The Van Buren press., 1874-05-26
Not tor Sale IN Book or News Stores

| The Aldine, while issued with all the REGULAR.
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 collection Of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skill in black and white.
Although each succeeding number affords a fresh
pleasure to its frieuds the real value and beauty
Of The Aldne will be most apprtci after IL 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
Aldne is unique and original conception-alone
and pproached-absolutey without compeu
tioa in price and character The possessor of a
volume cannot duplicate the quantity of fine pa
per and engravings in any other shape number
of volumes for ten times its cost and then, there
are the chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldne have won a
worldwide 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 a more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the ad-
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.
TO 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
fists, The Aldine viii 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
a trfing cost, enjo in his own home the pleasures
and refining influences Of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates fer 1874 will be by
Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
ca designs appropriate to the season, 10y our bost
artists, and will surpass in attraction any of its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Aldne 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 ects were chosen to
represent The East and The West" Oneis
a 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.
fords good display of the artists scope ard col
orng. The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates. and are in size Q2 l6) and ap
penrance exact fac SMILES of the originals
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are 10y original American process, with
materials of American manufacture, from designs
of American scenery by an American painter and
presented TO subscribers to the first successful
American Art Journal If no botter bsoauee Of all
this, they will certainly possess an interest no for
cign production can inspire and neither are they
any the worse If by reason Of peculiar facilities of
prodnc they cost the publishers only a trhe,
while equal in every respect TO other chromos that
are sold sngly for doub, the subscription price of
The Aldine Persons of taste will prize these pic
lures 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 figure subject. the publishers will send
" Thoughts of Home, q" new and beautiful chro
mo, ID 20 inches, representing little Italian ex
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing of his
heart.
TERMS.
IS per annum in dduante, wiM OIL
Chromos Free.
For 50 cents extra the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished, and PREPAID by mail
The Aldne will, hereafter. be obtainable only
by subscription. There will be reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must be sent to
the publishers direct or handed te the local can
vasser, without responsibility to the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is given bear