The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-18
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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
1t is an elegant miscellany OF pure. iight ana
graceful literature; and n collection OF pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill In black and
white. Although each succeeding number
affords q fresh pleasure to Its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be
most appreciated after IL has been bound up at
| the close of the year. While other publications
with rivals of a similar class, THE ALDINE Is
O unique and original conception-alone ana
approached-absolutely without competition
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten tunes its cost; ana
then there are the chromos, besides !
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
| The illustrations of THE .ALDTNE have won
q worldwide re putatioD, and in the art centres
| of Europe it Is an admitted fact that It's wood
cuts are examples of the highest perfection ever
| attained. The common prejudice in favor OF
| steel plates" is rapidly yielding 10 more
| educated and terminating taste which recog-
Mes the advantages of superior artistic quality
| with greater facility of production. The wood
| cuts of THE ALDINE possess all the delicacy
| and elaborate flnsh of he most costly steel
plate, while they afford better rendering OF the
| artists original.
TO fully realize the wonderful work which
| THE ALDINE is doing for the cause OF art cdl.
ture in America, it is only necessary to consider
| the cost to the people of any other decent re-
4 presentations of the productions of great pam
| tiers.
| National Academy, and other noted American
| artists, THE ALDINk will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with view
to the highest arts tic success and greatest gem
| eral interest Thus the subscriber to The
ALDINE sill at a trifiing cost, enjoy, in his
own home the pleasures and refiang influences
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
| by Thos. Moran and J. d. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 VIII contain
al a n ia n
best artists, and will surpass in attractions any
| OF its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive pair OF chromos; Nhe
fishers of THE ALDINE, by Thomas Moran,
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
we chosen to represent 1.-THE East" ana "The
West" One is a view in The White Mountains,
, | New Hampshire: the other gives The Cliffs OF
| Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
epce in the nature of the scenes themselves is a
, pleasing contrast, and affords a good display
I of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
, are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az x 16) and appearances exact fac
| SMILES of the originals The presentation OF a
. worthy exampleof Americas greatest landscape
, | pajpter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
, bold but peculiarly happy idea and its success
r full realization is attested by the foil wing te II
' moniai, over the signature of MI Moran himself
! NEWARK, N. J., September goth, 1873.
! Messrs James Sutton & Co.:
Gentlemen--I am delighted with the proofs il
a | color of your chromos. Thew are wonderful,
/. | successful representations by mechanical pro
. | cess of the O iginal paintings.
h Very re pectfully,
n fSienedl THOS. MORAN.
i These chromos are in every sense American
They are by an original American process will
material of American manufacture, from design
of American scenery oy an American pain er
and pre- sented TO subscribers to the hrst success
q ful Anne Iican Art Journal If no better beeaus
q of ali this they will certainly possess An teres
0 no foreign production can inspire, and neitne
q are they any the worse if by rea on of p.culia
facilities of production they cost the publisher
/ only triie while equal ia every respect 10 othe
n chromos that are solu singly for double the s1h
= scription price of THE ALD1NE Persons c
=. taste will prize these pictu es TOR themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, an
will appreciate the enterprise that renders thel
distribution possible
If any subscriber should indicate preterenc
TO q figure subject, the publishers VIII sen
ssThoughts of Home new and beautift
| chrome IA 20 inches, representing q little Italia
of his hearLspeaking eyes betray the longing
of his heart.
S5per annum in advance, with Oil Chromos FIRE
For FIFTY GENTS EXTRA, the chromos wi
be sent mounted, vanished, aud prepaid !
THE AI.DINE will, hereafter be obtainab
only by subscription. There will be no reduce
or club rate; cash for subscriptions must be SCI
m to the publishers direct, or nandeo me ioe
canyasser. without responsibility TO the pu
fishers, except in cases where he certllcate
given, bearing the fac smile signature of JANE
m SoAAo e5ANvAssERs WANTED
ye, Any person wishing to act permanently as
local canyasser will receive full and prompt |
81. iofin'' lanes SUTTON s. CO.. Publishers,
de4 IS Maiden Lane. New York.