The McArthur enquirer. (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1873-1884, 1873-01-29
THE AID1NEI
Prospectus for l873--Sixth Year..
An Illustrated Monthly Journal universally admit
tedto be the HandsCmest Per odical in
the W rid A Representative
and Champion Of Ameri- ~
can Taste.
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THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
| regularity, has none of tho temporary or
! timely interest characteristic Of ordinary per-
,odicals. IL is an elegant miscellany Of pure,
| light, and graceful literature; and a collec-
tlon Of pictures, the rarest specimens of artis-
tlc skill, IN black and white. Although each
succeeding number affords a fresh pleasure
to Us friends, the real value and beauty OF
The ALDlNE will be most appre 5iated after
u mas been bound up ut the close of the year.
Whlle other publications may claim superior
cneapness, as compared with rivals of SINH
iar CLASS, The ALDlNE is u unique and orig
lnal conceptiOn--alone and unapproached-
absolutely without competition in price or
character. The possessor of complete vol
ume cannot duplicate the quantity Of fine pa
per ana engrayings in any other shape OF
number of volumes for ten times {ts cost !: and
t"e''' mere are the chr0nOs, besides
ART DEPARTMENT.. ii
Notwithstanding theincreasein in the price of
subscription last fall, when THE ALDINls
assumed ITS present noDie proportions and
| representative character the edition was
.nore than doubled during the past year; prov
ing, that the American public appreciate, and
Will support, a sincere effort i'm the cause of
Art, The publishers, anxious to Justify the
ready confidence thus demonstrated, have eX-
efteu themselves to the utmost to develop and
improve the work; and the plans for the COM
ing, year. as unfOlded by the monthly issues,
lie
gulne friends of THE ALDINE.
The publishers are authorized to announce
designs from many Of the most eminent ar
lists of America.
In addition, THE ALDINE will reproduce
examples of the best foreign masters. selected
with view to the highest artistic success,
and, greatest general interest; avoiding such
rs have become familiar, through photo-
graphs, or copies ofany kind,
The quarterly tinted plates, for 1873, will re-
produce ionr OF John S. Dayis' inimitable
child-sketches appropriate to the four seasons.
Ihese plates, appearing in the issue for Janu-
ary, April, July, and October, would alone be
worth the price of years subscription.
me popular featureof acopiously illHstra-
ted "Christmas'' number Will be continued.
10 possess such II valuable epitome of the
art world at cost so triiling. will command
the subscriptions of thousands in every sec
ton OF the country; but, rs the usefulness and
attractions of THE ALDINE can be en-
hanced, IN proportion to the numerical in
crease Of its 5upporteTs, the publishers pro-
pose to make "assurance double sure" by the
following unparalleled offer Of
PREMIUM CHROMOS FOR 1873.
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE, who
pays in advance for the year 1873, will receive,
without additional charge apair of beautiful
chfomos, after j. j. Hill, the eminent En-
gllsh painter. The pictures, entitled ''The
village Belle" and "Crossing the Moor" are
plates, requiring % impressions and tints to
perfect each picture. The same chlomos are
sold Tor $50 per pair in the art stores. AS it is
the determination of its conductors to keep
THE ALDINE out of the reach of competition
in every department, the chromos will be
found correspondingly ahead of any that can
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scriber will receive certificate, over the sig
nature of the publishers, guaranteeing that
the chromos delivered shall be equal to the
samples furnished the agent. Or the money
Will be refunded. The distribution of pic
lures of this grade, free to the subscribers to a
five dollar periodical, will mark an epoch in
the history OF Art; and, considering the I'M
precedented cheapneSs of the price for THE
ALDlNE itself, the marvel falls little short of
4 mira lie, even to those best acquainted with
the achievements Of inventive genius and i'm
proved mechanical appliancnes. For illus
tratlons OF these CHI omOs, see November issue
ofTliE ALDINEl
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT
will continue under the care of Mr. RICH
ARD HENRY ST0DDARD, assisted by the
best writers and poets Of the day, who will
always in keeping with its Artistic attlac-
tions.
TERMS.
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