The Van Buren press., 1874-02-10
PROSPECTUS for l874-Seventh Year.
THE AlDINE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal untoersdllg admitted
to be the Handsoaost Periodical an The
World. A Representative and
Champion Of american
Taste.
Not Tor Sale in Book or Ners Stores

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The Aldine, while issued with all the REGULAR
". has none OF the temporary or timely interest
characteristic OF ordinary periodicals ~ Is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light aud graceful i't'
crature and a collection Of pictures, the rarest
81 ecimens of artistic skill. in black and white.
Although each succeeding number affords iresh
pleasure to its fine. ds the real value and beauty
Of The Adine will De most appr, cated after H. has
been bound up ut the close ol the year. "hiIe
other publications. may claim superior cheapness'
as compared with iivals of u similar class, l ne
Aldine is u unique aud original eoneel'tloh-aiohe
and uuapp pproached-aUsoutely without coihl'e.i
,io. n prize aud character. The l'ossessor oi +"
volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF nue. pa
per and engravings in any other shape or hunue'
Of volumes for tea times It's cost; ana then' thero
are the chromos, besides.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The Illustrations of The Adine have won a
world. wide repuiation aud IN the ART centres "
Europe it is an admitted fact that It's WOOD cuts
are EXAMPLES OF the highest perfection ever attain
ed The common Prejudice in favor Of /" steel
plates " is rapidly yielding to more educated
and discriminating taste winch recognizes the ad'
vantagcs of superior artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The wood'euts oil Inc a.
dine possess all the deIicacy aud elaborate hnlsl
of the most costly steel plate, while they afford
better rendering OF the artists original.
TO fully realize the wonderful work wLieh ne
Aldinc is dong for the cause of art culture u
America 1T is only necessary to consider me COS
to the people of any other decent representation
OF the ro,!uclions of great painters.
| In addition to designs by the members OF th'
National Academy aud other noted American ar
lists The hlline will reproduce examples oi th'
| best foreign masters selected with view TO th'
highest artistic success and greatest general inter
/ est. Thus the subscriber to The Aldine VIII, u
tifing cost, enjoy in his own homeihe plcasurr'
and refining influences Of true art.
| The quarterly tinted plates for lsf4 VIII be ny
| Thos MOAN and j. ID. Woodward
The Christmas issue tnr lS1l will contain spe
cial designs appropriate 10 ti, scasoH ly cur 5os
artists, aud will surpass in attraction any OF lts
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
! Every subscriber to The Alline for the yeal
1874 viii receive pair of ehromos. The original
pic,ur,s were lainted IN all for the publishers OF
The Milne by Thomas Moran, whose great Col.
orado picture was purchased by Congr for ten
thousand dollars. The sultcts were chosen tc
rcI,r, sent " The East and e" The West One
view Of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire
the o,her gives The Cliffs of Green River, lyom-
ING Territory Tie diff renee in 'he nature of the
scenes themselves is Il pleasing contrast, and AT
foids good display of the artists scope ard col
oring. The chromos each worked from thirty
distinct plates. aud are IN size az lGj and ap-
pcarance exact fac SMILES Of the originals.
These chromos are in every sense American,
They are by an original American process, with
matel ias of American manufacture from designs
of American scenery 10y an American painter and
presented to subscribers to the frat successful
American Art journal If no better because of all
this they will certainly pussess an interest no for
cign production can inspire. aud neither are they
any tIc worse if by reason Of peculiar tcliiies OF
lrodpc,ion til, Y est the publishers only triie,
while ,qml in every respect to other clrunos that
are sold sugly for douhl, the l,cr iion price OF
The A ltiiue Persons Of taste will lrzr thee PIE.
turrs for themselves not for the price they did or
did rot cost, ana will uplrrcatc the ch,crpiise that
renders their distribution POSSIBLE.
Il any subscriber should indicate a preference
for figure subject the publishers will send
'Thoughts of Home. new aud beautiful chro-
mu, IA X - inches, representing littlc Italian eN-
lie whose speaking eyes betiUy the longing OF his
heart.
TERMS.
So per onnum IN 0dp0R-e, WHh OH
ChromOS Free.
For 80 cents extra the chrumos will be sent,
mounted, vanished, and rrenad 10y mail.
The Aldne will, hereafter, be obtaiuable only
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