Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-12-25
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The necessity Of popular medium fof the
representation Of the prouut uons OF our great
artists, has always been TcCu -ulZ rd, and many
attempts have been made 20 meet the want
The successive failures which - Invariably I'll
lowed each attempt IN this country 10 establish
An art journal, did uut prove The Indifference 81
the people of America TO the claims ui nigh art
50 soon proper appreciation 81 the "hnt
and ability 10 meet I we're shown, the Pu'll At
once rallied with enthusiasm To IT. supp" T. 'na
the result great aitist.r and comm 'ct At
triumpb-Wis i!dIUe
Tie 4,dins. while ISSUED with ali the rc-.u-
,afitv, has none OF the Temporary 90 fias!y inter
50 characteristic II ordinary pcficdicIl- Il J.
an cirg CANT miscellany OF pure, light and grace.
ful literature and collection Of pictures. the
rarcst specimens If artistic sk3Ii, IN blnCS aut
white. Although each succeeding uumb,i at-
iords lc-h pleasure a. ITS friends thu real val
ne and baautv Of tn, .i!dirs Mil bee most apple
Catcd after u j. bound up at the close "t the
ycaI. W hIl" other publications may claim u
prrlor Chca In,~-. a. computed with TivHlS pi
similar class The 44idine i unique aut o'iGt-
nal conc pilon-uionc and uuaPPrOaCh he'd ah-
solutrlv without competition III price or ,htrag-
ter. The fosscs-or of a amplcie volume can
not duplicate the quantity OF inc paper and On
Cravings in any other shape or numhaI ui wi.
umCs for ten times ats cost and then, there IS the
chrome besides
The national feature Of The -iidin' must b
tak ken in no narrow sens" True at i c"-no-
politan. While The -iidrls i strictly American
institution, il does not coutiue itself entirely to
the reproduction Of native art.
lis possession Is 10 cultivate a broad and ap
preCiative art taste, one that will disc imuatc
on grounds of intrinsic merit. Thus. while
placing before the patrons of The -iidiue, "a a
! leading characteristic, the productions Of the
most noted American artists. attention Will al
ways be given to specimens from foreign mas
! tiers, giving subscribers all the pleasure and III
struCtion obtainablc from home OF foreign
sources.
/ The artistic illustration OF American scenery,
! original with The 4ldiHs, il an important tca-
turc, and its magnificent plates are of a size
more appropriate to the satisfactory treatment
| of detnils than can be afforded by any inferior
page. The judiCious lutcrspCrslon ot land
scapc, marine, figure and animal subjects, sus-
! tain undated interest, impossible where the
scope of the work confines the artist too closely
| to a single style of subject. The literature of
! The 1iidine is light and graceful aCCompani-
ment worthy of the artistic features, With only
| such technical dsquistions do not interfere
with the popular interest of the work.
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! Every subscriber for 1915 will receive beau
tiful portrait, in oil oolors, of the same noble
dog whose picture in former issue attracted
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so true to the life, that it seems the vcritablc
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| THE ALDINE ART UNION.
+ The Union owns the originals of all The Al
dine pictures, which. with other paintings and
eneravings are to be distributed among the
members. To every series of j, 900 subscribers,
! 100 different pieces, valued at over S2,3Oo ar"
! distributed soon the series is full, and the
awards of each series as made, a. tn be publish
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