The Van Buren press., 1874-03-24
Not TOR Sale in Book or .Neps Stores


The Aldine, while issued with all the regulari
ty, has none of the temporary or timely interest
characteristic of ordinary periodicals. IL is an
elegant miscellany of pure light and graceful lit
erature and a collection of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure TO its frer ds, the real value and beauty
of The Aldine will be most appr caed after /, has
been bound up at the close of the year. Whlle
other publications may claim superior cbeapness,
as compared with rivals of n similar class, The
Aldinc is unique and original conception-alone
and pproached-absolutely without competi-
ton in price and character. The possessor OF
volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF hne pa
per and engravngs in any other shape or number
Of volumes for ten times its cost and then, there
are the chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The Illustrations Of The Adine have won a
world wide reputation, and in the art centres OF
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
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-ous of The Al
dine possess all the delieaey aud elaborate finish
ofthe most costly steel plate while they afford a
better rendering Of the artists original
TO fully realize the wonderful ork which The
Aldine is doing for the cause Of art culture in
America it 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 Aldne will reproduce examples of the
best foreign masters. selected with view to the
highest artst and greateet general inter
est. Thus the subscriber to The Aldinc viii, at
rihing cost, enjoy in his own hometh pleasures
and refining influences of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for loI4 will be ny
Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cal designs appropriate to the season, 10y our bost
artists aud will surpass in attraction 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 publishers of
The Aldine by Thomas Moran. whose great Col
orado picture was purchased by Congress for ten
thousand dollars. The ul.ieets were chosen to
represent " The East - and The West. " Oneis
view of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire;
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River, fyom-
ing Territory Tie difference in the nature of the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast, and at.
fofds good dis play of the artists scope ard col
oring. The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates, ard are in size (l2 l6) and ap-
exact fac SMILES of the originals.
These chromos are IN every sense American.
They are by an original American process, with
materials of American manufacture, from designs
of American scenery by an American painter and
presented to suhscrb bers 70 the frat s''"oes s%,
American Art journal. II no better because OF all
this, they will certainly possess an interest no for
egn production can inspire. and neither are they
any the worse if by reason Of peculiar facilities of
production they cost the publishers only trhe,
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold sngy for doubl, the subscription price of
The Aldine. Persons of taste will prize these pic
lures for hemselves-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 a 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 betray the longing of his
heart