The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-20
Prospectus for 1S74-Seventh Year.
r n e Al p ! N e
An illustrated monthly journal, universally ad-
mitted to be the handsomest periodical
in the world. A representative
and champion of Ameri.
can Taste.


The ALDlNE, while issued Win all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals
1t is an elegant misceiiany of pure, light and
graceful literature; and collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black and
white. Although each succeeding number
affords o 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
a unique and original concepiion-alone and
pproached-absolutely without composition
in price or character The possessor of a COM
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost; ana
then, there are the chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT.. 1874.
The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
a worldwide reputation, and in the art centres
of Europe it 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 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
n ,t,I A
artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with view
to the highest artistic success and greitest gen.
eral interest. Thus The subscriber to THE
ALDINE sill, at trifing cost. enjoy in his
own homo the pleasures and refning influences
of true art
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will BIO
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.
PREMIUM FOR 1874
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive q 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
| we re chosen to represent 1.-THE East and "The
| Vest One is a 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 a
pleasing contrast, and affords good display
| of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are In size (l2 K ICY 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 lie III
monial over the signature OF Mr. Moran himself.
NEWARK, N. J., September goth, 1873.
Messrs. James Sutton q Co.
Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro-
cess of the original paintings.
| l3 Very res pectfuly,
tSiened) THOS. MORAN.
These 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 success
ful American Art Journal. If no better because
of ali this they will certainly possess an il terest
mn foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse If by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only trie, while equal In every respect to other
chromos that are sold singly for double the sub
scription price of THE ALDINE. Persons o.
| taste will prize these pictures for themselves
| not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders theii
distribution possible.
If any subscriber should indicate preference
, for a figure subject, the publishers will send
! aThoughts Of Home" new and beautiful
chrome, IA 20 inches representing little italian
exile whose speaking eyes betray the longng'
of his heart. x,,,,s
} | s,per annum, In advance, with Oil Chromos free
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA, the chromos viii
) | he sent. mounted, vanished, and prepaid By
|, THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainab
: only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate cash for subscriptions must be sen
to the publishers direct, or handed TO the ioca
canvasser, without responsibility to the pub
fishers, except in cases where the certineate
given. bearing the fac smile signature OF JAMIE
sofioN cANvAssERs WANTED.
, Any person wishing to act permanently as
local canyasser win receive full and prompt In
formation by applying TO
JAMES SUTTON & Co. Publishers,
de 68 Maiden Lane New fork.