The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-17

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| THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary peri odicals
| IL fs 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
value and beauty OF THE ALDINE will be
most appreciated after 10 has been bound up at
the close of the year. While other publications
may claim superior cheapness, as compared
with rivals of a similar class, THE ALDINE is
a unique and original conception-alone and
unapproached- absolutely without competition
In price or character. The possessor of q COM
plcte volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost; ana
then, there are the chrornos besides
9Hi ART DEPARTMENT., 1874. i
The Illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
aworld-wide re putatiop, and in the art centres
OF Europe 1t is an admitted fact that Its wood
cuts are examples of the highest perfection ever
attained. The common prejudice in favor of
steel plates'' is rapidly yielding 10 a mere
educated and discriminating taste which recog-
MES the advantages 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
To fully realize the wonderful work which
THE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art Gull
ture IN America, 1t is only necessary to consider
presentations of the productions of great pain
ters. 49,
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy, and other noted American
artists. THEALDINE will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen.
eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE Gill, at trifiing cost, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refining influences
Of true art
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
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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.
VAA PREMIUM FOR 1874. i-A
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 ALDfNE, by Thomas Moran,
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
Congress for ten thousand dollars The subjects
were chosen to represent 1.-THE East and 1.-THE
West" One Ia u view in The White Mountains,
New Hampshire; the other gives The Cliffs OF
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
ence in the nature of the scenes themselves is a
pleasing contrast, and affords a good display
of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az X 10y and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals. The presentation of
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its success
full realization is attested by the following test-
monial, over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself
NEw wad n: J., September 2oth 1873.
Gentlemen--I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro.
cess of the original paintings.
Very respectfully,
{Signedl THOS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an original American process, with
material of American Manufacture from designs
of A nv Amprinan naintpr
and presented to subscribers to the first success
full American Art Journal. If no better because
of all this, they will certainly possess an interest
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse if by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only trife while equal in every respect to other
scription price of THE ALDINE. Persons oil
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not. for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
| distribution possible.
If any subscriber should indicate preference
| for figure subject, the publishers will send
chromo 14x 20 es,representing little Italian
of his heart,speaking eyes betray the longings
of his heart.
IS per annum, in advance, with Oil Chromos Free
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA, the ohromos will
be sent, mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
mail
THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainable
only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate cash for subscriptions must be sent
to the publishers direct or handed TO the local
canvasser, without responsibility to the pub
fishers, except in cases where the certificate Is
given, bearing the fac smile signature of JAMES
% $50 GANvAssERs WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as a
local canvasser will receive full and prompt in.
- - - JAMES sUTT65N co., Publishers,
de4 6S Maiden Lane. New York