The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-29
PUBLICATIONS.
,respee,us Cor ls1A-sesenth Year.
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Prospectus for lsf4-sesenth Year.
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An Illustrated monthly journal. Universally adj
mitted to be the handsomest periodical
In the world. A representative
A and champion Of Ameri.
20 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 q collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill In black and
white. Although each succeeding number
affords a fresh pleasure to Its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be
most appreciated after It has been bound up at
the close of the year. While other publications
may claim superior cheapness, as compared
with rivals Of similar class, THE ALDINE is
q unique and original conception-alone and
pproached-absolutely without competition
in price or character. The possessor of a COM
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engrnvings IN any other shape or
number ofvoiumes for ten times its cost; and
then. there are the chromos. besides
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874.
q The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
a world-wide reputation and In the art centres
of Europe 1t 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 a 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
and elaborate finish of the most costly steel
plate while they afford a better rendering of the
artists original h ~ .a
To fully realize the wonderful work which
THE ALDINE is doing for the cause Of art cul-
ture in America, 1t is only necessary to consider
the cost to the people of any other decent re-
presentations of the productions of great pain
ters. ~ ..&sE s2 900 w A
q 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 view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen.
eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE will, at trifing cost, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refiaing influences
of true art. - 5 G 500
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos. Moran and J. d. Woodward.
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. Ra
m PREMIUM FOR 1874
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive a 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 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
pleasing contrast, and affords a good display
of the artists scope and colorlng. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size (l2 x 16) and appearance exact fac.
SMILES of the originals. The presentation of a
worthy example Of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and It's success
full realization is attested by the following testi
moniai. over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself.
NEWARK, ~. ocplcuDcT zuLH, lSfo.sg
Ms8srs James Sutton g. Co..
cont,o,rar :, ,o,;.h,o, with ,ta ,,ro,, q,
color OF yonr chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro-
cess OF the original paintings.
Very res pectfully. 5su-
tSlgned) THOS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense American. 4
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
full American Art Journal If no better because
of ali this they will certainly possess an interest
no foreign pfoauc'lOn can INSPIRE ana neither
facilities Of production they cost the publishers
only trfe, while equal in every respect to other
chrornos that are sold singly for double the sub
scription price of THE ALDINE. Persons of
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
distribution possible. - - =