The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-12-12
Prospectus for iS74-7th Year.
EHE AhmINE.
An Illustrated Monthly Jonrual, universally
admitted to be the llandsomest Periodical
in the World. A Representative and
Champion of American Taste.


THE ALDlNE, while issued with ali the
regularly, has none Of the temporary lr Timely
| interest characteristic Of ordinary periodicals.
| II is an elegant n,iscpllany+ot pure, hight and
graceful litorature and ,tcolection Of pictures
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in hack
! and white Although each succeeding number
affords fresh pleasure to lis friends. the real
value and beauty of THE ALDlNE will be
most appreciated after it has been bound up at
| the close of the year. While other publications
may claim superior cheapnes-, as compared
with rivals of similar class, The Aldins Is y
| unique and original conception alone anu IN
| approached absolutely without competition IN
| price or character. The possessor of com
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity Of
fine paper aud eugravings in any other shape
| or number of volumes for ten times its cost;
and then, there are the chromos besides.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldine have won n
| worldwide reputation, aud in the art ceulres
| of Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood
cuts are examples of the highsst.perttction
ever attained The common prejudice IN favor
| of 'steel plates, is rapidly yielding to more
! educated and discriminating taste which recog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility OF production. The wood.
GUS OF tnt llt Altlllle POSSESS III
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 culture
| IN America, it is only necessary to consider tho
cost TO the people ofany other decent represrn-
tations of the productions Of great painters.
| In addition TO designs by the members OF the
National Academy, and other noted American
artists The Aldinc will reproduce examples Of
the best foreign masters, selected with a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gem
eral interest. Thus the subscriber ID The Al
dine will, at a~rifing cost, enjoy in his home
the pleasures and etining influences oftrue art
| The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will DO
| by Thos Moran aud J. ID. Woodward.
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate to the season, by
our best artists, aud will suipasa in attractions
any Of its predecessors
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber TO The Aldiue for the year
| 1874 will receive n pair OF chromop. The orig
ina pictures were painted in oil for the pub
fishers of The Aliinc, by Thomas Moran
whose great picture was purchased by Con-
eress for ten thousand dollars The subjects
| we're chosen to represent "'The East and The
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taus, New Hampshire; the other gives The
Cliffs OF Green River, Wyoming Territory =
The difference in the nature of tho scenes
themselves ia pleasing contrast, and affords y
good display Of the artists scope and enloring
| The clirolnos are each worked from Thirty dis
tinct plates, and are in size IL l6) aud APP
pearance exact tac-similes of the originals. -
| The presentation of a worthy example OF
| Americas greatest landscape painter to the
subscribers Of the Aldine was q bold but pecu-
iarly happy idea, and its successful realization
| is attested by the following testimonial, over
the signature Of Mr., Moran himself:
NEWARK, N. j.. Sept. goth, 1873.
Messrs james Sutton Il Co.
Gentlemen: IL aim delighted witt. the proofs
| in color of your chr0mos. They are wonder
| fully successful representations by mechanical
process of the original paintings,
Very respectfully,
(signed) TiIOS. MORAN.
These cliromos are ia 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
successful American Art journal. Ii no better
because of all this, they will certainly possess
an interest no foreign production can inspire,
and neither are they any the worse ifby reason
of peculiar facilities OF production they cost the
publishers only a trihe, while equal in every
respect to other chromos that are sold singly
for double the subscription price OF The Aldlne.
Persons Of taste will prize these pictures for
| themselyes--not for tho price they did or did
not cost, and will appreciate the enterprise That
renders their distribution possible
Ifany subscriber should indicate prefer
for figure subject the publishers will send
Thoughts Of Home" new and beautiful
chrome, 14x20 inches, representing little ital-
ian exile whose speaking eyes betray the long
ings Of his heart.
TERMS.
SIS per annum in advance, with Oil
Chromos free.
For SO cents extra, the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished, and prepaid by mail.
| THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainable
only BY subscription There will DO no reduc'
ed or club rate; cash tor subscriptions must be
sent to the publishers direct or handed TO the
local canvasser, without responsibility to the
publishers, except in cases where the certificate
| Is given, bearing the fac simile signature Of
James Sutton a. Co.
CANyASsERs WANTED.
Any person wishing 10 act permanently ~ q
local canvasser win receive full and prompt III
formation by applying 10
JAMES SUTTON &c CO.,
Publishers,
So Maiden Lane, New York
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