The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-23

THE ALDINE:
AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY JOURNAL CLAIMED TO BIZ
THE HAMDsoMEsT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
"Give my love to the artist worlxmen of THE
ALDINE, who are striving to make their pro
fession worthy of admiration for beauty, as IL
has always been for usefulness.'-H Ward
Beecher. .#.. d hf.h
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the regu-
larity, has none of the temporary or timely in. |
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t
is an elegant miscellany of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number |
ards fresh pleasure SURE to is fsnas the he rea
appreciated after it has been bound up at the
close of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness as compared with
unique and original couception-alone and UNI
pproaehed--absolutely without competition in
price or character The possessor of the volume
Just completed cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number Of volumes for ten times its cost =,
The labor of getting THE ALDINE ready on
the press is so great that reprning is out of the
question. With the exception of u small num-
Der specially reserved for binding, The edition of
1871 is already exhausted, and it is now scarce
as well as valuable book.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872
ART DEPARTMENT.
to their enterprise, wherever it has been intro
dueed, has convinced the publishers of THE
| ALDINE of the soundness of their theory that
| the American public would recognize and hearth
| ly support any sincere measure to alleviate the
| tone and standard of illustrated publications.
That SO many weakly, wicked. sheets exist and
thrive is not evidence that there is no market for
| anything better--indeed the success of THE AL
| DINE from the start is direct proof to the con
trary. With population so vast, and OF such
| varied taste, publisher can choose his patrons,
and his paper is rather indicative of his own than
of the taste of the country. As q guarantee of
the excellence of this department, the publishers
| would beg to announce during the coming year,
specimens from the following eminent American
artists: %
| w, T. RICHARDS, NIcToR NRHLIG,
| GRANVILLE PERKINS, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES ID. SMILE, GEORGE II. SMILE,
VIM HART, WM. III. WILCOX,
e. g DAsLrr' PAUL PAU DIXON DIXON, rr
WIN. BEARD, JAMES II. BEARD,
J. Hows, .g
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard to expense by the very best engrayeis IN
the country, and will bear the severest critical
comparison with the best foreign work, it being
the determination of the publishers that TILT
| AIIDINE shall be q successful vindication o.
American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world. lsa.... |#
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
Where so much attention is paid to illustration
and get up of the work. too much dependence OF
appearance may very naturally be feared. IL
anticipate such misgivings, it is only necessary
to state that the editorial management of THU
ALDINE has been intrusted to MR. RICHARI
j HENRY STODDARD, who has received assur
ances of assistance from q host of the most pop
ular writers and poets of the country.
. THE VOLUME FOR 1879
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about 250 fin
: engrayings. Commencing with the number TO
a | January, every third number will contain
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserte'
4 as n frontispiece.
!, The Christmas number for 1872, will be
j splendid volume in ITSELF containing fifty en-
cravings, -four in TINT and, although retailed a
ST. will be sent without extra charge to all year
: ly subscribers. la
= CHRONIC To EVERY SUBSCRIBER
was a very popular feature last year, and will
: repeated with the present volume. The pub
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at grea
expense the beautiful oil painting by SEIs, er
titled DIANE NATURES SCHOOL," The chrom
. is l1x13 inches, and is an exact fac-simile, in sz
and appearance, of the original picture. N
American chrome, which will at all compar
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less tina
y the price asked for THE AI4DINE and it Il
t. gether. 1t will be delivered free. with the Jan,
AIRY number, to every subscriber who pays fc
one year in advance.
TERMS FOR 1872. ~
: One copy, one gear, Nth oil Chrome. $5t
nine c5lsies e : 1"1 8" 20
"a Any person sending 10 names and $40 will r
ceive an extra copy gratis, making II copies ft
the money. .sr ISL .a.l#. .gr.@
Any person wishing to work for a premium
can have our premium circular on application
We give many beautiful and desirable articl
- offered by no other paper. t#.I
Any person wishing to act, permanently,
our agent, will apply, aotth fefereace, enelosir
Publishers. % Liberty street,
fe2l-tf New York.