The Van Buren press., 1874-03-17
Not for Sale in Book or .News Stores

The Aldine. while issued with all the regulari-
ty. has none of the Temporary or timely interest
characteristic ot ordinary periodicals. II is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light and graceful lit
erature and collection Of pictures the rarest
| specimens of artistic skill. in black and white.
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its frier ds the real value aud beauty
of The Aldine will oe most appr, cated after ~ has
| been bound up at the close OF the year. "hise
other publications may claim superior cheapness.
as ouipared with rivals of similar class, The
Aldine is unique and original coneeI't'on-aione
| and Observation-Disclosures y without competi-
tio; i'll price and character. The possessor OF
volume cannot duplicate the quantity of fine pa
per and engraviDgs in any other shape or number
of volumes for tea times its cost aud then, there
are the chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT., 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldne have won a
world wide reputation. and in the art centres Of
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples OF the highest perfection ever attain
ed. The common prejudice in favor of :" steel
plates, " is rapidly yielding to more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the ad-
vantages of superior artistic quality with greater
facility Of production. The wood-cuts Of The AL
! dine possess all the delicacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate, while they afford
better rendering of the artists original
70 fully realize the wonderful work which The
Aldine is doing for the cause of art culture in
America 1t 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 by the members of the
| National Academy. and other noted American ar
lists, The Aldine will reproduce examples of the
best foreign masters selected with a view to the
highest artistic and greatest general inter
est. Thus the subscriber to The Aldinc will, at
a trfing cost enjoy in his own home the pleasures
and refining influences of true art.
| The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be hy
Thos Moran aud j. d. Woodward
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cia designs appropriate to the season 10y our bost
artists, and will surpass in attraction any oi 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 publishers of
The Aldne, by Thomas Moran, whose great Col
orado picture was purchased by Congr IS ior ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
represent " The East and =" The West Oneis
q view of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire;
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River, lyom-
ing Territory. Tie difference in the nature of the
scenes themselves is a pleasing contrast, ana az
fofds good display of the artists scope ard col
oring The chromos are each worked from thirty
pearance exact fac SMILES Of the originals.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are hy an original American process, with
materials of American manufacture. from designs
of American scenery 10y sn American painter and
presented To subscribers t the first successiui
American Art Journal. If no hetter because of all
this they will certainly Iossess an interest no for
eign production can inspire. and neither are they
any the il by reason Of peculiar facilities OF
prod action they cost the publishers only trife,
while equal in every respect to other ehromos that
are sold singy for doubl. the suhscr ton price of
The Aldine Persons Of taste will prize these pic
lures for themselves-not for the price they did or
did not cost. and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
IL any subscriber should indicate 4 preference
for figure subject. the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home. " new and beautiful chro-
mo- IA - inches, representing little Italian ex
lie whose speaking eyes betny the longing Of his
heart.
TERMS.
S5 pr onnum in odvante. with oil
Chromos Free.
For 50 cents extra, the ehromos will be sent
mounted, vanished and prepaid 10y mail.
The Aldine will, hereafter be obtainable only
by subscription. There will be reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must he sent 10
the publishers direct, or handed te the local can
vasser without responsibility TO the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is given bear
ing the facsimile signature ofJames Sutton a Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
ANY person wishing to act permanently as q 10.
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt inior
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON 4 CO., Publishers.
nov'73 So Maiden Lane, N Y.