The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-13

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 ordinary peri odicals
It is an elegant miscellany of pure, light and
graceful literature; and a 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
81 been bound up
the close of the year. While other publications.
may claim superior cheapness, as compared
with rivals of a similar class, THE ALDlNE Is
pproached--absolutely without composition
In price or character, The possessor of q com.
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF
fine paper and engravings Ia any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times Its cost; ana
then, there are the chromos, besides bY0lu
tsf--, ~ ART DEPARTMENT., 1874. .5 or'I
The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres
of Europe tits an admitted fact that its wood
cuts are examples of the highest perfection ever
attained. The common prejudice in fayor OF
''steel plates,'f is rapidly yielding to more
educated and discriminating taste which recog'
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility Of production. The wood
cuts Of THE ALDINE possess all the delicacy
and elaborate finish of the most costly steel
plate, while they afford better rendering OF the
To fully realize the wonderful work which
THE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art cul.
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
ters. eFHfI -H..
In addition to designs by the members of the
artists, THE ALDINE viii reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen
eral interest, Thus the subscriber to THE
oALDINE aill, at a trifling cost, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refining Influences
of true art s. .r...t...f
The quarterly tinted plates for 1871 will be
by Thos. Moran and J. D. 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
| wee chosen to represent 1.-THE East" and "The
West" One is a view in The White Mountains,
| New Hampshire the other gives The Cliffs OF
ing
| 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 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
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and It's success
full realization is attested by the following test
monial. over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself
| NEwARK, n ], September 2oth' 1878.
| Messrs James Sutton Co.: 81
color of your chromos. They are wonderful,
| sucoessf1l representations by mechanical pro
cess of the original paintings. sl
tsieped, very re' Paos. MORAN.
b These chromos are in every sense American
They are by an original American process, witt
material Of American manufacture, from design
Of American scenery by an American painter
and presen ted to subscribers to the first success
ful American Art Journal. If no better becaus
of ali this they will certainly possess an il teres
no foreign production can inspire, and neitne
are they any the worse If by reason of peculia
facilities of production they cost the publisher
only trile, while equal in every respect to othe
that are sold singy for double the saS
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not for the price they did or did not COST an
will appreciate the enterprise that renders thei
If any subscriber should indicate preference
for o figure sabjeet, the publishers will sen
| "Thoughts of Home" q new and beautft
Of his heartspeaking eyes betray the longing
- - ms ' n''i y TERMS: b
as per annun, in advance with Oil Chromos free
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA, the ohromos vii
be sent, mounted, vanished, ana prepaid
THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainabl
only by subscription. There will be no reduce
or club rate cash for subscriptions must be ser
to the publishers direct, or handed 10 the locs
canvasser, without responsibility to the pull
fishers, except in cases where The certificate
given, bearing the fac smile signature Of JAIME
SUTTON q co
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formation by applying to
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