The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-11-20
ART DEPARTMENT, 1870.

The illustrations OF IHEALDLNEhave
won Worldwide reputation, and in the
art centeis Of Europe IL u an admitted
"a ct that its wood.cu,s are the highest
pei lection ever attained. The common
prejudice ir favor oil ''steel plates" Is rap
IDLY yielding to a more educated aud dis
eliminating taste which recognizes the
advantages Of superior artistic quality
with greater fciiity If production. The
wood cuts OF THE ALDLNE possess all
the delicacy and elaborate finish OF the
most costly stee! plate, while they afford
better rendering Of the artists original.
To fully realiz" the wonderful work
which THE ALDLNE is doing for the
cause Of urt cuhure in America, tits only
necessary to conslGer the cost 10 the peo-
pie Of any other decent representation
Of the product tons Of great painters.
In addition 10 designs D.. the members
Of the National Academy, NJ d other no
te5 American artists. THE ALDLNE
willreproduce examples ofthe be st foreign
masters, selected with u view to the high
est artistic success and greatest general
interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDLNE will, nj srifling cost. enjoy in
his own home the pleasures and refining
influences of true art.
The QUA: te,iy tinted plates { 1854 will
be BY ThOs. Moran and j ID. " oodward.
The Christ mas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate to TIE season
by our beat artists, and will surpass IN
attractions any Of its predecessors.
Premium for 1874.
Every suhsc, iber to THE ALDLNE for
the year 1874 will receive ap1ir Of chrO-
mos. The original pictures were painted in
oil for the publishers Of THE ALDLNE,
by Thomas Moran. whose great Colora.
do picture was purchased by Congress for
ten thousand dollars. The subjects were
chosen TO present "The East" aud The
West" One is view IL The White Noun
tains, New Hampshire; the other gives
The Cliffs OF Green River, Wyoming Ter
ritory. The difference in the natu,e Oi the
scenes themselves il a pleasing contrast,
and sfords good display Of the artists
scope and coloiing. The chrOmos are each
worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are IN size az x IL anG appearance exact
lac. Smiles OF the origin ais. The presenta.
zion of worthy example OF Americas
q ea,esL landscape paiit-r to the subscri-
beers OF THE ALDINE was 0 bold but
peculiarly happy idea, and its successful
realization is attested by the following
testimonial, over the signature OF Mr..
Moran himself.
NlwARK, n. j., Sept. 2OM, 1879.
Messrs. JAMES SrrroN a. Co.
Graiieman,-l am delighted with the
proofs in color OF your chromos. They are
wonderful successful representations 10y
mechanical process Of the original paint
ings.
Very respectfully,
(Signed,) THoS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense
American. They are by an original Amer.
icIn process, with material of American
manufacture, from designs UC American
scenery by an Amer can painter, and pres
ented to subscribers to the first suct essful
American Art Journal. no better because
OF ali this, they will certainly possess an
interest no foreign production can inspire,
and neither IRE the, any the worse IL by
reason Of peculiar facilities OF production
they cost the publishers only trifie,
whiic equal in svrry respect TO other ciron,os
that are sold single for double the subscription
price of THE ALDINE. Persons OF Taste
will prize these pictures for themselves
not Tor the price thew did or did not
cost, a,'a viii appreciate the enterprise
that renders their distribution possible.
II anv subscriber should Indicate a pref
eience Tor figaro subject, the publish.
era will send Thoughts of Home" a new
and bcs utiful chrome, II < 20 inches, rep.
r.senting little Italian exile whose
speaking eyes besray tie longings OF his
heart