The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-14

THE HAMDsoMEsT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
"Give my love to the artist worlsmen of THE
ALDlNE who are striving to make their pro-
fession worthy of admiration for beauty as it
has always been for usefulness."-HenryU Ward
Beecher. a-. ..- -.aA ~ . r
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the regu.
larity, has none of the temporary or timely in.
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals. It
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 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 as compared with
rivals of q similar class, THE ALDINE is O
unique and original eonception-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 engrayings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost
The labor of getting THE ALDINE ready on
the press is great that reprinting H out of the
question. With the exception of d small num-
Der specially reserved for binding, The edition of
1871 is already exhausted, and it is now scarce
as well 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
ALD1NE 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, 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 NEHLIG,
Granville PERKINS, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES ID. SMILLIE, GEORGE III. SMILLIE,
WIN. HART, WIN. HI. WILCOX,
+. o Q. DARLEY, PAUL DIXON,
r. Z. PIGUET, AUG. WILL,
WIN. BEARD, JAMES IL. BEARD, .r
j. Hows, ~ - q
These pictures are being reproduced without
regard to expense by the very best engrayers in
the country, and will bear the severest critical
comparison with the best foreign work, it being
the determination of the publishers that THU
ALDINE shall be successful vindication 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. L,
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 a 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 number TO
| January, every third number will contain
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserted
| as frontispiece.
The Christmas number for 1872 will be
splendid volume in itself, containing fifty en-
cravings, -four in tint and, although retailed a
ST. 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 pub
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at grea
expense, the beautiful oil painting by SEIs, en-
titled "DAME NATURES SCHOOL, The chrom
is llxlS inches, and is exact facsimile, in siz
| and appearance, of the original picture. N
American chrome, which will at all compar
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less tina
the price asked for THE ALDINE and it tc
gether. 1t will be delivered free, with the Janu
AIRY number, to every subscriber who pays 70
one year in advance.
..'- TERMS FOR 1872. .,s .
One copy, one gear, 'oih Oil cAromo. $50
Ftue copies, . =" ..........20. @
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will n
ceive an extra copy gratis, making IL copies fo
the money.
Any person wishing to work for q zren1i,t1,
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, O
our agent, will apply, NTH reference, enclosin
81 for outfit. JAMES SUTTON & CO.,
Publishers, % Liberty street,
fe Cliff New York.