The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-17


THE ALDINE:
Az ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY JOURNAL CLAIMED TO BE
THE HAMDsosEsT PAPER IN THE WORLD.
'Give my love to the artist woricmen Of THE
ALDINE, who are striving TO make their pro-
fession worthy of admiration for beauty, as IL
has always been fol usefulness" --Ht9ng Ward
Bcecher.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the regu.
larity, has none of the temporary or Timely IN.
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals. II
Is an elegant miscellany of pure, light, and
graceful literature, and collection o. 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 ALD1NE 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 similar class, THE ALDlNE 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 duplicate the quantity OF
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number Of volumes for ten times is cost.
The labor of getting THE ALD1NE ready on
the press is great that reprinting is out of the
question. With the exception of small num-
Der specially reserved for binding, the edition of
1871 is already exhausted, and IL is now scarce
as we'll as valuable book.
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872.
AIT 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 hearth
Nv 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, q 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, yIoroR NEuLre,
GRANvIIIR PERKINS, FRANK BEARD,
JAMES d. SA1LLIs, dEoRaE Il. SMILE,
F. o O. BARLEY, PAIL Dixon,
r. T.. PIGUBT, Aua. VIII,
WIN. BEARD, JAMES H. BEARD,
J. Hows,
These pictures 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, 1t being
the determination of the publishers that THE
ALDINE shall be successful yindication OF
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 'nuci uepehueIce on
appearances may very naturally be feared, To
anticipate such msgivings, it is only necessary
TO state that the editorial management OF THE
ALDINE has been Entrusted to Dir. 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
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about 200 fine
engrayngs. Commencing with The mum Der fol
January, every third number win contain 8
| beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserted
as a frontispieee.
The Christmas number for 1872 viii ba 8
| splendid volume in itself, con tanning Hity en-
cravings, -four in tint and, although retaied a
I'll, will be sent without extra charge to all year
| ly subscribers.
A cnRoMo TO EyERY suBsCEIBER
was We. popular feature last year, and Will bt
repeated Y it'll the present volume. The pub
| fishers have purchased and reproduced, at grea
expense the beautiful oil painting by SEIs, en-
| titled "DAaE NATURES ScnooI." The chrome
| is llxl3 inches, and is an exact facsimile in siz
and appearance, of the original picture. N
| American chrome, which will at all eompar
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less thai
| the price asked for THE ALDINE and it to
| gether It will be delivered free, with the Janu
| airy number to every subscriber who pays 10
| one year in advance.
TERMS FOR 1872.
One copy, one gear, ,oiA OIL Caromo so o
| FiUe copies, = ..........2O, Q
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will re
ceive an extra copy gratis, malNingll copies 10
| the money.
| Any person wishing to work for premium
| 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, q
our agent, viii apply, NTH reference, enclosin
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Publishers. % Liberty street,
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