The Van Buren press., 1874-06-16
Not for Sale in Book or .Nems Stores

! The Aldine, while issued with all the regulari-
ty, has none of the temporary or timely interest
Characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light aud graceful lit
erature and collection of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white.
Although each succeeding number affords a fresh
pleasure to It's freu ds the real value and beauty
Of The Aldne will be most appr, cated after it has
been bound up at the close Of the year. While
other publications may claim superior cheapness.
as compared with rivals Of similar class, The
Aldine is a unique and original conception-aone
aud unappro pproached-absolutely without competi-
tioa in price and character. The possessor of a
volume cannot duplicate the quantity Of fine pa
per and ehgravings in any other shape or number
of volumes for tea times its cost and then, there
are the chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldine have won a
world wide reputation, and in the art centres of
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples Of the highest perfection attain
ed. The common prejudice in favor of steel
plates, " is rapidly yielding to more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the al
vantages of superior artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The wood-euts OF The AL
dine possess all the delicacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate while they afford
better rendering of the artists original.
70 fully realize the wonderful work 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 Aline will reproduce examples Of the
best foreign masters selected with view to the
highest artistic success and greatest general inter
est Thus the subscriber to The Aldine will, at
trhing cost, enjoy in his own home the pleasures
and refining Influences Of true art
The quarterly tinted plates for lSH will be hy
Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cia designs appropriate to the season, by 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 subjects 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, Yyom-
ing Territory Tie difference in the nature Of The
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast, and af.
fods good display of the artists scope ard col
distinct plates and are in size (l2 X l6) and ap
pearance exact fac similes 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 nm American painter and
presented to subscribers TO the first successful
American Art journal. If no better beeause OF all
this, they will certainly Possess an interest no for
egn production can inspire. and neither are they
auy the worse If by reason Of peculiar facilities Of
production they cost the publishers only trifle,
while equal in every respect to other cI1onos that
are sold singly for doubl, the subscription price of
The Aldine Persons of taste will prize these pie
tnres for themselves-not for the price they did or
did not cost, and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
II any subscriber should indicate preference
for a figure subject, the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home, " new and beautiful chro
mo, IA 20 inches, representing little Italian ex-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing of his
heart