The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-23
PUBLICATIONS.
Prospectus for is74-seventh Year.
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An illustrated monthly journal. universally adj
mitted to be the handsomest periodical
In the world. A representative
and champion of Amsrf'
can Taste.
Not for Sale in Book or News Stores.
THE AIpINE. while issued with all the
regularity has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic Of ordinary 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 its friends, the real
value and beauty Of THE ALDINE will be
most appreciated after 1t 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
a unique and original conception-alone and
overwhelmingly without competition
In price or character. The possessor of COM
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF
fine paper and engravngs Ia 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
a world wide reputation, and In the art centres
of Europe 1t is an admitted fact that its wood
outs 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
and elaborate finish of the most costly steel
| plate, while they afford better rendering of the
artists original.
| 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.
| 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 ~ill, at a trifiing cost, enjoy In his
own home the pleasures and refining influences
| Of true art.
| The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 win be
i 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 viii surpass in attractions any
| of its predecessors.
| PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for thu
year 1874 will receive pair of chromos. The
| original pictures were painted in oil for the pub
fishers Of THE ALDINE, by Thomas Moran
i 40, iot,, v,rrl ad bx
i Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subject'
were chosen to represent "The East" and ''Tht
West" One is view in The White Mountains
New Hampshire the other gives The Cliffs o
Green River Wyoming Territory. The differ
ence in the nature of the scenes themselves Is {
pleasing contrast, and affords a good display
of the artist scope and coloring. The chromo
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, ant
are in size az x 10y and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation Of .
worthy example of Americas greatest Landscape
painter to the subscribers Of THE ALDINE wa
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its success
full realization is attested by the following test
moniai, over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself
NEWARK, N j., September Goth, 1873.
Messrs James Sutton & Co.:
> Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs |
color of your chromos. They are wonderful
: successful representations by mechanical prt
cess of the original paintings.
81 Very respectfully,
l (Siened) THOS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense America,
v They are by an original American process. wit
h material of American manufacture, from design
!. of American scenery by an American painte
l. and presented TO subscribers to the first success
h full American Art Journal. If no better becau
of all this, they will certainly possess an intere
2 no foreign production can inspire, and Meth
lie are they any the worse if by reason Of peculi
facilities Of production they cost the publish'
only trife. while equal in every respect to 9th
chromos that are sold singly for double the ST
! scription price of THE ALDINE. Persons
y taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost. a
will appreciate the enterprise that renders thu
distribution possible.
'r If any subscriber should Indicate preferer
R for figure subject, the publishers will Sc
Thoughts of Home" a new and beautli
chrome, IA 20 representing little Itali
y exile whose speaking eyes betray the longin
of his heart.
= TERMS:
ne is per annum in advance, with Oil Chromos fr