The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-23

THE ALDINE:
AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY JOURNAL CLAIMED TO BIZ
THE HAhDsoMEsT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
Give my love to the artist workmen of THE
ALDlNE, who are striving to make their pro-
tession worthy of admiration for beauty ms il
mas Always been for usefulness.n-Helr Ward
Be6cher.
THE ALD1NE, while issued with all the regu-
iaLly' mas none OF the temporary or timely in.
terest CHARACTERISTIC of ordinary periodicals. II
Is an elegant miscellany of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and a collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and 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 oil the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness as compared with
rivals of q similar class, THE AJDINE is a
unique and original conception--alone and I'M
overwhelmingly without competition in
price or character. The possessor of the volume
Just completed cannot duplicates the quantity of
iine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number OF volumes for ten times its cost.
The labor of getting THE ALDINE ready on
the press is SO great that reprintng is of the
question. With the exception of q 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
ART DEPARTMENT.
The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
to their enterprise, wherever it 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
traLy; win population so vast, and of such
varied taste, q publisher can choose his patrons,
and his paper is rather indicative of his own than
OF the taste OF the country. AS n guarantee of
the excellence of this department, tile publishers
would beg to announce during the coming year
specimens from the following eminent American
artists:
w T. RICHARDS, EIcToR NEHIIe
GRANVILLE PERKINS, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES ID. SaILLIB, GEORGE III, SMILE
WIN. HART, VIM III. Wilcox,
F. o q. BARLEY, PAUL DIXON,
II. L. PIGuET, AUG. WILL
WIN. BEARD, JAMES H. BEARD,
J. Hows,
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard to expense by the very best engravers in
the country, and will bear the seyerest critical
comparison with the best foreign WORK ii being
the determination of the publishers that TIL b
ALDINE shall be successful vindcaton OF
American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT. E
Where so much attention is paid to Illustration
and get up of the work, too much dependence on
appearance may very naturally be feared T'o
anticipate such misgivings, it is only necessary
| to state that the editorial management of THU
ALDlNE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARD
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 ra.
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about 25J fine
engravings Commencing with the mum Der for
January, every third number will contain a
| beautiful tinted picture plate paper inserted
| as frontispece.
The Christmas number for 1872 will be q
Rnlgnljd ynnplp in tSalf ,t.i,,
cravings -four in tint and, although retaiied at
vi, viii be sent without extra charge to all year.
| ly subscribers.
| A cHRoMo 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 "DAaE NATURES SCHOOL," The chrome
is lxl3 inches, and is exact facsimile in size
ana 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 ALDINE and IL TO.
gether 1t will be delivered free, with the .Janu.
| airy number, to every subscriber who pays ful
| one year in advance.
TERMS FOR 1872.
One copy, one year, nth Oil Chrome. $500
rue copies, ,...........20 0t
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will re.
ceive an extra copy gratis, making II copies fol-
| 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 aoih reference, enclosing
81 for outfit. JAMES SUTTON & Co,
Publishers. % Liberty street,
fe2l-u New York -