The Van Buren press., 1874-01-13
Not tor Sale in Book or .Mws Stores,

! The Aldine, while issued with all the REGULAR.
iy. has none Of the temporary or timely Interest
eharac terisic of ordinary periodicals.. II is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light aud graceful lit
erature and aeollectlon OF pictures, the rarest
slecmens of artistic skill in black and white.
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its frier DIS, the real value and beauty
Of The Aldine will be most apprtc claed after y has
been, bound up at the close Of the year. While
other publications may claim superior che alltss.
as uipa.cd with rivals Of II similar class, ihe
| Aldinc is II unique and original eoncepiion-a!one
aud unapl lroached-absoIutely without competI-
iio: IL price and character. The rossessor ot "a
volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF hue pm
per anl cngraviugs IN any other shape or huinher
| Of volumes for te times It's cost and then, there
are the chrouos. besides.
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874
The illustrations of The Aldine have won a
world wide reputation. and in the art centres OF
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are EXAMPLES ol the st perfection ever attain
ed. The common Ir judice IN favor Of " steel.
plates " is RAJ idly yielding to n more edCcated
and discriminating taste which recognizes thead'
,antagcs of SUI .ior artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The wo"J-cu,s d l he Al
dine possess all the dtlicacy and elaborate hnlsh
Of the most costly steel plate. while they afford a
better rendering of the artists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work wlich The
Aldinc is doing for the cause Of art culture IN
America, it is only necessary to consider the cost
to the people of any other decent representations
of the productions Of great painters.
| IN addition to designs 10y the members OF the
National Academy. and other noted American ar
lists, The Allin. will r"rToduce examples OF the
| hes foreign masters selected with n view to the
highest artistic and greatest general inter
est Thus the subscrbr to The Aldiue will, at
trhirg cost, c' joy in his own home the pleasures
and refining Influences Il true art.
The quarterly tinted plates fer lol4 will be hy
Thos Moran and j D. Woodward
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cia designs appropriate t" the season, toy our host
artists and will surrass in attraction any OF It's
! predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
| Every subscriber to The Allne for thc year
l>7i will receive pair Of clromos. The original
pictures PAINTED in oil for the publishers of
! The Altline, by Thomas Moran, whose grcnt Col
oralo picture wa. purchased by Congr 50 for ten
thousand dollars. The subject were chosen to
rrIr,scut The East - and " Ih" West. One ia
view of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire ::
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River, Iyom-
lug Territory. Tie difference in the nature Of the
sceucs themselves is pleasing contrast and at
fo ds good display Of the artists scope ard col
orng The chronos are csch worked from thirty
distinct plates and ARE in size (l2 l6) and ap-
penrancc exact fac similcs of the originals.
These rliroiiioe are in every sense American
Thev n,e by an on gInal American process, with
mate in's of American manufacture. from designs
Of American scenery by an American painter and
presented to subscribers Ia the frat successful
A,nerieau Art Journal If no bcttr because of all
this. they ~ii certainly p.ssess a interest no Tor
rign production can inspire aud neither are they
any the if by reasOn ci pecu'a: facilities OF
prodaciion lhey cost the pnbiishec. only triile
while equal in cvery respect to other eIromos that
are sold singly for 1oubl, the subscription price OF
The Allnc Pesors Of taste will prize these pie
lures for themselecs-not for the price they did "r
did not cost. aud will app rreatc the enterprise that
renlc,s their distributes possible.
Il any subscrihcr should Indicate a preference
fora figure suljct. the rubshers will send
" Thougt.s Of Home, " u new and beautiful ehr"-
mo, IA - inches, representing little Italian cx
lie ai"sc speaking eyes betrny The longing Of his
heart.
IS per onnup IN odyoa1e, mah OIL
(Aromos Free.
For 80 cents extra. the chromos will be sent,
mounted Vanished. and prepaid by malt.
The Aldine will. hereafter he obtanaae only
by subscription. There vii, I've reduced or
club rate cash for subscription mud he sent To
the publishers direct, or handed te the local ean-
vasscr without resi- slonsibiiity TO the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is givec henr
ing the fdcximite signature Of James Sutton 4 Co
CANvASsE,,S WANTED.
Ans Icrson wishing 10 act permanently AS a 10
cal cupyass,r sili reccive f,li aud prompt intor-
nalion 10y applying to
JAMES SUTTON & CO., Publishers.