The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-31
PUBLICATIONS.
Prospectus for isr4--seven,h year'
the Al D I N E /,

An illustrated montniy tournaii oh'oisa"J ~
mitted to be the handsomest periodicei
in the world. A representative
H4 and champion Of Ameri.
fr can Taste.
Not for Sale In Book or News stores.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or timeiy
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals.
It is an elegant miscellany OF pure, light anu
graceful literature; and collection OF pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skili IN black ana
white. Although each succeeding NUMBER
affords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE viii De
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
a unique and original conception-alone ana
overwhelmingly without composition
in price or character. The possessor OF COM
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF
fine paper and eneravlngs In any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost; ana
then, there are the chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874.
The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres
| of Europe it is an admitted fact that its WOOD
cuts are examples of the highest perfection ever
attained. The common prejudice in favor OF
"steel plates" is rapidly yielding TO a more
educated and discriminating taste which recog-
nzes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
| cuts of THE ALDINE possess all the delicacy
and elaborate finish of the most costly steel
plate, while they afford better rendering of the
artists original.
| To fully realize the wonderful work which
| THE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art cul-
ture in America, it is only necessary to consider
| the cost to the people of any other decent re-
presentations of the productions Of great pain
| tiers.
In addition to designs by the members of the
| National Academy, and other noted American
artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gem
/ eral interest Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE will, at a trifling cost, enjoy in his
| own homo the pleasures and relning influences
of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
| by Thos Moran and J. d. Woodward.
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
| special designs appropriate to the season, by our
best artists. and will surpass in attractions any
| of its predecessors.
| PREMIUM FOR 1874
+ Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
| year 1874 will receive pair of chromos. The
original pictures were painted in oil for the pub
| fishers of THE ALDINE, by Thomas Moran,
4 whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
| Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
/ ~, att md ttfrho
West" One Is view in The White Mountains
! New Hampshire the other gives The Cliffs Of
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
ence in the nature Of the scenes themselves is a
| pleasing contrast and affords good display
| of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates and
are in size az x 1e) and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation of a
| worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
a bold but peculiarly happy idea, and It's success
full realization is attested by the following testi-
i monial, over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself
NEWARK, N. J., September Goth, 1878.
/ Messrs. James Sutton & Co.:
Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro-
cess of the original paintings.
| Very res pectfully,
(Signed) THOS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an original American process, with
material of American manufacture, from designs
of American scenery by an American painter,
and presented to subscribers to the first success
fui American Art Journal. If no better because
of all this, they will certainly possess interest
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
, are they any the worse if by reason of peculiar
facilities Of production they cost the publishers
only trihe, while equal in every respect to other
chromos that are sold singly for double the sub
scription price of THE ALDINE. Persons o.
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders theil
distribution possible
r If any subscriber should indicate preference
/ for figure subject, the publishers will sent
"Thoughts of Home" new and beautifu
chrome, IA 90 inches, representing little Italian
7 exile whose speaking eyes betray the longing
of his heart.
TERMS:
. 10 per annum, in advance, with Oil Chromos free