS, TALMAS, &C.
Fashionable Mantle
(Illustrated),
543, 544
The Alcamena
(Illustrated),
392, 479
The Belvidera
(Illustrated),
393, 479
The Darro, from Brodie
(Illustrated),
196, 197
The Desdemona
(Illustrated),
5, 93
The Florentine, from Brodie
(Illustrated),
292
The Hippolita
(Illustrated),
392, 479
The Imogen
(Illustrated),
393, 479
The Montano Talma, from Brodie
(Illustrated),
100
The Moresco (front view), from Brodie
(Illustrated),
388
The Moresco (back view), from Brodie
(Illustrated),
389
The Ophelia
(Illustrated),
5, 93
The Shawl Josephine, from Brodie
(Illustrated),
4
The Valencia, from Brodie
(Illustrated),
293
The Vittoria, from Brodie
(Illustrated),
481
Cloth Legging for a Child
(Illustrated),
71
Coffee, its History and Cultivation
51
Collars
(Illustrated),
67, 104, 294, 358, 453
Come and See my Garden
by Anna M.D. McCoy
541
Comic Alphabet
(Illustrated),
490
Common Things
532
Convolvulus Flower Mat
(Illustrated),
193, 265
Crochet Pattern for a Purse
(Illustrated),
488
Cruelty to Women
274
Cupid's Arrows
by J. Howard Smith
349
Curious Statistics about French Women
276
Diagram of a Shirt
(Illustrated),
364
Daily Trials
Alice B. Neal
434
Diarium
by Mrs. Susan H. Waddell
225
Dress Frock, with Diagram
(Illustrated),
449
Editor's Table
79, 177, 273, 369, 465, 559
Edge for Front of Gentleman's Shirt
(Illustrated),
105
Embroidered Collar
(Illustrated),
104, 453
Embroidered Stomacher and Trimming for Child's Frock
(Illustrated),
296, 358
Embroidery, Inserting, &c.
(Illustrated),
63, 64, 68, 71, 72, 74, 105, 162, 165, 167, 168, 171, 172, 202, 257, 258, 260, 264, 268, 359, 360, 450, 456, 460, 487, 488, 543, 548, 552
Embroidery for a Muslin Skirt
(Illustrated),
202
Enigmas
62, 160, 256, 352, 448, 542
Falling by Little and Little
27
Fashion and Popularity
249
Fashion Items from Various Sources
571
Fashions
93, 191, 287, 382, 479, 573
Fast Women
178
"Fetch" and Carry
by Alice B. Neal,
112
Finding the Leak
by Alice B. Neal,
30
Forget Thee
by Manlius,
159
French Carriage-Bag
(Illustrated),
263
Front of Gentleman's Slipper
(Illustrated),
170
Full Instructions in Needle-Work of all kinds
(Illustrated),
40, 136, 262, 361, 551
Full-sized Pattern for Border of Flower-pot Stand
(Illustrated),
487
Full-sized Pattern for Side of Flower-pot Stand
(Illustrated),
485
Gentle Voices
by Mrs. E, J, Bugbee,
254
Gentleman's Lounging Cap
(Illustrated),
103
Gift-Making
381
Godey's Arm-Chair
85, 184, 281, 375, 472, 566
Godey's Courses of Lessons in Drawing
(Illustrated),
130, 315, 503
Greek Cap
(Illustrated),
548
Greenhouse Plants and Evergreens
91
Hair-Bracelets
(Illustrated),
10
Hair-Work
(Illustrated),
104
Headdresses
(Illustrated),
10, 93, 164
Health and Education
275
Heart
by Cora,
255
Heroism of Doctor Kane
559
Hints on the Art of Dress
538
How to Cut and Contrive Children's Clothes
73, 169, 266, 362, 458, 553
Illustrated Correspondence. The Patriot Husband Reformed
by Mrs. Charles P.,
533
Infant's Shoe
(Illustrated),
489
Japan and the China Seas
(Illustrated),
107, 203
Lady's Dress
(Illustrated),
8, 74
Lamp-Mat in Canvas-work
(Illustrated),
454
Lamp Stand in Patchwork
(Illustrated),
354
Laying the Corner-Stone
by Alice B. Neal
240
Lafe's a Sea
by Frank Spalding,
61
Lift the Window
by Lillian
159
Light and Shade
by Mrs. Ann E. Porter,
414
Lines
by Mrs. M. T. Tucker,
256
Lines to E.S.H.
350
Literary Notices
83, 181, 276, 373, 469, 563
Love's Idolatry
by G.H.S. Hull,
62
Maids of all Work
286
May: the Squatter's Daughter
by Metta Victoria Victor
17, 121, 210
Meaning of Husband and Wife
144
Medical Education of Women
371
Memory's Chamber
by D. Hardy, Jr.,
59
Moire Antique
493
Morning Dress, or Robe de Chambre
(Illustrated)
387, 479
Mosaical Origin of Woman
276
Mount Vernon Ladies' Assocation
276, 372, 468, 562
Morning Collar and Cuff
(Illustrated)
294, 357
Mrs. Appleton's Maid
by Kate M. H.
494
Mrs. Daffodil's Shopping Expediction
by Virginia de Forrest
500
Mrs. Hale's Books
180
Music
2, 98, 194, 290, 390, 482
My Dying Friend
by Gertrude Glenn
542
My Grandmother
by Evangeline
444
Names
(Illustrated)
454, 549
Names of Women
527
Nature's Voice
by Mrs. Harriet E. Francis
539
Netted Ornamental Dish Ruff
(Illustrated)
297, 358
New Pattern for Patchwork in Silk
(Illustrated)
72
Novelties for the Month
(Illustrated)
65, 163, 259, 355, 451, 545
On the Connection subsisting between Plants and Animalsby Harland Coultas (Illustrated)
143
On the True Principles of Dress
325
One of the Blessed
by Beata
561
Original Infant's Shoe
(Illustrated)
9
Ornamental Flower-pot in Beads and Berlin Wool
(Illustrated)
484, 548
Our Broken Lyre
by Luta Linden
160
Our Father who art in Heaven
by H. Clay Preuss
156
Paper-Making in the United States
82
Patchwork
by Ellen Lindsay (Illustrated)
166, 200, 455, 486
Pattern for Silk Embroidery
(Illustrated)
202
Peculiarities of Glass
528
Penitential
by F. H. Stauffer
350
Petticoat Suspenders
571
Phases of Life
446
Physical Exerceises in Education
499
Point Lace
(Illustrated)
69, 171, 265, 363, 459
Point Lace Design for Parasol Cover
(Illustrated)
198, 261
Princess-Royal Purse
(Illustrated)
268
Places of Education for Young Women
81, 179, 275, 372, 468
Rambles About the City
by Florence Fashionhunter (Illustrated)
11
Railway Stitch
(Illustrated)
547
Receipts, &c.
75, 173, 269, 365, 461, 553
Religious Novels
274
Remember now thy God
by Finley Johnson
61
Reminiscences of Bonnets
by Florence Fashionhunter (Illustrated)
118
Reply to the Wish of a Young Lady
467
Rose Culture
117
Sabbath Day Reflections
by M***
539
Section for the Top of a Pincushion
(Illustrated)
264
Sleighing Song
by R.
60
Snow-Flakes
by Mrs. Mary E. Nealy
28
Soiree Musicale
370
Song
by J.B. Hickey
542
Sonnets
by Wm. Alexander
62, 160, 255, 350, 448, 541
Sprig for Baby's Frock, Caps, Handkerchief Corner, etc.
(Illustrated)
456
Sprigs of Flowers in Colored Embroidery
(Illustrated)
474, 550
Spring Mantles
(Illustrated)
392, 393, 479
Square Netted Rose Antimacassar
(Illustrated)
457
Stanzas
by Beatrice
448
Stanzas
by S.P. Bryan, M.D.
253
Strings and Pins
478
Strychnine
81
Sunday Evenings at Home
190, 381, 477, 570
Talking Women
561
The Absent
129
The Admiral's Opinion
477
The Art of Painting on Glass
(Illustrated)
491
The best "Mulrooney" yet
by Sylvanus Urban, the Younger
322
The Betrothals; or, Love's Masquerade
by J.W. Bryce
400
The Book and the Key
by John Smith (Illustrated)
34
The Butterfly's Sermon
by Kate Berry
328
The Carpet and its History
231
The Country Housewife
by Mrs. A. E. Porter
365
The Crisis
by Alice B. Neal
519
The Crooked Tree
341
The Employment of Women
561
The Family Drawing-Master
(Illustrated)
407
The Fashion of Mourning
286
The Fire
by Pauline Forsyth
132
The Flitting
by Alice B. Neal
331
The Flower of the Dell
by T. Guild
445
The Flowers of Winter
190
The Forget-me-not
by F.A.S.
157
The Giver of the Rose
by Clara Augusta
59
The Heart's Story
by Aglaus Forrester
350
The House upon the Sand
by Helen Hamilton
541
The Jewish Maid's Lament
by Marie
351
The Ladies' Mount Vernon Association
81
The little Flower "Forget-me-not"
by E.J.B.
253
The Little Orphans
by D. Hardy, Jr.
447
The Memory Bells
by Virginia F. Townsend
138, 234
The Metamorphosis of Leaves into Flowers
by Harland Coultas
412
The Mitherless Bairn
by Virginia de Forrest (Illustrated)
220
The Mother and her Infant Child
by D. J. Wallace
447
The New-Year Night of an Unhappy Man
translated from the German
16
The Only Child
by Virginia de Forrest (Illustrated)
37
The Only Gentleman
by Pauline Forsyth
529
The Passage of the Red Sea
by James S. Wallace
239
The Prize Poem
by Mrs. Ellen Harrell Cantrell
422, 506
The Seasons
by S.P. Bryan, M.D.
157
The Shadows of Children
524
The Sketch of Aunt Anner
178
The Songster of the Snow-Storm
by M.A. Rice
60
The Spirit's Voices
by Annie Elizabeth
159
The Tableau
by An Old Maid (Illustrated)
317
The Temptation and the Triumph
by Virginia F. Townsend
42
The Unconscious Reaper
(Illustrated)
385
The Voice of the Pine
by Fausta
254
The Well of Samaria
120
The White Captive
by M. Louisa Southwick
61
The White Violet
by Esther
540
The Widow Sowerby, and Mrs. Grace's Cap
by Patience Perkins (late Patience Price)
227
The Women of China
467
Things I Love
by George R. Calvert
447
Thoughts and Language
406
Thoughts in Absence
by George Lewellyn Miner
60
To a Magnolia
by William James Lisle
59
To Eaty
by Mrs. D. W. King
540
To Correspondents
92, 191, 286, 382, 478, 572
To Emma
by S.C.C.
156
To Make a Shirt
(Illustrated)
363
To Mrs. A.M.G.
By Aunt Darcy Ward
352
To Phebe Anna
by Preston Souther
253
To Spring Flowers
by E.J. Dobell
542
To the Long Absent Wife
by J.M.L.
158
Trials of an English Housekeeper
55, 250, 441
Trussing and Carving
(Illustrated)
461, 557
Twilight
by Julia A. Barber
351
Undersleeve in French Embroidery
(Illustrated)
97, 164
Undersleeves
(Illustrated)
164, 357
Voices
by Emma Morton
446
Watch-Guard
(Illustrated)
68
We Meet Again
by Marie S. Ladd
255
What are thy Joys, O Earth?
By Marian Gwynn
352
When the Autumn comes again
by Hattie S. Fay
59
Why I am Not an Authoress
305
Wise Counsel for the New Year
92
Woman
419
Wool Collar
(Illustrated)
67
Wool Scarf, in Crochet
(Illustrated)
168
Women of the Revolution
by Mrs. E.F. Ellet
339
Work for the Flower Borders in June
572
Work for the Flower Borders for May
477
Work for the Centre-Table
91
Words of Kindness
505
Years Agone
by Amy Arden
158


Transcribed and copyright by Hope Greenberg. 11/24/95. For the Godey's Lady's Book project. Use freely as long as this acknowledgement is attached.