Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-06-27
Miscellaneous.
The Greek Slave (!
BACGHANTE, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE,
AND THE DANCTNCa C1JRT -

BACCHANI:E, VENUS, FLORA, HEBE,
ANDTHE DANCING GIRL!
IHHE above celebrated Statues, together with
Il tFITREN STATUES IN BRONZE, and several
fhr Cd u AaNIFroENT OIL PAINTINGS, form the
collection of pieces to be distributed among the
members of the Cosmopolitan Art Association
at the first annual distribution, in January next.
The Cosmopolitan Art and Literary
Association.
Organized for the Encouragement and General
Diffusion Of Literature and the Fine Arts on a
new and original plan.
This popular Association is designed to encour-
age and popularize tho Fine Arts and dissent
nate wholesome Literature throughout the conn
try: Gallery Of Arts is permanently founded
tings and Statuary, for the annual distribution
of each year. Tho best literature of the day,
will be 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-
butiCo will take place on the Both of January,
next, at which time will be distributed or allot
ted to members several hundredGWorks of Art,
among which is the original and world renown-
ed GREEK SLAVE, by HIRAM PowERs, costing
over five thousand dollars together with the
beautiful Statues of VENUS, BACCHANTE
HEBE, FLORA, and tho DANCING GIRL !;
and tho fifteen StAtuettes in Bronze. imported
from Paris, also largo collection of OIL PAIN
TINGS, comprising some Of tho best production
The Literature issued to subscribers consists of
the following Monthly Magazines uarpcr's
Fntnam's, Knickerbocker, Blackwood's. Ora
harn's, Magazine of Art, and Godey's Lady's
BOOK, and the Quarterly Reviews re- printed in
New York: Edinburgh, Westminster London
Quarterly, and North British.
Plan for the Current Year---1S54-'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
IL NIB SISSFN S-ONkSr
the Stutuary and Paintings, WHICH are to allot-
ted to members in } anuNry.
Persons taking five memberships arc entitled
to any five of tho Magazines on 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 Sc.
Tho net proceeds derived from the sale of
memberships. devoted to tho puchase of
Works of Art for the ensuing year.
Books open to receive names ut 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, and
in whose spacious saloons the splendid collection
of Statuary and Paintings are exhibited.
The advantages secured by becoming mem
Der of this Association are
LIST. All persons receive the full value of their
subscription ut the start, in tho shape of sterling
Magazine Literature.
Cd. Each member is contributing toward pur-
chasing choice Works Of ART which are to be
distributed among themselves. and are ut the
sumo time encouraging the Artists of the coun-
try, dsbursing 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 ' REGISTERED" 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 who purchase 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
ofJanuary, are entitled to the Magazine for 1858.
Closing of the Books!
Subscriptions will be received up to the S0th
january, at which time the distribution will take
place.
ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUES of the
whole collection to be distributed, will BIZ sent
free of charges on application.
tB' Offices of the Association. at tho Knickor-
booker Magazine Office, 84S Broadway, New York,
and at No. 1876, Water ST., Snndusky, Ohio. Ad-
dress, lat either office, for memberships.
3m. c. L. DERBY, Actunry C. a. & L. A.