The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-23
An illustrated monthly journal, universally adj
mitted to be the handsomest periodical
in the world. A representative
and champion of Ameri.
can Taste.
Not for Sale In Book or News Stores.

| THE ALDINE while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals
1t Is an elegant miscellany of pure, light and
graceful literature; and collection of pictures,
the rarest specimens of artistic skill In black and
| white. Although each succeeding number
affords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be
| most appreciated after il 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-alone and
pproached--absolutely without competition
In price or character. The possessor of com.
plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost; and
then, there are the chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
| The illustrations of THE ALDINE 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 ever
| attained. The common prejudice in favor of
''steel pates,' is rapidly yielding to a more
educated and discriminating taste which recog-
nzes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production The wood
eu.. - possess o.. 'i-N $500,
anu e'aDo"'o -i - ,no ms 80
pia.e, ~ine 'nes 'H'io De''e, 'i''iS " '"'
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| THE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art cul-
ture In America 1t is only necessary to consider
| the cost to the people of any other decent re-
| presentations of the productions of great pain
| tiers.
| In addition to designs by the members of the
| National Academy, and other noted American
artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gem
| eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE will. at trifiing cost, enjoy in his
| own home the pleasures and refining influences
| of true art
| The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 win be
| by Thos Moran and J. d. Woodward.
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
sna.o, das;ons n nnronriate to the season nv onr
OPP pm, -, o,.sas,,nn :,
80 - - s,.sa.s.,.
- US NJ, JT,r,,,,t ROD ,o,,
| r,,.x,, s,,hsor,,,or a. rIJE aInrNE for tbs
raor 1914 Will, raceive n nair of cbromos. The
original nIctures were painted In oil for the pub
| lshars Of THE AI,DINE, by Thomas Moran,
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
we're chosen to represent 1.-THE East" and 'The
West" One is view in The White Mountains,
New Hampshire the other gives The Cliffs of
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
ence in the nature of the scenes themselves is a
pleasing contrast, and affords good display
of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az l6) and appearance exact iae-
SMILES of the originals. The presentation OF a
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter 10 the subscribers OF THE ALDINE was
abold but peculiarly happy idea' ana It's success
full realization IS a'Iestea ny ,he ,oloWmg lein.
month"; over inc y ~
Messrs. James Sutton Co.,
Gentlemen am delishted win Inc proofs ID
color OF youf chroiaos. ihey are "onueiiuiS
successful representations by meehanieh pro-
Very respectfully.
| tSigned] thos' MohAN
These chrohios are IN every sense AMERICAN
They are oy all original american process WIN
material OF Aneflcan niahuiae'ure from aessns
oil American scenery oy an Aii,eficah painter
and presented 70 supsciDeis 70 '"e =. - success
of all this, they will certainly possess interest
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse if by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only triae, while equal in every respect to other