The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-12-25
Prospectus for 1874, Seventh Year.
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An illustrated Monthly Journal, universal
ly admitte to e the Hantlso,nest Pc
riodical in the World. A Repre-
sentative and
Champion Of American Trade.
Not for Sale in Book or News Store.
TuE ALDINE, while issued with al
regularity, has none of the temporary
or timely interests characteristic Of OF.
binary periodicals. It is an elegant
miscellany Of pure, light, and graceful
literature and a collection Of pictures
the rarest specimens of artistic skill,
in black and white. Although each
succeeding number affords . fresh
pleasure to it's friends, the real value
and beauty of The ALD1NE will be
most appreciated after it has been
bound up At the close of the year, while
other publications may claim superior
cheapness, - compared with rivals Of
similar class, THE ALDINE is Z unique
aud original conception alone and IN.
proached-absolutely without CON-
petition in price or character. The
possessor of = complete volume cannot
duplicate the quantity Of fine paper and
and eugraviugs 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 ALD1NE
have won worldwide reputation, aud
in the art centres Of Europe il is an
admitted fact chat its wood cuts are
examples Of the highest perfection ev-
er attained, The common prejudice
in favor OF ''steel plates" is rapidly
yielding to more educated and dis
eliminating taste which recognizes the
advantages Of superior artistic quality
with create. facility of production;
The wood cuts of The ALDlNE possess
all the delicscy and elaborate finish OF
the most costly steel plate, while the
they afford better rendering of the
artists original,
The quarterly tinted, plate for 1874,
will be by Thomas Moran and J. d.
Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will
contain special designs appropriate to
the season, by our best artisas, and will
surpass in attractions any OF its prede-
cessors.
PREMIUM 1874.
Every subscriber to TIE ALD1NE
for the year 1874 will receive pair OF
chromos. The original pictures were
painted in oil for the publishers Of
THE ALDINE by Thomas Morgan,
whose great Colorado picture was pur.
chased by Congress for ten thousand
dollars. The subject was chosed 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 Terri
tory The chromos are each worked
from thirty distinct plates, and are in
size (22 K 16) and appearance exact
fac-similes of the originals. The pres.
entatiou Of a worthy example Of Amer
ica's greatest landscape painter to the
subscribers Of THE ALDINE was a
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its
successful realization is attested by the
following testimonial, over the sigma
ture of Mr.. Moran himself
NEWARK. N. j., Sept. Goth 1873
Messrs. James Sutton & Go.
GENTLEMEN,-I am delighted with
the proofs in color Of your chromos.
They are wonderfully successful repre-
by mechanical process of
the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
(Signed,) THOS. MORAN.
The 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 successful American art
Journal. If no better because of oil
this, they will certainly possess an in
terest no foreign production can inspire
and neither are they any the worse if
by reason Of peculiar faciliries Of pro-
duction they cost the publishers only
q tride, while equal in every respect to
other chromos that are sold singly for
double the subscription price Of The
ALD1NE.
If any subscriber should indicate a
preference for a figure subject, the
publishers vii! send Thoughts Of
Home" new and beautiful chrome,
Il < 20 inches, representing little
Italian exile whose speaking eyes be-
tray the longings Of his heart,
TERMS.
IS per annum, in advance, with Oil
Chromos free.
TIE ALDINE will hereafter be obtain
able only by subscription. There will
be no reduced or club rate; cash for
subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct or handed TO the local
without responsibility
to the publishers, except in cases
where the certificate is given,
bearing the fac simile signature Of
JAMES SUTTON 4 Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
Any person, Wishing to act perma.
nently Is local agent, will receive full
and prompt information BY applying
JAMES SUTTON l. CO.,
Publishers.
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