"Peterson" for 1863.-We offer this number to the public as an earnest of what we intend to do in 1863. Notwithstanding the enormous increase in the price of paper and other things necessary to a Magazine, "Peterson" will not only be maintained at its old point of excellence, but vastly improved : and, as a proof, we issue the present number, the most costly we have ever put forth.

We call attention to the Prospectus for 1863 to be found on our cover. We claim, there, that "Peterson" is cheaper than any other magazine of its kind, and, therefore, the Magazine, above all others, for the times. The proof of this may be established, not only by a comparison with other magazines--which we challenge--but also by the fact that "Peterson" has now the largest circulation of any ladies’ periodical in the United States, or even in the world.

More attention than ever will be paid, in 1863, to the literary department. The original stories in "Peterson" have been considered, for years, superior to those to be found elsewhere. While retaining the best of our contributors, all new writers of acknowledged ability are added, thus keeping "Peterson" always fresh. Among these, lately added, is the author of "The Second Life," which will be, probably, the most powerful novelet we have ever printed.

The fashion department is admitted, by all conversant with such matters, to excel that of any cotemporary. The arrangements for "Peterson" are such that all patterns are received in advance. Other magazines continually publish fashions as new which we have published months before. The latest Paris, London, Philadelphia, and New York fashions are faithfully reported: "Peterson" never descends to be a merely advertising medium for this or that dealer in millinery, cloaks, etc., etc.

The cheapness of the Magazine is a point to which we wish particularly to direct attention. Everything that is to be had in a three dollar magazine can be had here for two dollars, and much of it, as the newspaper press universally declares, of a higher quality than elsewhere.

Now is the time to get up clubs! Everybody will subscribe for "Peterson," if its claims are fairly presented, unless a promise has been given to take some other Magazine. Be, therefire, the first in the field. A specimen will be sent, gratis, if written for, to show to acquaintances, so that you need not injure your own copy. Don’t loose a moment!

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LACE GOODS,--Lace goods offer little that is really novel, but are still very beautiful, and are valued no less as a test of social position than as the most becoming addition possible to an elegant costume. Among the bridal sets exhibited lately, at one of our most fashionable stores, we noticed one of point lace worth eighteen hundred dollars and a point lace shawl, the pattern a large bouquet, valued at a thousand dollars. The sets comprise two flounces, the upper one looped up to represent a tunic, a scarf veil, and handerchief together with trimming for the corsage of the dress. The latest novelty in lace is an idea of the Empress Eugenie. It is a wide lace scarf, only worn with full dress, and then simply knotted round the waist, Turkish fashion, or clasped upon the shoulder and tied under the arm.

A WORD ABOUT FURS.--The fur most in demand is mink, the darker the more desirable, and the more costly. The mink fur is certainly equaled by no other in beauty, durability, and comparative moderation in price. The Hudson Bay sable is a more expensive still: but these furs are really beyond ordinary purses. Furs of all kinds have advanced twenty-five per cent.

The most convenient style in fur for ordinary wear is the half-cape; it is handsomer and a better protection to the shoulders and chest than the victorine, and looks well with cloak or shawl. Fur collars we consider almost worse than nothing, as they impart warmth to the throat at the expense of the chest, which is left so much the more liable to cold. It is almost impossible to give an idea of cost, so much depends on the color of the fur. A very handsome half-cape of mink can be purchased for fifty dollars; a very nice set of half-cape and muff, for seventy-five. Almost the lowest price for a half-cape, in genuine mink, would probably be forty dollars. 

Muffs are as small as ever; in fact, there is no change in the shape of fur garments, except in ermine for evening wear. Many ladies, to whom money is no object, wear muffs without collar, cape, or victorine. It is a pretty caprice of fashion to wear 

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FASHIONABLE STYLES of SILKS --Among some opf the choicest silks, imported this fall, are the tinted brocades, from which spring velvet tufts, different in size and shading, yet forming clusters out of which the eye gradually recognizes an intentional and most charming design; such robes cost two hundred and fifty dollars. Dress patterns of such value are never made two alike. There is another style which is less expensive: this is rich taffetas in single colors, lavender, purple, green, and the new cuir color, embroidered with white silk, in a pattern for skirt, body, and sleeves, to imitate exactly guipure lace. A wide sash, embroidered to match, accompanies the skirt, the ends of which are fringed with silk the color of the dress. These robes are only one hundred and fifty dollars each. Of course only the very rich can afford such silks.

ECONOMY AND TASTE. --Says a lady, in a letter enclosing the names of a large club:--"We could not do without ‘Peterson’ in our village. It is curious to observe how much more taste is shown in the dress and about the houses of those who subscribe to it, than in the dress and houses of others. Several of my club have told me that they have saved ten times the cost of the Magazine, by following its hints as to late fashions, cutting out dresses from its diagrams, and copying its Work-Table patterns. My club, you will see, is twice as large as it was last year. Everybody here prefers it to any other magazine.

NEW MATERIAL FOR CLOAKS.--The new material for cloaks consists of a soft and thickly piled fabric, so exquisite in appearance that it has received the name of woolen velvet. It must not be confounded with plush, from which it differs as widely as a well-kept lawn from a common hay-field.

COMBS and OTHER ORNAMENTS --The elegant combs lately introduced are among the most novel and striking decorations for the hair, provided, of course, the hair be arranged in a method to properly display them. They come in sets--back and side-combs--and are manufactured with exquisite skill and taste from jet, tortoise shell, mounted with steel, gilt, gold, or gems. The back comb surmounts the low, broad braid behind; the side-combs are placed between two puffs of hair, which are raised on each side of the temples, giving a stylish and high-bred tone to the coiffure, which is very becoming to the delicate and clearly cut character of the features of most American ladies.

The prominent feature of ornaments of every description is the use that is made of steel. Ii is introduced into nearly every description of dress and cloak trimming; it is made into jewelry, into clasps which adorn our bonnets, and buckles which adorn our shoes, and thus flashes literally from the crown of the head to the sole of the feet. It is also introduced with the happiest effect into silk embroidery, which, as a means of decoration, disputes supremacy with the new and artistic methods of braiding.

The prettiest effect which we have seen produced by steel was clusters of the tiny flowers embroidered on the front of black silk slippers. A strap of silk, fastened with a small wrought steel buckle, gave the proper finish to a most charming idea.

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The author of this volume was the special correspondent of the Philadelphia Press with the army of the Potomac, during the much controverted campaign in the Penisula. He was an eye-witness of much that he relates. As yet no more lucid account of that campaign has appeared, if we except the narrative attributed to the Prince de Joinville; and that narrative is much more concise than the present. In both accounts substantially the same view is taken as to the causes why the campaign failed. The least satisfactory part of the 
 
 
 
 

BREAKFAST AND TEA CAKES.

Waffles.--Put two pints of rich milk into separate pans; cut up and melt in one of them a quarter pound of butter, warming it slightly; then, when it is melted, set it away to cool; beat eight eggs very light, and mix them gradually into the other pan of milk, alternately, with half a pound of flour; then mix in, by degrees, the milk that has the butter in. Lastly, stir in a large tablespoonful of strong, fresh yeast, cover the pan, and set it near the fire to rise. When the batter is quite light, heat your waffle-iron, by putting it among the coals of a clear, bright fire; grease the inside with butter tied in a rag, and then put in some batter. Shut the iron closely, and, when the waffle is done on one side, turn the iron on the other. Take the cake out by slipping a knife underneath, and then heat and grease the iron for another waffle. Send them to table quite hot, four or six on a plate, having buttered them and strewed over each a mixture of powdered cinnamon and white sugar. Or you may send the sugar and cinnamon in a little glass bowl.

French rolls are usually made by the bakers; but in country houses, where families bake their own bread, they may be done in either of the following ways:--Sift one pound of flour, and rub into it two ounces of butter; mix in the whites of three eggs beaten to a froth, and a tablespoonful of strong yeast; add enough of milk, with a little salt, to make a stiff dough, and set it, covered, before the fire to rise, which will take about an hour; if cut into small rolls, and put in a quick oven, they will be done in little more than ten minutes. Or:--Take a quarter peck of the very finest flour, one ounce of butter melted in milk and water; mix with it two or three spoonfuls of yeast, according to its strength, and strain it through a hair-sieve; whisk the white of an egg and work it into a light paste, add salt, and leave it all night. Then work it up well again and make it into rolls.

Jumbles.--To one pound and a quarter of butter, well creamed, put one pound of sugar, and three eggs, beaten well together, one pound and a half of sifted flour, and two spoonfuls of rose-water; mix these well together, and, with a fork, drop them on a tin, and bake in a quick oven. Or:--Take half a pound of flour, the same weight of loafsugar, grated, two ounces of butter rubbed into the flour, one egg, and a dessertspoonful of ratafia-brandy or orangeflower water; make it up into a paste; if more moisture is required, add a spoonful of cream; drop it on tins with a fork.

Lip-Salve--To Remove Soreness round the Lips.--An elegant lip-salve may be made as follows:--Put half a pound of fresh lard into a pan, with an ounce and a half of white wax; set it on a slow fire till it is melted, then take a small tin dish, fill it with water, and add a few chips of alkanet root; let the water boil till it becomes a beautil red color; strain some of it, and mix it with the other ingredients according as may be desired; scent it with some agreeable and favorite extract, and then pour it into small white jars or boxes. 

Make a ch of the required length.

1st Row.--Sc into every stitch.

2nd Row.--2 dc into the first stitch, 3 ch and 2 dc into the same stitch, 

*skip five stitches and work 2 dc, 3 ch, and 2 dc into the sixth stitch, *.

3rd Row.--* 2 dc, 3 ch, 2 dc into the loop made by the 3 ch stitches of 2nd row,*.

4th Row.--* 9 dc into the loop made by the 3 ch stitches of 3rd row, 1 sc between the 4 dc of 3rd row,*. 

THE EAU CLAIRE (Wis.) Herald says of "Peterson:"--"It is equal in all respects to any of the Three Dollar magazines." This seems to be the general verdict.

A DOLLAR’S WORTH.--The Selvin’s Grove(Pa.) Post says of this Magazine:--"It is a charming book. Every lady will find a dollar’s worth in any number of this periodical, yet the price is only two dollars per annum."