The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-16
PUBLICATIONS.
Prospectus for IST4-Seventh NeHf'
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An illustrated monthly journal, universally adj
| mitted to be the handsomest periodical
In the world. A representative
and champion of Ameri'
can Taste.
Not for sale In Book or News Stores.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
| regularity has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals.
| 1t ia an elegant miscellany of pure, light and
graceful literature and collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens Of artistic SKILL in black and
white. Although each succeeding number
affords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be
| most appreciated after IL 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
| unique and original conception-alone and
MISUNDERSTANDING without competition
| in price or character. The possessor of COM
| plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity Of
fine paper and engravings 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
| 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 more
educated and discriminating taste which recog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
cuts of THE ALDINE possess all the delicacy
q a.trI 10 L. fcav
plate, while they afford better rendering Of the
4 artists original. rs,ssf.
| 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. r.v sl.t.,E.ar
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 a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen.
| eral interest Thus the subscriber to THE
| ALDINE Gill, at trifing cost, enjoy in his
| own home the pleasures and refining influences
| of true art. ssr sf-is
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will DO
| by Thos Moran and ]. d. Woodward. I
| 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. aasr
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,
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
| Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
| were chosen to represent 1.-THE East" and ''The
West" One is a 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 ICY and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation. of
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its success
full realization is attesed by the following testi-
monial, over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself
NEWARK, N. J., September goth, 1873.
| MesSrs. James Sutton g. Co.: e,..s ~
| Gentlemen am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
|
| cess of the original paintings.
| Very respectfully.
| iSigned) 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
fnl 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 If by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only trife, while equal in every respect to other
chromos that are sold singly for double the sub
scrption price of THE ALDINE. Persons Of
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders thei,
distribution possible tIt-a ,sA
If any subscriber should indicate preference
/ for figure subject, the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home" new and beautiful
chrome, IA 20 inches representing little Italian
7 exile whose speaking eyes betray the longing'
of his heart. a,r....-. sF
TERMS:
8 $5 per annum, in advance, with OIL Chromos free
!. For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA, the chromos viii
, be sent, mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
! mail
THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainabls
only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate; cash for subscriptions must be sen
to the publishers direct, or handed to the loca
/, canvasser, without responsibility to the pub
. fishers, except in cases where the certificate
!. given, bearing the fac smile signature of JAMES
SUTTON 4 co Ge
| .f cd. .
CANvASSERS WANTED.
. Any person wishing to act permanently as
!. local canvasser will receive full and prompt in
formation by applying to a lAs.s
JAMES SUTTON CO., Publishers,
de4 SO Maiden Lane. New York.
4 THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN.