The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-25

Not for Snle In Book or News Stores.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary peri odicals
1t is an elegant miscellany 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 fresh pleasure TO its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDlNE will be
most appreciated after il has been bound up at
the close of the year. While other publications
may claim superior cheapness, as compared
a unique and original conception--alone and
approaehed-absolutely without competition
in price or character the possessor Of &c. com \,
fine paper and engrayings id 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 ALDTNE have won
aworld-wide 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 dvantages of superior artistic quality
cuts Of THE ALDINE possess all the delicacy
and elaborate flash of the most costly steel
plate, while they afford a better rendering OF the
To fully realize the wonderful work which
THE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art Gull
ture in America, it is only necessary to consider
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 Gill, at a trifiing cost, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refining influences
of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos. Moran and J. u. 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 a pair of chromos. The
original pictures 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
wee chosen to represent 1.-THE East and "The
West" One is u view in The White Mountains,
New Hampshire the other gives The Cliffs of
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
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 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 its success
full realization is attested by the following testi-
monial, over the signature Of Mr. Moran himself.
| NEWARK, N. j., september ZUtl, 1878.
! Messrs James Sutton & 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.
tsigned) 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 all this they will certainly possess an IL teres
| no foreign production can inspire, and neither
| are they any the worse If by reas on of peculiar
| facilities of production they cost the publishers
only triie while equal in every respect to other
cnromos that are sold slngiy for double the sab
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
| not for the price they did OF did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
| distribution possible
| If any subscriber should indicate preference
| for figure subject, the publishers will send
| "Thoughts of Home" new and beautiful
chrome, IA 20 inches, representing little Italian
of his heartspeakng eyes betray the longings
| of his heart.
| ST. per annum, in advance, with Oil Chromos free.
| For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA the chromos will
be sent, mounted, vanished, and prepaid BY
mail
THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainable
| only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate cash for subscriptions must be sent
to the publishers direct, or handed 70 The local
| canvasser, without responsibility to the pub-
fishers, except in cases where the certificate is
given, bearing the fac Smile signature of JAMES
. = OANvAssERs WANTED.
| Any person wishing to act permanently as a
local canvasser will receive full and prompt in
JAMES SUTTON s. CO., Publishers.
de4 6S Maiden Lane. New York.