The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-24

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Give my love to the artist workmen of THE
ALDINE, who are striving to make their pro-
fession worthy of admiration for beauty, rs it
has always been for usefulness."-He',ry Ward
Beeeher.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the regu-
larity, has none of the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic of ordiaary periodicals. 1t
Is an elegant miscellany of pure, light, and
graceful literature and o collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black
and white. Although each succeeding number
affords 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 of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness as compared with
rivals of a similar class. THE ALDINE is
unique and original conception-alone and un-
pproached-absolutely without competition in
price or character. The possessor of the volume
just completed cannot duplicate the quantity of
number of volumes for ten times its cost.
The labor of getting THE ALDINE ready on
the press is so great that reprintng DIS out of the
Ssr a ns s of edition.
1871 is already exhausted, and 1t Is now scarce
as well as valuable book
NEW FEATURES FOR 1872
r. 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 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 market fol-
| nything better-indeed the success of THE AL
| DINE from the start is direct proof to the con
trary. With a population SO vast and of such
| varied TASTE a publisher can choose his patrons
and his paper is rather indicative of his own thar
| of the taste of the country. As a guarantee o
| the excellence of this department, the publisher
would beg to announce during the coming year
specimens from the following eminent American
artists:
GRAsvIIIE Pnnkrss, FRANK BaAaD,
JAMES ID. SMILLIR, GEoRGR H. SMILE,
| WIN. HART, N@ WIN. H. WILCOX,
+. o o. DARLBY, PAUL DIXON,
Il. L. PIGuRT, AUG. WILL,
WIN. BEARD, JAMES II. BEARD,
| ]. 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, it bein
the determination of the publishers that TIL
ALDINE shall be successful vindication G
American taste in competition with any existin
publication in the world. 'a
| 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 T
anticipate such misgyngs, it is only necessar
to state that the editorial management of TIL
ALDINE has been intrusted to MIR. RICHARl
ances of assistance from n host of the most poi
ular writers and poets of the country.
| THE VOLUME FOR 1872
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about $50 fin
engravinas. Commencing with the nun Der fo
January, every third number will contain
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserte
as a 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 he sent without extra charge to all yea
ly subscribers.
CHRoAo TO EVERY sUBsCRIBBR
was very popular feature last year, and will /
repeated with the present volume. The pul
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at gret
expense, the beautiful oil painting by SBIs, el
titled "DAME NATURES School," The chron
is llXl3 inches, and is an exact fac-simile, in 81;
and appearance, of the original picture.
9 American chrome, which will at all compa
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less tbs
the price asked for THE ALDINE and it t
gether. 1t will be delivered free, with the Jan
. airy number, to every subscriber who pays +
!; one year in advance. ..I .a.
!. Fla TERMS FOR 1872.
il One copy, one year, '0tM Oil o7romo
Ffpe copies, ......."..20,
Any person sending 10 names and $40 will
+ ceive an extra copy gratis, making ii copies
- the money. ...,
. Any person wishing to work for presntui
t can have our premium circular on application
o offered by no other paper
e Any person wishing to act, permanently,
, our agent will apply, 10Th reference, enclosi
i 81 for outfit. JAMES SUTTON 4 CO.,
T. Publishers. % Liberty street,
q fe 2l-tf New York