The Portland daily press., 1874-11-19

The necessity of popular medium for the repre-
sentaton of the productions of great artists has
always been recognized, and many attempts have
been made to meet the want The successive fail
this country to establish an art journal, did not
prove the Indifference Of the people of America to
the claims of high art. So soon as proper appreca-
ton of the want and an ability to meet it were shown
the public at once rallied with enthusiasm to its sup
port, and the result was great artistic and COM
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the regular
ty, has none Of the temporary or timely interest
characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t is ele-
ture and collection Of pictures the rarest spec-
mems of artistic SKILL in black and white. Although
its friends, the real value and beauty Of THE al
DINE will be most appreciated after it is bound up at
the close Of the year. While other publications may
a similar class, THE 1LDTNE Is unique and orig
inal concepton-alone and unapprOached- absolutely
SCISSOR Of complete volume cannot duplicate the
quantity of fine paper and engravings in any other
shape or number Of volumes for ten times its cost;
The national feature of THE ALIINE must be
taken in no narrow sense. True art is cosmopolitan
q ao sTc e. can nss
ducti0n of native art. Its mission is to cultivate
broad and apprecative art taste, one that will dis
criminate only grounds of intrinsic merit Thus,
while placing before the patrons of THE ALDLNE,
as q leading Characteristic the productions Of the
be to oa snSn @
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction Obtaina
BILE from home or foreign sources.
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pirate to the satisfactory treatment Of details than
can be afforded by any inferior page. The judici0us
intersperson Of landscape, marine, figure and ami
NAL subjects sustains an undated interest mpossi
BILE where the scope of the work confines the artist
too closely to single style of subject The literature
Of THE ALDINE is a light and graceful accompan-
iment. worthy Of the artistic features, with only
CifIpr1Q m with
the popular interest Of the work.
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