The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-30
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Not FOR sale In Book or News stores.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of o binary 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 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 SIMILAR class, THE ALDINE is
a unique and original conception-alone and
in price or character The possessor of COM
plete volume cannot dup icate the quantity of
fine paper and engravngs in 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 ALDINE have won
aword-wds reputation, and in the art centres
of Europe it is au 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 10 q more
educated and terminating taste which reccg-
nlzes the advantages of superior artistic quality
cnts Of THE aG.i,iNE nossess ali The delieaev
and elaborate finish of The most costly steel
plate, while they afford a better rendering of the
artists original.
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
ters
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy, and other noted American
artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce example
of the best foreign masters, selected with view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen
eral interest, Thus the subscriber to THE
ALD1NE Gill, at trifiing cost, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refiaing 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 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 e chosen TO represent The East" and ''The
West" One is II 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 (l2 X 10y 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
q bold but peculiarly happy idea and lis success
full realization is attested by the foil wing lie til
monial. over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself.
NEWARK, N. j., September goth, 1873.
MesSTs 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 ignal paintings.
Very re pectfully,
(Signed) 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 trst
fal Anne lean Art Journal If no better because
of ali this they will certainly possess an terp-t
np foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse if by rea of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only rifle. while equal Ia every respect TO other
cnrcmos that are sold singl. for double The sub
scription price of THE ALbINE Persons of
taste III priZe these pictu for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
distribu ion possible
If any subscriber should indicate a-preterence
70 a figure subject, the publishers VIII sen
"Thoughts of Home F" a new and beautiful
of his h-artspeaking eyes betray the longings
of his heart.
IS per annum, in advance, with Oil Chromos free.
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA, the chromos will
be sent, mounted, vanished, aud prepaid by
mail.
THE ALDINE will, hereafter be obtainable
only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate cash for subsc ptions must be sent
to the publishers direct, or handed the local
fishers, except in cases where he certificate is
given, betring the fac smile signature of JAMES
" : ~ CANvAssERs WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as n
local canvasser will receive full and prompt in.
formation by applying 10
JAMES SUTTON & co. Publishers,
de4 6S Maiden Lane. New York.