The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-07-05

AI4DINE, who are striving to make their pro-
fession worthy of admiration for beauty, as it
has always been for usefulness. Henry Ward
Beecher. gore
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
affords a fresh pleasure to its friends the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be most
appreciated after it has been bound up ut the
close of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness as compared with
rivals of a similar class, THE ALDINE is a
unique and original conception-alone and UNI.
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 ts,, times rs cost.
The labor of getting THE ALDINE ready on
the press is great that reprinting is ont of the
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 we'll as valuable book.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
3. ART DEPARTMENT. .aH
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 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 the country. As a 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 NEHLI0,
GRANVILLE PERKINs, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES ID. SMILLIE, GEORGE II. SMILLIE,
WIN. HART, rrlE WIN. IL. WILCOX,
F. O @. BARLEY, PAUL DIXON, ra
X. +. PIGUET, AUG. WILL, .r.
WIN BEARD, JAMES II. BEARD,
j. Hows, @
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard to expense by the very best engravers in
the country, and will bear the severest critical
| comparison with the best foreign work, it being
| the determination of the publishers that TIL
ALDINE shall be a successful vindication 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 mnch dependence on
| appearance may very naturally be feared. To
anticipate such misgiyings, it is only necessary
| to state that the editorial management of THE
ALDINE has been intrusted to MR. RICHARD
| HENRY STODDARD, who has received assur-
ances of assistance from host of the most pop
| ular writers ana poets OF the country. r..
THE VOLUME FOR 1872 -
will contain nearly 500 pages, and about $50 fine
| engravings. Commencing with the number for
January every third number will contain a
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserted
as a frontispiece.
The Christmas number for ls72 will be a
splendid volume in itself, containing fifty en-
cravings -four in tint and, although retailed at
IT, will be sent without extra charge to all year.
| ly subscribers.
cnRoMo TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER
was veI 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 SETS, EN-.
titled "DAME NATURES SCHOOL," The chrome
is l1x13 inches, and is exact fac-simile, in size
and appearance, of the original picture. Nc
American chrome which will at all compare
with it, has yet been offered ut 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 fol
one year in advance. gatfn
TERMS FOR 1872.
One copy, one year, aOiA Oil oarorao,.,~"..,,s5ot
FtBs copies, "tsIf =" ........""2o, VI
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will re-
ceive an extra copy gratis, making II copies fol
the money ..P t-s II Ai-tt
| Any person wishing to work for u 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, aoih reference, enclosing
81 for OUTFIT. JAMES SUTTON CO.,
Publishers. % Liberty street
fe 2l-f New York.