The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-20

THE ALDINE:
AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY Journal CLAIMED TO BIZ
THE HAMDsoMEsT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
Give my love to the artist workmen of THE
ALDlNE, who are striving to make their pro-
fession worthy of admiration for beauty as il
Beecher.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the rcgu.
larity, has none of the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t
ls an elegant miscellany of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and q collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
ana Glr white; Although each succeeding number
Affords a fresh pleasure to its frienus, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be most
appreciated after it has been bound up at the
close OF the year. While other publications may
clam superior cheapness as compared with
rivals OF a similar class, THE ALDINE is a
unique and original conception-alone and I'M
approached-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.
~, me ,Ve labor OF getting THE ALDINE ready on
Der specially reserved for binding VIZ edition Of
1871 is already exhausted and ii is now a scarce
as well as valuable book.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
ART DEPARTMENT..
The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
10 their enterprise, wherever 1t has been intro
duced, has convinced the publishers of THE
ALDlNE 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
| any thing 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 iS of
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, VICTOR NEHLIe,
GRANvILIR PERkIss, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES ID. SMILLIE, GEORGE III. SMILE,
VIM TART, VIM H. WILCOX,
f. Q o. DARLEY, PAUL DIXON,
r. E. PIGUEr, AUG WILL,
WIN. BEARD, JANIS H. BEARD,
J. Hows,
| These pictures are being reproduced without
| regard to expense by the very best engrayers ir
the country, and will bear the severest critica
comparison with the best foreign work 1t beinl
the determination of the publishers that THf
| ALDINE shall be successful vindication O
American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
Where so much attention ia paid to illustration
| and get up OF the work, too much dependence OF
| appearance may very naturally be feared Tt
anticipate such misgivngs, it is only necessary
| to state that the editorial management of THU
ALD1NE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARI
HENRY STODDARD, who has received assur
| ances ofassistance from a host of the most pop
ular writers and poets of the country.
| THE VOLUME FOR 1872
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about $50 fine
| engrayinas. Commencing with the numb Der fol-
| January, every third number will contain
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserted
| as frontispiece.
The Christmas number for 1872, will be
splendid volume in itself, con tanning fifty en-
| cravings, -four in TINT and, although retailed a
vi, will be sent without extra charge to all year
| ly subscribers.
oHRoMo TO RvERY SUBSCRIBER
was very popular feature last year, and will b,
| repeated with the present volume The pub
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at grea
expense, the beautiful oil painting by SEIs, en-
| titled DANE NATURES SCHOOL," The chrome
is llxl3 inches, and is exact facsimile, in siz
and appearance, of the original picture. N,
American chromo,~ which will at all compar
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less thai
the price asked for THE ALDINE and it to
airy number, to every subscriber who pays TO
one year in advance.
TERMS FOR 1872
One copy, one gear, NTH Oil Ctromo. o
Ft1e copies, ....""".20, o
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will re
ceive an extra copy gratis, making IL copies TO
the money.
Any person wishing to work for premium
can have our premium circular on application
We give many beautiful and desirable article
offered by no other paper.
Any person wishing to act, permanently, a
81 for outfit. JAMES SUTTON & CO.,
/ Publishers. % Liberty street,
fe 2l-tf ,r New York.