The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12

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THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary peri odicals
It 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 a fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE 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
with rivals of a similar class, THE ALDINE Is
unique and original conception-alone and
overwhelmingly without competition
In price or character. The possessor of q COM
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engrayings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost; ana
them there are the chromos, besides
-El. ID 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,'' IL rapidly yielding 10 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 ALDlNE possess all the delicacy
and elaborate finish of the most costly steel
plate, while they afford better rendering of the
artists original. ~
THE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art Gull
ture in America, 1t 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 a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gem
eral interest Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE sill, at a trifiing coat, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refining influences
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos. Moran and J. ID. woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate TO the season, by our
best artists, and win surpass in attractions any
of its predecessors. Gt H.H| ...
Eovl .I 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 chosen to represent THE East and 1.-THE
Vest One is 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 a good display
of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size Q2 x ICY and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation of O
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
q bold but peculiarly happy idea and it's success
full realization is attested by the following tet-
rnonial. over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself
$3.50 NEWARK, N. j., September goth, 1878.
Messrs James Sutton d. 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.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) '1a 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 frst success
ful American Art Journal. If no better because
of ali this they will certainly possess an i teres
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse if by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only trife, while equal In every respect to Other
chromos that are sold singly for double the sub
| scrption price of THE ALDINE. Persons o
| taste will prize these pictuIes for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, ant
will appreciate the enterprise that renders thei
| distribution possible .E# ..I....-
If any subscriber should indicate preference,
for a figure subject, the publishers VIII SEND
| "Thoughts of Home" new and beautiful
chrome, IA X 20 inches, representing little Italian
| of his hearLspeaking eyes betray the longings
| of his heart.
per annum. in advance, with Oil Chromos free
| For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA, the ohromos will
be sent, mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
mail. 49,. III. H.. .. .
| THE ALDINE Will, hereafter, be ootainablt
| only by subscription. There will be no reduced
| or club rate; cash for subscriptions must be sen
| to the publishers direct or handed 20 the loca
| canvasser, without responsibility to the pub
| fishers, except in cases where the certificate i
| given bearing the fac smile signature of JAMES
| SUTTON & co $3.50 .......
| Any person wishing to act permanently as
| local canvasser will receive full and prompt in
| formation by applying TO
| JAMES SUTTON 6 CO., Publishers,
| de4 IS Maiden Lane, New York