The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-05
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ART DEPARTMENT.
Notwithstanding the increase in the price
Of subscription last fall, when the Aldne as.
sumed its present noble proportions and rem.
resentative character, the edition was more
than double the past year; proving that the
American public appreciate sincere eff.
fort In the cause of Art. The publishers,
anxious to justify the ready confidence thus
demonstrated. have exertcd themselves to
the utmost TO develop and improve the
work; and the plans for the coming year,
as uniolded by the monthly issues. will as.
tonish and delight even the most sanguinc
friends Of the Aldine.
The Aldinc will reproduce examples of
the best foreign masters. selected with a
view to the highest artistic success, and
greatest general Interests avoiding such ~
have become familiar, through photographs
or copies Of any kind.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1873. will
reproduce four of John ). Davis inimitablc
child-sketches, apprt pirate to the four sea-
sons These plates, appearing in the issues
would be alone worth the price of years
subscription.
PREMIUM CHROMOs FOR 1873.
Every subscriber to the Aldine. who pays
in advance for the year 1873, will receive,
without additional charge, pair of beauti-
English painter. The pictures, entitled
The Village Belle" and Crossing the
Moor" are l4x2O inches-are printed from
20 inherent plates. requiring % impressions
and tints 10 perfect each picture. The same
chrolnos are sold for $50 per pair, in the art
stores. As IL is the determination Of its con-
ductors to keep the Aldinc out Of the reach
OF competition In every department, the
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signature of the publishers, guaranteeing
mat the chromos delivered shall be equal to
the samples furnished the agent,
or the money will be refunded
he distribution OF pictures Of this grade.
iree 10 the subscribers To q five dollar peri
oulcal, Will mark an epoch in the history of
Art; and, considering the unprecedented
cheapness OF the price for The Aldine itself,
the marvel falls little short of a miracle,
even to those best acquainted with the
achievements of inventive genius and i'm
provej mechanical appliances. dor Illus
trations of these chromos. see November H.
sue of the Aldine.)
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT
will continue under the care of Mr.. Richard
Henry Stoddard, assisted by the best writer's
and poets Of the day, who will strive to have
the literature of the Aldine always in keep.
ing with its artistic attractions.
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