The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-11-12
Prospectus for fS25--SM Year.
THE ALDINE.
Tho Art Journal cf America,
Issued Monthly.
"A Magnificent Conception Wonderfully carried out


The recessi " popular medium for the rrpresen
iation OF the productions of great artists has
ways been recognized, and many attempts havc bee
made IL meet,the want The successive failures whlc
50 invariably followed each atiempt in this country
establish art Journal did not prove the ind gerrnc
of the people Of AmerIca to the claims of high arr s
soon rs Il proper appreciation of the want and Al
! ability to meet it We're shswn the public AT once raj
lied with enthusiasm to its support, and the result
DiNG.
THD ALDINE, while issued with all tho rrgularit,
has none OF the temporary timely interest clarac
trristic of ordinary periodicals. II Is an clexan
miscellany Of pure, light, and graceful literature
ami Il collection OF pictures, the rarest specimens oil
artistic skill, in black and white Although each SUI
cceoing number affords fresh pleasure to its friends
the real value and beauty Of 7nE ALDINE will b,
most appreciated after it is bonnd up the close OF tn,
year. While other publications may claim superior
chsapness, Us compared with intervals of similar
class THE ALDIAE is a unique and original concep-
tion-aone and anapproached-absolufely without
competition in price character. The posscssor of
complete volume can not duplicate the quantity line
paper and en- cravings in any other shape number OF
volumes for ten times its cost and Lsn there eAro-
| The national feature of TIE ALDIyE nust he ia
ken In no narrow SENSE True art is cosmopol, tan.
/ While TIE ALDINE is a strictly American insttu-
ton OF native art Its mission is to cultivate broad
and apprecative art taste, that will discriminate
only on grounds of intrinsic merit. Thus, while
placing before the patrons OF TUEALDINE, as lead
ing characteristic, the productions the noted
American artists attention will always be given to
specimens from foreign masters, giving subscribers ali
the pleasure and instruction obtnabIe from home or
The artistic illustration of American scenery origi-
nal with THE 1LDLNE, is an important feature and
the satisfactory treatment Of details than ca. be af-
orded by any inferior page The iuicous intcrsper-
sion of landscape marine, igure and animal subjects
sustain an uniiHltet interest," impossible where the
scope Of the work confines the artist too closely to
single style OF subject. The literature of TIE Al
DLNEis light and graceful accompaniment, worthy
of the artistic features, with only such technical dis
Of work.
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