Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-12-24
4 Representative and Cz0npion Of Ameriees
art Taael
Prospectus for is15-EightA Pear.
The L4Idine,
TIE ARTJOCREAL OFAHERIcA,
Issued Monthly.
"a Magnificent Conception. ronserfuRy car
Titd oas"

The necessity Of a popular medirm for the
representation Of the productions Of our great,
artists. has always been recogn zed. ard many
attempts nave been made TO meet the want
] be successive failures which so invariably fol-
lowed each attempt In this country TO establish
an art journal. did not prove the indffert nee Of
the people Of America To the claims OF high art.
20 soon ne proper appreciation Of the want
, ard an ability 10 meet il were shown, the pub
/ tic al once rallied with enthusiasm 10 It's ser
| port, and the result was q great artistic ard
commercial tiiumph-THE ALDIyE.
THE 4LDJtE while issued with all Il e
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals.
! II is an elegant miscellany Of pure Hight and
graceful literature; and collection of pictures.
the rarest specimens of artistic skill, in bla K
and white. Although each succeeding numb r
affords a fresh pleasure 10 lis friends, the .,
value and beauty Of THE 4LDISE will be
most appreciated after il is bound up At the
! close Of the year. While other publications
NAV claim superior cheaPness, a. ccmrarcd
Uith rivals Of a similar class, THE ALDLSE
lisa unique and original conoepticn-alcne and
nnapproached- absolutely without competition
IN price or character. The possessor o. COM
pleie volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
me paper and engTavi0gs in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times the cost; and
then, there is tie chrome, 5e,iies!
The national feature Of THE ALDLNEmrs,
he taken in narrow sense True art is cos
moDo!itan. While THE ALDINE is a strict
ly American institution, il does not confine IL
self entirely TO the reproduction of native art.
lis mission is 10 cultivate broad and ap,,reci-
alive art taste, one that will discriminate only
on grounds OF Intrinsic merit. Thus, viii e
placing bete-e the patrons Of The Aidine, as a
leading characteristic, the productions of the
most noted American artists. attention will a.
bp A fr.p
tiers, giving subscribers nj! the pleasure and i,
siruciion obtainable from home or foreign
sources.
he artistic Illustration Of American scener~.
orISina! with The iidiHe, is an important fe 1.
tare, and Its magnificent plates arc Of size
more appropriate TO the satisfactory treatment
OF details than can be afforded bv any inferior
page. The JudicIous inlersperson oflandscape,
marine, Inquire, and animal subjects, sustain an
usataied interest. impossible where the scope
OF the WORK confines the artist too closely to "A
SINGLE style of subject. The literature Of Tie
-iId'"e Is II light and graceful accompaniment,
worthy oil the artistic features, with only such
technical dispositions rs do not interfere with
the popular interest OF the work.
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Every subscriber for 1878 will receive a beau
tfu! portrait, in oil colors, of the same noble
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TUE ILDLEE iRT UNION
The Union owns the originals OF all The A.
dine pictures, which, with other paintings and
cngravings, are 10 be distributed among the
mcml e-s. To every series of 5. 900 subscribers
loo different pieces valued at over 81, 500 are
distributed rs soon ms the series is full. and the
awards OF each series rs made, are to be pub
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