The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-08
PROSPECTUS.
DROsPECTUs FOR 1872.
Il FIFTH YEAR.
THE ALDINE:

A REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAMPION OF AMERICAN
ART.
THE ALDINE:
AN ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY JoUaSAL CLAIMED TO BIZ
THE ABANDONMENT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
give my love to the artist worlmen of THE
ALDINE, who are striving to make their pro-
ieesion worthy OF admiration for beauty, as 1t
has always been for usefulness HENRI Ward
Beecher.
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 at the
close of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness as compared with
rivals of q similar class, THE ALDINE is
unique and original conception-alone and I'M
pproached-absolutely 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 so great that reprintng is out of the
question With the exception of small num-
Der specially reserved for binding, the edition of
1871 is already exhausted, and it is n scarce
us 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
| ALDINE of the soundness of their theory that
| the American public would recognize and hearti-
| 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
| DIN IL from the start is direct n
| trary With population 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 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 NEHLIo,
GRAavIILE PERKINS, FRANK BEARp,
JAMRs D. SSIILIR, GkoRGE H snIILlB,
Q Q. DARLBY, PAUL DIXON,
II. L. PIeUET, AUa. WILL,
WIN. BEARD, JAMES III. BEARD,
| j. Hows,
These pictures are being reproduced withou
regard to expense by the very best engravers il
the country, and will bear the severest critica
comparison with the best foreign WORK. II bein
the determination of the publishers that TIL
ALDINE shall be successful vindication @
American taste in composition with any existin
publication in the world.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
Where so much attention is paid to illustratio
and get up of the work, too much dependence o
appearance may very naturally be feared. I
anticipate such misgiyings, it is only necessar
{ to state that the editorial management of TIL
5 ALDINE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARl
HENRY STODDARD who has received assn,
ances of assistance from q host of the most POI
| ular writers and poets of the country.
THE VOLUME FOR 1872
: will contain nearly 800 pages, and about 900 fin
engravings. Commencing with the number #
January, every third number will contain
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserte
as q frontispiece.
The Christmas number for 1872, will be
splendid volume in itself, con tanning fifty Ell
cravings, -four in tint and although retailed
81, will be sent without extra charge to all yea
ly subscribers.
A CHRONIC TO Rv RRr SUBSCRIBER
was a very popular feature last year, and will
repeated with the present volume. The pu
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at gre
expense, the beautiful oil painting by SBIs, e
titled DIANE NATURES School" The chron
is llxl3 inches, and is an exact fac-simile, in si
and appearance, of the original picture.
G American chrome, which will at all compa
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less ths
gether. 1t will be delivered free, with the Jan
airy number, to every subscriber who pays
one year in advance.
(. TERMS FOR 1872.
One copy, one year, Nth OIL oarOno.
Five copies, 40
u Any person sending 10 names and $40 will
ceive an extra copy gratis, making IL copies
the money.
Any person wishing to work for premiu
can have our premium circular applicable
We give many beautiful and desirable artic
offered by no other paper.
Any person wishing to act, permanently,
our agent, viii apply, a0tth rSfersnce, enclosi
$ Publishers. % Liberty street,
fe2l-u New York