The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-26

Not for Sale In Book or News Stores.
THE ALpINE 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 raest 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 il has been bound up at
the close of The year. While other publications
mag r Gan Of SIMILAR easp TTE p
q unique and original concepton-alone and
overwhelmingly without competition
IN price or character me posse .h Oh com n
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
s'steel plates" is rapidly yielding TO q more
educated and terminating taste which reeog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
cuts of THE ALDiNE possess all the delcacy
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 Gull
tare 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 artist tic success and greaiest gen.
eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE all, 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. ID. 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 pair of chromos. The
m HE y Thomas
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
Congress for ten thousand dollars. 7 he subjects
| we e chosen to represent 1.-THE East" and "The
West" One is d 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
| 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 x 16) and appearance exact fac
Smiles Of the originals The presentation of
| worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
| painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
full realization is attested by the following te til
| monial, over the signature OF Mr.. Moran himself
NEWARK, N. j., September 10th, 1873.
| Messrs James Sutton g. Co.:
Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs iu
| color of your chromos. Thew 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 Amer lean Art Journal If no better because
of ali this, they will certainly possess an terest
| no foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse if by rea on of peculiar
| facilities of production they cost the publishers
only iri1e while equal in every respect to other
Oh ronos that are sold singly for double the sub
| scriptien price of THE ALDINE. Persons OF
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
distribution possible
If any subscriber should indicate preference
TO a figure subject the publishers will send
| "Thoughts of Home" q new and beautiful
chromo IA 90 inches, representing little Italian
of his heart.speaking eyes betray the longings
of his heart
| $5per aunum, in advance, with Oil Chromos free
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA, the ohromos will
be sent, mounted, vanished, aud prepaid by
| mail.
only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate cash for subscriptions must be sent
to the publishers direct, or handed o the local
fishers, except in cases where he certificate is
given, b-,tring the fac smile signature of JAMES
SUTTON 81 co
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JAMES SUTTON & co. Publishers,
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