Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-10-15

A REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAM
N PIoN OF AMERICAN Ahr TASTE.
PsosPEcrus FOR 1s15-EIGRTH YEAR.
THE ALDINE,
TIE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
ISSUED MoATHLy.

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The Aldne, while Issued with all the regularity,
has none of the temporary OF timely interests char
acterlstlc OF ordinary lOdcals. 1t is an elegant
mscel any OF pure, light and graceful literature
aur collection of pictures, the rarest spe linens OF
artistic SKILL in black and white. The possessOf OF
a complete Volume cannot dupllca'c the quantity OF
fne paper d engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for len times Its cost and then
thefe is tne CHI ONO, besides
While The Adj is strictly American institution
IL does not connne itself to the reprOuc Ion OF ma
tive art IN addition to the productions OF the most
noted American artists, attentl VIII always De
given TO specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all tne pl asnre and instruction oOtalha-
BILE from home or foreign sources.
The artistic illustration Of American scenery,
original with The Aldine is an important feature,
and lis magnificent plates are of size nora APP
proprate to tue satisfactory treaim mt OF details
than be afforded by any inferior page The judi
cous ntersperson OF llndscane, N irine, ngure and
animal subjects, sustains n unabated Interest," n-
possible where the sc lpe of the work confines the
literature of The Aldne is llgh! and aceful ac-
CONF laniment worthy Of The artistic fea u'es, wi h
only such technical eisquis tions as do not interfere
with the popular interest OF the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive beautiful
portrait, in oil colors OF the same noble dog whose
picture in former issue attracted SO mucn atten-
"MAN's UNsELFIsH FRIEND"
will be welcome in every home. Everybody loves
such dog and the portrait Is executed so true 10
the fe that 1t seems the veriable presence OF the
animal itself. .
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= he Aldne for 1873 is constituted member,and en-
titled 10 all the privi eges OF
THE ALD1NE ART UNION.
The Union owns the originals OF all The Aldine
pictures, which, with other paintings and engrav-
lngs, are to he dislribut among the mem5ers 10
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valued AZ over 50 80 are distribute d as soon as the
series il full ant tue awards OF each series as made
are to ue published in the next succeeding Is ue oi
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