The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-08-01
ART DEPARTMENT.

! Notwithstanding the increase in the price
sofsubscTipIiOn Las Fan, when 1HE4LD[NI
assumed its Present noble proportions and
representative character, the edition 5COl
more than doubled during the past year; prov
ing that the American public appreciate, and
Will support, sincere effort in the cause OF
Art. The publishers, anxious to justify the
ready confidence thus demonstrated, have
exerted themselves 10 the utmost to develop
and improve the work and the plans for the
coming year, as Unfolded by the monthly Is
sues, will aStoniSh and delight even the most
sanguine friends OF THE ALDLNE.
The publishers are authorized 10 announce
designs from many OF the most eminent ar
In addition, THE ALDJNEwill reproduce
exam pies of the best foreign masters, selected
with "a view to the highest artistic success, and
greatest general interest; avoiding such as
have become familiar, through photographs
or copies OF any kind.
The quarterly tinted plates, for 1873, repro
duce four of John :. Davis inimitable child
sketches, appearing in the issues tor January
April, July and october, would alone be
worth the price of q years subscription.
The popular feature OF a eoplously lliustTa-
ted Christmas" number viii be continued.
To possess such valuable epitOme of the
art world at 4 cost so trihinS- will command
the subscriptions of thousands in every sec
ton of the country; but, as the usefulness and
attractions of THE 1LDINE can be enhanc-
ed, in proportion TO the numerical increase of
its supporters, the publishers propose To make
assurance double sure" by the following
unparalleled offer OF
PREMIUM CHROMOS FOR 1873.
Every subscriber to TIE ALDINE, who
paws in advance for the year 1873, will receive,
without additional charge. a pair OF beautiful
oil chrOmOS, after J. ]. Hill, the eminent En-
glISh painter. The pictures, entitled THE
Village Belle, " and Crossing the Moor" are
l4x2O iaches-are printed from % different
plates, requiring . Impressions and tints TO
perfect each picture. The same chrOmtS are
sold for 50 pair in the artstores As il iSthe
determination Oi Its conductOrst To- Keep THE
ALDINEOIt OF the reach OF competition In
every depart .nc:t, the chrOmoS VIII be found
correSn0udingly ahead ot any that car be Of
ferCd by other periodicals. Every subscriber
will receive Il certificate oyer the signature OF
the publishers guaranteeing that the chrOnlJs
delivered, shall be equal to the samples fur
rIsncd the agent, or the money Willie refund
ed. The distribution of pictures OF thtSgradc,
free to the subscribers to five dollar pertOdi-
cal, Will mark an epoch in the history OF Art;
and d,cOnSiGcriHgthcU nprecedentcd cheapneSs
OF the price of THE 4LDINE itself, the mar
vel falls littlcShoTt of a miracle, even to those
best acquainted with the achievements of in
yenIiVe genius and improved mechanical APP
plianceS. (FOr iliUStrationsOf these chromOs,
see November issue OF THE ALDLNE.)
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT
will continue under the care ofMR. RICHARD
II ENRY s;TODDARD, assisted by the best wri-
terS and poets of the day: who will strive to
have the literature OF THE ALDINEalways
in keeping with its artistic attractions.