The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-12-05
Prospectus for lS74-7th Year.
Not for Sale in Book or News Stores,

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THE ALDINE, while issued with all The
regularly, has nome Of the temporary or ttRefy
interest characteristic Of ordinary periodicals;
II is an elegant miscellany "f pure, light and
graceful literature; and collection VI pictures
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, IN n'aek
and white. Although each succeeding number
affords n fresh pleasure Ia its friends, the real
value and besuty of THE ALDINE will he
most appreciated aitelsit has been bound up at
the close of the year, While o,her publications
mny claim superior cheapness, as compared
with rivals of similar class, lils Aldhe u
unique and original conception alone anu iil
approached absolutely without competition IN
price or character. The possessor OF com
bletp volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
line paper am,l'engravings in any other SHAPE
or number Of volumes for ten times its cost;
and then. there are the chromos, besides,
ART. DEPARTMENT. 1854.
The illustrations of The Aldine have won
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres
of Europe IL IL an admitted fact that lis wool
cuts are examples OF the highest-Tsrfeelioh
ever attained The common prejudice IN favor
of ''stee Plates is rapidly yielding To a more
educated and discriminating taste which reeog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility OF production. The woof-
cuts Of the The Aldine possess all the dtlicaey
and elaborate finish of the most costly steel
plate while they afford better rendering OF
the artists original.
70 fully realize the wonderful work which
The Aldne is doing for the cause OF art culture
in America, it il only necessary to consider the
cost 10 the people Of any other decent represent
| ta,ions Of the productions OF great painters
4. .l.fksc ~
National Academy, and other noted American
artists, The Aldinp will reproduce examples OF
the best foreign masters, selected with view
TO the highest artistic success and greatest gen
eral interest Thus the subscriber TO The Al
dine will at trifing cost enjoy in his home
the pleasures and refining influences oftfne art.
The auaiterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos Moran and j. ID. Woodward.
THE Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate 10 the season, by
our best artists, aud will surpass in attractions
any of its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subsciiber TO The Aldne for The year
1874 will receive pair Of chromos. The orig
inal pictures were painted in oil for the pub
fishers of The Aldine, by Thomas Moran,
whose great picture was purchased by Con
press for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
were chosen TO represen. "The East and The
Vest One isa view in the White Noun
tains, New Hampshire; the other gives The
Cliffs Of Green River, Wyoming Territory =
The difference in the nature Of The scenes
themselves is pleasing contrast, and affords u
good display Of the artists scope and coloring
l'be cLromos are each worked from thirty dis
tinct plates, and are in sze az X l6) and APP
nearance exact fac-similes Of the originals =
THE presentation of a worthy example OF
Americas greatest landscape painter to the
subscribers Of the Aldne was a bold but pecti-
Iiarlv bappy idea, and its successful realization
IL atiested by the following testimonial, over
the signature of Mr. Moran himself:
NEWARK, N. j., Sept goth, 1873.
Messrs James Sutton & Co.
Gentlemen IL am delighted witt, the proofs
IN color Of your chromos. They are wonder
fully successful representations by mechanical
process Of the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
(Sioned) THOS. MORAN.
These cllromos are in every sense Americana.
They are by an original American process,
with material of American manufacture, from
desions of American scenery by an American
PAINTER, and presented to Subscribers to tho 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
publisLers only triIe, while equal in every
resuect TO other ciiromos that are sold sngly
for double the subscription price Vi The Aldine.
Persons Of taste will prize these pictures ior
themselves for the price they did or DID
not cost, and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible
If any subscriber should Indicate q prefer,
for figure subject, the publishers viii send
',Thouqhts Of Home" q new and beautiful
clron1o, 14x20 inches, representing little Isal-
ian exile whose speaking eyes betray the long
inQs Of his heart.
TERMS.
IS per annum in advance, with Oil
Chromos free. ''a9.
Fof SO cents e1tra, the ehronos win be sent,
mounted vanished, and prepaid by mail.
! .TIEpALDIKE will, hereafter, be obtainable
only by subscription. There will be no reduc'
| ed or clnb rate; cash Tor subscriptions must bt
| sent 10 The publishers direct, or handed 10 ths
| local canvasser, without responsibility 10 w
I publishers, except 10 cases where the ceifincat'
! Is given bearing the fac smile signature
! James Sutton ~ Co -
800 CANvAsSERS WANTED.
A,ty person wishing to act permanently a.
local canyasser will receive fall and prompt In
| formation by applying 70 go,
JAMES SUTTON Il CO.,
Publishers,
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