The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-06-20

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THE HAMDsoaEsT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
Give my love to the artist workmen of THE
ALD1NE, who are striving to make their pro-
fesson worthy of admiration for beauty, as il
has always been for usefulness."--Henry Ward
Beecher.
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 NE elegant miscellany Of pure, light, and
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
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
claim s superior ,eheapness as compared with
unique and original conception-alone and I'M
overwhelmingly 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
question. With the exception of ., 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.
The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
to their enterprise, wherever it has been intro
duced, has convinced the publishers of THE
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 market for
anything better-indeed the success of THE AL
DINE from the start is direct proof to the con
trary. With a 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 a guarantee of
the excellence of this department, the publishers
would beg to announce during the
specimens from the following eminent American
artists:
GRANVILLE PERKINS, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES d. SMILLIE, GEORGE H. SMILE,
WIN. HART, WIN. III. WILCOX
+. o @. BARLEY, PAUL DIXON,
IL. Il. PIaUET, AUG. WILL,
VIM. BEARD, JAMES I'll. BEARD,
]. IIows,
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard to expense by the very best engrayers in
the country, and will bear the severest critical
comparison with the best foreign WORK, it being
the determination of the publishers that THE
ALD1NE shall be a successful yindcation of
American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT
Where so much attention is paid to illustration
and get up of the work, too much dependence on
appearance may very naturally be feared To
anticipate such misgivings, it is only necessary
to state that the editorial management of THE
ALD1NE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARD
KENNY SIODDARD, VINO mas received asSur-
ances of assistance from 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
engravings. Commencing with the numb Der for
January, every third number will contain q
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserted
as a frontispiece ~ i4=
The Christmas number for 1872, will be a
splendid volume in ITSELF containing fifty en-
cravings, -four in tint and, although retaiied at
vi, will be sent without extra charge to all year
ly subscribers.
A CHRONIC TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER
was very popular feature last year, and will be
repeated with the present volume. The pub
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at great
expense, the beautiful oil painting by SEIs, en-
titled dame NATURES School," The chrome
is llx13 inches and is exact facsimile in size
and appearance, of the original picture. No
American chrome, which will at all compare
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less than
the price asked for THE AI4DINE and it to-
gether. 1t will be delivered free, with the Janu-
airy number, to every subscriber who pays for
one year in advance
TERMS FOR 1872.
| Fioe copies, ...."...."2o, 90
| Any person sending 10 names and $40 will re-
ceive an extra copy gratis, making IL copies for
| the money.
| Any person wishing to work for a premium,
| can have our premium circular on application.
We give many beautiful and desirable articles
| offered by no other paper.
Any person wishing to act, permanently, as
our agent, will apply, 10Th references enclosing
| 81 for outfit. JAMES SUTTON & CO.,
| Publishers. % Liberty street,
| fe 21-tf New York.