Modern Priscilla (magazine)
Modern Priscilla was an American women's magazine, published in Massachusetts from 1887 to 1930.
History
Modern Priscilla began in Lynn, Massachusetts, as a 16-page magazine focused on fancy-work instructions. Its first editor, Frank Spencer Guild, was an illustrator, and art director of Ladies' Home Journal. Annual subscriptions cost 50 cents in 1888. The magazine's office moved to Boston in 1894.The magazine was successful for decades. Its slogan in 1907, "A Department Store where 172,710 Women Shop", announced its wide circulation. In 1922, the magazine boasted a circulation of about 600,000. It absorbed several other magazines, including Everyday Housekeeping in 1912 and Home Needlework Magazine in 1917. Modern Priscilla was merged into Needlecraft in 1930.
Contents
Modern Priscilla featured original short fiction alongside homemaking and fashion advice. It was known for publishing illustrated patterns for sewing, crochet, millinery, basketry, lace making, needlepoint and embroidery. The Priscilla Publishing Company also offered stand-alone books of patterns and recipes.Notable editors and writers who contributed to Modern Priscilla included Della T. Lutes, Harriet Cole Emmons, Christine Terhune Herrick, Anna Balmer Myers, Mary Card, Mary Harrod Northend, Maud Hart Lovelace, Marion Harris Neil, and Louise Stanley. Cover artists included Sarah Stilwell Weber, Clara Miller Burd, Charles Archibald MacLellan William Haskell Coffin, and Bradshaw Crandell