The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-03
THE ALDINE.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1872
FIFTH YEAR.

CuW ART
THE ALDINE;
An Illustrated Monthly Journal claimed {
be the handsomest Paper in the
sGlye my love tothe artist workmen of THE
ALIlNE who are striving to make their pr0fes.
ion worthy o! admiration. for beauty, as 1t mas
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg.
ularty, has none Of the temporary or tmay inter.
est characteristic of ordinary periodicals, 1t 10
an elegant miscellaney Of pure, light, and grace.
ful literature, and a collection Of pictures, the
rarcst 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 beund at the close of the year
While other publications may claim superior
ehespns,ss, =, SG%Gsssa with rivals Of of similar
coption-alone and unapproached = absolutely
without competition in price or character. The
possessor oithe volume just completed cannot
duplicate the quantity OF fine paper and engrav.
ings in any other shape or number Of volumes
for ten times its cost.
press so great that reprnting is cut ofthe ques.
tion, With the excel ton of o small number
specially reserved Tor binding, the editionn Of
1871 Is already exhausted, and 1t is now . scarce
as well al valuable book,
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
Art Department.
The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
TO their enterprise, wherever 1t has been intro-
duced, has convinced the publishers Of TIE
ALDiNE of the soundness OF their theory that
the American public woul recognise and heartily
scppor. any sincere effort TO elevate the tone and
standard of illustrated publications. That 90
many weakly wicked sheets exist and thrive 10
not evidence that there Is no market tor anything
better-indeed the success of THE Adm 4 from
the start Is direct proof OF the contrary. With Q
population so vast, and Of such varied taste, .
publisher can choose his patrons, and his paper 10
rather indicative Of his own than OF The taste OF
the country. As guarantee OF the excellence Of
this de epartment the publishers would beg to an.
nounce during the coming year, specimens from
the following eminent American aitistss
W Il. RICHARDS, GRANVILLE PERKINS,
Ws. HART, i. o.. Q. BARLEY,
WM. BEARD, NIcroR NEHLio,
GrOnen SMILEY, Wm. u; Wilcox.
AuG. WILL, JAMES II. bEAEp,
JANIS SMILEY X. H. fIouns
FHAsS BrAHD. udn. pauI D',0S'
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard sy 'hs hsay ysfS best sngrayers in
the determination Of the publishers thai THR
ALDiNE shall be successful yindication Of
American taste in competition with any cxisting
publication ia the world.
Literary Department..
Where so much attention is paid to illustration
and get up of the work. too much dependence On
appearances may very naturally be feared. To sn.
tcipate snch misgyings, II is only necerra-y 70
state, that the editorial management Il The
ALDlN Il has beon entrusted to MR. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, who has received assur.
ances OF assistance from host of the most popu-
ar writer's and poets Of the country.
The Volume for 1879
| viii contain nearly 500 pages, and alb ,ut $50 fine
engravngs. Commencing with the number for
| January, avery third number will contain a beau
| tiul tinted picture on plate baper, inserted as
| frontispece,
| did volume in itseli, containing hfiy engravings
-four in tint aud although reiailei ~ q will bt
sent without extra charge to all yearly sub
| scrib.rs.
A Chrome 10 Every subscriber
was a very popular teatureoRt year, and will b
repeated with the present, volume, The pub
fishers have purchased an Reproduced, at gres
expense. the beeutng by SEis, en.iued Dam
| Natures School" Tneaart mo Is llxl3 inehe
and % an exact fac .simildan size and appearance
|, of the original picture. 10 American chrom
, wh,ch will at all eomparaVwiih it, has yot be.
, offered at reini for less than the prics asked
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