Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-07-04
Miscellaneous.
The Greek Slave
BACCHANTE, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE,
AND THE ANCTNEr ErTPT -

oACC7ANIE, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE,
AND THE DANCING GIRL!
ME above celebrated Statues, together with
Il sF1FTBRN STATUES IN BRONZE and several
mr. ed WAGNIF1oENT OIL PAINTINGS, form the
collection of pieces to be distsibuted among the
members of the Cosmopolitan Art Association
at the first annual distribution, in January next.
The Cosmopolitan Art and Literary
Association.
Organized for tie Encouragement and General
Diffusion of Literature and the Fine Arts on a
neto and original plan.
This popular Association is designed to encour-
age and popularize tho Fine Arts and dissent
nate Wholesome Literature throughoutthe conn
try: Gallery of Arts is permanently founded
and will contain valuable collection of Pain
tings and Statunry, for the annual distribution
Of each year. The best Literature of the day,
will DC issued to subscribers. consisting of the
popular Monthly Magazines, Reviews. &c.
Tho Committee of Management have the plea
sure of announcing that the First annual Distri-
butc0 will take place on the Both of January,
next, at which time will be distributed or allot
ted to members several hundred0Works of Art,
among which is the original and world renown-
ed GREEK SLAVE, by HIRAM Powers, costing
over five thousand dollars together with tho
beautiful Statues of VENUS, BACCHANTE
HEBE, FLORA, and the DANCING GIRL ;
and tho fifteen StAtuettes in Bronze. imported
from Paris, also largo collection of OIL PAIN
TINGS, comprising some of tho best production
efcelebrated American and Foreign Artists.
The Literature issued to subscribers consists of
the following Monthly Magazines Harpcr's
rntnnm's, Kniekerbocker, Blackwood's: Ora
Book, and the Quarterly Reviews re- printed in
New York: Edinburgh, Westminster, London
Quarterly, and North British.
Plan for the Current Year---1s5I-'5.
The payment of three dollars constitutes any
ono a member of this Association, and entities
him to either ono of the above Magazines for one
year, and also to q ticket in the distribution of
the Stntuary and Paintings, WHICH are to allot-
ted to members in J anuary.
Persons taking five memberships are entitled
to any five of tho Magazines OH year, and to six
tickets in tho distribution.
Persons, on becoming members, can have their
Magazine commence with any month they
choose, and rely on its being mailed to them
promptly on the first of every month. direct trcm
the New York and Philadelphia Publishers.
LITTELL'S LIVING AGE, Weekly. is fur
nished one year and two memberships for So
memberships, devoted to tho puchaso of
Works of Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names Mt the Eastern
office, New York, or Yves ern office, SanduSky.
The Gallery of Art is located aSandusky the
Western office of the Association where superb
Granite Buildings have been erected for it, md
in whose spacious saloons the splendid collection
of Statuary and Paintings are exhibited.
The advantages secured by becoming mem
Der of this Association are
1st. All persons receive the full value of their
Magazine Literature.
cd. Each member is contributing toward pur-
chasing choice Works of Art, which are to be
distributed among themselves, and arc ut tho
same time encouraging the Artists Of the coun-
try, disbursing thousands of dollars through its
agency.
Persons in renting funds for membership,
will please give their post Office address in full,
stating the month they wish the Magazine to
commence, and write the word 6 REGlsrEKED' on
envelop to prevent loss, on the receipt Of which.
a certificate of membership, together with tho
magazine desired, will be forwarded to any part
of the country.
Those whopurchNse Magazines at Bookstores
will observe that by joining this association,
they receive the Magazine and Free Ticket in the
annual distribution, all at tho same price they
now pay for the Magazine alone.
Persons subscribing any time before the 3Oth
of January, entitled to the Magazine for 1865.
Closing of the Books!
Subscriptions will be received up to the s0th
january, at which timo the distribution will take
place.
ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES of the
whole collection to be distributed, will bs sent
free of charges on application.
"a Offices of the Association. at the Knickcr-
booker Magazine Office, 84s Broadway, New York,
and at No. 1855, Water St., Sandusky, Ohio. Adj
dress, at either Office for memberships.
3m. c. L. DERBY, Actuary C. a. g. L. a.