The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-18
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ART DEPARTMENT.

ART DEPARTMENT..
Notwithstanding the increase in the price
of subscription last fall. when the Aldine a.
sumed it, present noble proportions and rep
rcsentatiye character, the edition was more
than double the past year: proving that the
American public appreciate a sincere ef-
fort in the cause of Art. The publishers.
anxious to justify the ready confidence .hus
demonstrated. have oxerted themselves Ia
the utmost To develop and improve the
work and the plans for the coming year,
as uniolded by the monthly issues, will as
tonish and delight even the most sanguine
friends OF the Aldinc.
The Al1ine will reproduce examples Of
the best foreign masters. selected win a
view to the highest artistic success. and
greatest general interest; avoiding such a,
have become familiar. through photographs
or copies Of any kind.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1873. will
reproduce four of John ;. Davis inimitable
child-sketches. appropriate to the four sea-
sons. These plates. appearing in the issues
for January. April. July. and October,
would be alone worth the price Of years
subscription.
PREMIUM HROMOs FOR 1873. A..
Every subscriber to the Aldinc. who pay
in advance for the year 1873. will receive,
without additional charge. pair of beauti-
ful oil chromos, after J. j. Hill, the eminent
English painter. The pictures, entitled
The Village Belle" and Crossing the
Moor" are 1iX20 inches-are printed from
- different plates, requiring - impressions
and tints TO perfect each picture. The same
chrome, are sold Tor $50 per pair. in the art
stores. A. ii is the determination of it, con-
ductors TO keep the Aldine out of the reach
OF competition in every department, the
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can be offered by other periodicals. Every
subscriber will receive certificate. over the
signature of the publishers, guaranteeing
that the chromos delivered shall be equal to
the samples furnished the agent,
or the money will be refunded
The distribution of pictures of this grade.
free TO the subscribers to five dollar peri
odical, will mark an epoch in the history of
Art: and. considering the unprecedented
cheapness of the price for The Aldine itself,
the marvel falls little short of miracle,
even TO those best acquainted with the
achievements of inventive genius and i'm
proved mechanical appliances. dor illus
trations of these chromos, see November is
sue of the Aldine.)
THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT
will continue underline care of Mr.. Richard
Henry Stoddard, assisted by the best writers
and poets OF the day, who will strive 10 have
the literature of the Aldine always In keep
ing with its artistic attractions.
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