The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-05-18

The enthusiastic support so readily accorded
TO their enterprise, wherever 1t has been intro
duced, mas convinced the publishers of THE
ALDlNE of the soundness of their theory that
the American public would recognize and hearti.
~ 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 guarantee of
the excellence of this department, the publishers
would beg to announce daring the coming year.
specimens from the following eminent American
artists: FlEig sfGEr fH 'G EFaII m
W r. RICHARDS, ~ yIcToR NEHLIs,
GRANVILLE PERKINS, FRANK BEARD, 3,
JAMES ID. SMILLIE, GEORGE Fl. SMILE,
W y 4 H 4 a,agH VIM. H, wILoox, 8
r. E. P1eUET, AUG. WILL,
WIN. BEARD, -. JAMES II. BEARD, p
Gl s1EF Eai cot ]. Hows, 3. fH sHfl 4
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 THE
iALDINE shall be a successful yindication of
American taste in competition with any existing
publication in the world. 80 lf I5A'+Hiui :
lL bHG wac LITERARY DEPARTMENT. -ltFHB "a
, Where so much attention is paid to illustration
and get up of the work, too much dependence on
appearance may very naturally be feared. To
anticipate such misgivings, it Is only necessary
to state that the editorial management of TIL
ALDINE has been intrusted to Mr.. RICHARD
HENRY STODDARD, who has received assur-
ances of assistance from q host of the most pop
ular writers and poets of the country. no.
THE VOLUME FOR 1872 q Ia Il
will contain nearly 800 pages, and about $50 fine
engravin2s. Commencing with the number for
January, every third number will contain a
beautiful tinted picture on plate paper, inserted
as frontispiece. Is ~. o.
The Christmas number for 1872, will be a
splendid volume in itself, con tanning fifty en-
cravings, -four in tint) and, although retaiied at
vi, Will be sent without extra charge to all year
ly subscribers. on rat N &
,Ha.4i A CHRONIC TO EVERY SUBSCRIBER b.
was q very popular feature last year, and will be
repeated with the present volume. The pub
fishers have purchased and reproduced, at great
expense, the beautiful oil painting by SEls, en-
titled dame NATURES ScHooL." The chrome
is llxl3 inches, and is an exact fac-simile, in size
and appearance of the original picture. No
American Chrome, which will ut all compare
with it, has yet been offered at retail for less than
the price asked for THE ALDINE and it to-
gether. 1t will be delivered Free with the Janu-
airy number, TO every subscriber who pays for
one year in advance. ~ C1E ~
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