The Van Buren press., 1874-08-04
Prospectus for l874-Seventh Year.
THE ALDlNE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal uaiuerslilv admitted
to be the Handsomest Periodical an the
World. A Representative aud
Champion of American
Taste.
THE ALDlNE,
Not for Sale in Book or -Neus Stores.

| The Aldine, while issued with all the REGULAR.
ty. has none of the temporary or timely interest
| characteristic of ordinary periodicals. IL is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light and graceful lit
erature and a collection of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its frer ds the real value and beauty
of The Aldne will be most appr, cated after IL has
been bound up at the close Of the year. While
other publications may claim superior cheapDess.
as compared with rivals of similar class, The
Aldine is unique and original conceptlon-alone
and unapproached- without competi-
tio: in price and character. The possessor OF a
| volume cannot duplicate the quantity of fine pa
per and engravings in any other shape or number
of volumes for ten times It's 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 taste which recognizes the ad-
vantages of superior artistic quality with greater
facility Of production. The wood-cuts Of The AL
dine possess all the delicacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate, while they afford a
better rendering of the artists original.
TO fully realize the wonderful work which The
Aldine is doing for the cause of art culture IN
America 1t is only necessary to consider the cost
to the people of any other decent representations
of the pro luctions Of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members OF the
National Academy. and other noted American ar
lists, The Aldine will reproduce examples of the
best foreign masters selected with view to the
highest artistic success and greatest general inter
est. Thus the subscriber to The Aldine will, at
a trhing cost enjoy in hi. own home the pleasures
and refining influences of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be hy
Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
ca design. appropriate to the season, by our bost
artists, aud will surpass in attraction any of its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Aldne 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 Congr SIS for ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
represent " 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. Tlc difference in the nature of the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast and al.
fotds n good display Of the artists scope and col
oring The chromos are each worked IRON thirty
distinct plates. and are in size az l6) and ap-
pearance exact fac SMILES Of the originals.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an original American process, with
materials of American manufacture, from designs
of American scenery by an American painter and
presented TO s.,hscrbers to the first successful
American Art Journal. If no better because of all
this they will certainly possess an interest no for
eign production can inspire and neither are they
any the worse if by reason of peculiar facilities Of
how oet he n
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold sngy for doubl, the suhscr ption price of
The Aldine Persons Of taste will prize these pic
lures for themselves-not for the price they did or
did not cost and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible.
fany subscriber should indicate a preference
for figure subject the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home. new and beautiful chro-
mo- ID X 20 inches, representing little Italian ex-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing OF his
heart
TERMS.
S5 per annum in advance, UHh OIL
ChronaoS Free.
For so cents extra, the chromos will De sent
mounted, vanished and prepaid by mail
The Adine will hereafter. be obtainable only
by subscriptions There will be no reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must be sent to
the publishers direct, or handed te the local can
vasser, without responsibility to the publishers,
except in eases where the certificate is given bear
ing the facsimile signature of James Sutton d Co.
CANVASsERS WANTED.
ANY person wishing to act permanently as a To-
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt nior-
JAMES SUTTON a. CO., Publishers.
nov.'73 So Maiden Lane, N. Y.