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**Illustrations**

The //Lady's Book// featured a variety of illustrations. A few examples are given here.

The Work Department featured patterns and instructions for making various garments, accessories, and handicrafts. Often the illustrations were fit onto the page in an asymmetrical way, as seen above.

Included in the fashion pages were illustrations of new hair styles and accessories.

Another type of illustration found in the //Lady's Book// are scenes of morality or humor. Here, two young ladies help an elderly woman. Many of these images were steel or copper plate engravings.



 The most famous illustrations in the //Lady's Book// were the hand-colored, fold-out fashion plates. These were hand-tinted by 150 women employed in their homes by Godey, and the resulting unique quality has made them collector's items.



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