The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-16


THE ALDINE, while issued with all tn,
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
| interest characteristic of ordinary peri odcalt
1t is an elegant miscellany of pure, light ant
| graceful literature; and collection of pictures
the rarest specimens of artistic Skill In black ant
| white. Although each succeeding number
| affords fresh pleasure to It's friends, the rea
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will b.
| most appreciated after IL has been bound up a.
the close OF the year. While other publications
may claim superior cheapness, as compared
! with rivals of similar class, THE ALDINE Is
unique and original conception-alone and
| approached-absolutely without competition
| in price or character. The possessor of COM
piete volume cannot dup icate the quantity OF
fine paper and eneravings id 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
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres
OF Europe 1t 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 Terminating 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
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
NOSs
presentations of the productions of great pain
ters.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy and other noted American
artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce exam plies
of the best foreign masters, selected with a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen.
eral interest. Thus The subscriber. to ThE
ALDINE oill, at trifling cost, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refning influences
of true art
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
hy and N uyoo AL
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 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 1.-THE East" and "The
West" 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 good display
OF the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates and
are in size III l6) 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.
NEwARE, N. j., September goth, 1873.
I. 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.
Ga Very respectfully.
(Sgned) 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 palmer,
and presented 10 subscribers to the first success
full American Art Journal. If no better because
of all this, they will certainly possess an interest
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 trile, while equal in every respect to other
chromos that are sold singly for double the sub
scription 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
foe a figure subject, the publishers will send
chrome, IA 90 representing little Italian
of his heartspeaking eyes betray the longingS
of his heart.
TERMS:
s5per annum. in advance with OH Chromos free.
be sent, mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
mail
THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainable
only by subscription. There will be NJ reduced
or club rate; cash for subscriptions must be sent
to the publishers direct, or handed 10 the local
canvasser, without responsibility to the pub.
fishers, except in cases where The certificate is
given, bearing the fac smile signature of JAMES
SUTTON co
Any person wishing to act permanently as a
local canvasser will receive full and prompt in.
JAMES SUTTON & CO.. Publishers,
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