The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-16

THE HAMDsoNRsT PAPER IN TIE WORLD.
"Give my love to the artist worirnen of THE
ALDlNE, who are striving to make their pro-
tession worthy of admiration for beauty, as IL
has always been for usefuness."--Hearg Ward
BeecheT.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the regu-
larity, has none of the temporary or timely in
is an elegant miscellany of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and collection of pictures,
the rafest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
affords fresh pleasure to its friends 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
claim superior cheapness compared with
rivals OF a similar class, THE ALDINE is a
unique and original couception-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
-, inc labor OF getting THE ALDINE ready on
the press is great that reprintng is out of the
question. With the exception of 3small num-
Der specially reserved for binding Fhe edition of
1871 is already exhausted, and it is now q scarce
as well as valuable book
NEW FEATURES FOR 1874
ART DEPARTMENT.
The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
to their enterprise, wherever it has been intro
duced, 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, a publisher can choose his patrons
and his paper is rather indicative of his own than
of the taste of tho country. As a guarantee oil
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,
GRANVILLE PERKINS, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES ID. SMILLIE, GEORGE II. SMILLIE,
WIN. HART, VIM I'll. Wilcox,
F. o O. BARLEY, PAUL DIXON,
| r. Z. PIGuEr, Aua. WILL, ..
| VIM BEARD, JAMES H. BEARD,
| ]. Hows,
These pictures are being reproduced without
| regard to expense by the very best engravers il
| the country, and will bear the severest critica
/ comparison with the best foreign work it bein.
the determination of the publishers that TIL
| ALDINE shall be successful yindication o
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 OF
| appearance may very naturally be feared. tt
anticipate such misgivings, it is only necessar,
| to state that the editorial management of TIL
| ALDINE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARI
HENRY STODDARD, who has 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 250 fin
engravings. Commencing with the mum Der 70
/ January, every third number will contain
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserte'
| as n frontispece.
| The Christmas number for 1879 will be
splendid volume in itself, containing fifty en-
cravings, -four in TINT and, although retailed a
81, will be sent without extra charge to all year
ly subscribers.
CHRONIC TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER
was very popular feature last year. and will b
repeated with the present volume. The pull
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at grea
expense, the beautiful oil painting by SBIs, en-
titled "DAME NATURES SCHOOL," The chrom
is llxl3 inches, and is an exact fac-simile, in sig
and appearance, of the original picture. N
American chrome, which will at all compar
with it, has yet been offered Mt retail for less tina
the price asked for THE ALDINE and it tc
gether. 1t will be delivered free, with the Janr
AIRY number, to every subscriber who pays fo
one year in advance. ~.
90, TERMS FOR 1879.
One copy one gear, a0M OIL otaromo $5.t
Fiue copies, '' F" .........20, {
| Any person sending 10 names and $40 will r.
ceive an extra copy gratis, making IL copies fc
the money.
Any person wishing to work for a 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, 9
our agent will apply, NTH reference, enclosin
81 for outfit. JAMES SUTTON s. Co.
Publishers. % Liberty street,
fe21-tf New York.