THE Lady's Magazine; O R, Entertaining Companion for the FAIR SEX, appropriated folely to their Ufe aud Amusement. For JANUARY, 1779. This Number is embellished with the following Copper Plates, viz. 3. A Pattern 1. A fuperb and elegant Frontispiece. 2. An engraved Title Page. of Sprigs for working a Gown, Cloak, Apron, &c. and 4. A Song in Score by Mr. Handel. LONDON: Printed for G. Robin'on, No. 21, Paternofter-Row, where Favours from Correspondents will be received. I T is with a grateful pleasure we announce to our patroneffes, that we are likely to open the new year with fome degree of iclar. The writers of fome pieces which have been called upon by their own fex, with more than female refentment, have refumed their pens, and continued their narratives, which have been fufpended by caufes that rather does them honour. The apology which one has made in the fubfequent fheets, must difarm malice of its ftings, muft exalt the idea which was always entertained of her pieces, and muft exculpate us from any reproach which temerity might intend to fix upon us. Another lady, equally refpectable for the ftrength of her pinion, has come likewife to our aid, and by fupplying what was repeatedly called for, at the fame time as she has done us honour in the renewal of her correfpondence, has evinced what we have too frequently profeffed, that most of our narratives are originals; and who would defire ourselves, or any inferior hand, to add a contour to an evanefcent picture of Raphael, Urban, Titian, &c. Our good, our laborious friend Henrietta R has much enlivened the gloom under which we have laboured for a long interval; we thank, we do more, we applaud the readiness with which the has rescued us from the unmerited reproofs of hafty kindness. Mifs Clara R will excufe us if we give her once more a friendly jog, fo as to acquaint her that we are anxious with expectation of her next fupply; and if he will excufe us, we prefume to add, that we fhall be glad to perform at our leisure, what her want of leifure may prevent her from honouring us with, if the would tranfmit to us the original French, which we pledge ourselves to return on demand. The tranflator of Rouffeau's Emilia will excufe us if we fhould whisper, that we are impatient to receive the remainder of the tranflation as foon as poffible. The ladies who call upon us for the continuation of Lubin and Annette, will excufe us if we tell them, that they may fatisfy themselves in perusing the new farce of that name by Mr. Dibdin, and that it would feem a mere plagiarism were we to give the fequel, even from the French, from which Mr. Dibdin ftole his fweets," thongh he has not whispered from whence he ftole them. We have a multiplicity of remarks to our correfpondents, which we must defer to announce the reception of. Among a variety of other pieces in profe, we must acknowledge the favour rianne C In the poetic department, we are obliged to our correfpondents for Perles inferibed to Mis Eliza L——, by Lucius. Three Rebuffes, one on the ansible Mr of S-dl-g. &c. by Flora Leonora Lucina, and jabella Laura álmia. On the amiable and accomplished Wifs Anne B-ty, by J. W. &c. &c., 2 Encouraged by the favourable opening of the prefent year, and fimulated by the fuccefs we have met with in thofe which preceded, we pledge ourselves to improve, to extend our plan, and beg the fair fex to protect, to embellish, to continue a work, and the only work now exiftent, which is peculiarly and folely adapted to their improvement and amufement. |