The Van Buren press., 1874-09-22
Prospectus for l874-Seventh Year.
THE AuDlNE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journai unirersaliv admitted
to be the Handsomes Periodical in the
World. A Representative and
Champion Of Americdn
Taste.
Not tor Sale in Book or Nems Stores

The Aldine. while issued with all the regulari-
ty has none of the temporary or timely interest
characteristics Of ordinary periodicals. " IS an
elegant miscellany Of pure, light and graceful i't.
erature and a collection Of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skin. in black and white
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its frier ds the real value and beauty
Of The Adiue will oe most appr, cated after u has
been bound up at the close Of the year. While
other publications may claim superior cheapness
as compared with rivals Of a similar class, he
Aldine is unique and original concerhon-alone
and pproached-absolutely without comPel-
tioa il price and character. The possessor OF
volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF fine pa
per 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
world wide reputation. and in the art centres of
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples Of the highest perfection ever attain
ed. The common prejudice in favor of !" steel,
plates is rapidly yielding to a more educated
and discriminating g taste which recognizes the ad
vantages Of superior artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The woodcu's of The AL
dine possess all the delicacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate while they afford
better rendering Of the artists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which The
AIdine is doing for the cause of art culture IN
America it is only necessary to consider the cost
to the people of any other decent representations
of the productions of great painters.
| In addition to designs by the members OF the
National Academy. ard other noted American ar
fists, The Aldine will reproduce examples Of the
best foreign masters. selected with view to the
highest artistic and greatest general inter
est Thus the subscriber to The Aldine will, at
/ . hnp thn MI AZ roo
and refining influences Of true art
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be ny
Thos Moran and j. ID. Woodward
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cial designs appropriate to the season. by our bost
artists, and will surpass in attraction any of its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874:
Every subscriber to The Aldine for the year
1874 will receive pair of chromos The original
pictures were painted in oil for the publishers OF
The Aldine, by Thomas Moran whose great Col
orado picture was purchased by Congress for ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
represent I" The East and - The West" Oneis
a view of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River. Yyom
ing Territory. Tic difference in the nature OF the
scenes themselves is a pleasing contrast, and al
fords good play of the artists scope ard col
orine The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates. and are in size az l6) and ap-
pearance exact fac. similes Of the originals.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an original American process. with
materials of Americ manufacture from designs
Of American scenery 10y an American painter and
presented to subscribers to the first successtul
American Art Journal. lf no better oecause " Cor
TIL. theu will y. ehs, eNans "nsit'f hIe tft
any the worse if bv Of peculiar facilities OF
production they cost the publishers only trife.
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold singly for double the subscr pton price Of
The Aldne Persons of taste will prize these pic
lures for themselves for the price they did or
did not cost and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible
II any subscriber should indicate a preference
for a figure subject. the publishers will send
Thoughts Of Home " new and beautiful chro-
mo, IA 30 inches. representing little Italian ex-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing OF his
heart.
TERMS.
IS per annum in ddyan:e, wiM Oil
GLro,noS FJpe