The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-11

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 peri odicals
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 It's 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 publication
may claim superior cheapness, MS compared
with rivals OF similar class, THE ALDINE is
q unique and original congratulations and
unapproaohed-absolute without competition
In price or character. The possess II of O com
plete volume cannot dup icate the quantity of
fine paper and eDgravings In any other shape or
number ofvolumes for ten times its cost ana
then, there are the chromos, besidesi
ART DEPARTMENT.. 1874
The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
aworld-wid. re putetop, and in the art centres
of Europe 1t is admitted fact that It's wood
cuts are examples of the highest perfection ever
attained. The common prejudice In favor of
steel plates" is rapidly yielding to more
educated and terminating taste which recog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
cuts of THE ALDINE possess all the delcacy
and elaborate flash of The most costly stee |
plate, while they afford better rendering OF the
To fully realize the wonderful work which
THE ALDINE is doing for the cause of art Gull
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 ALDINt will reproduce exam pies
of the best foreign masters, selected with view
to the highest artistic success and gre4test gem
eral interest Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDlNE ill, at a trifling cost, enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and refining influences
of true art
l,or nr1,, toI e., 1o1
by Thos. Moran and j. d. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate to the season, by our
hest artists. and will surpass in attractions any
of its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive pair of chromos. The
original picturts were painted in oil for the pub.
fishers of The ALD1NE, by Thomas Moran.
whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
We chosen to represent THE East ana 1.-THE
West" One is a view in The White Mountains,
New Hampshire: tho other gives The Cliffs OF
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
euce in the nature of the scenes themselves is a
pleasing contrast and affords a good display
of tho artists scopeand coloring. The chromos
each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az x Icy and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals The presentation of
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
a bold but peculiarly happy idea and lis success.
full realization is attested by the foil wing e IT,
monial over the signature of Mr. Moran himself.
NEwARK, N J., September 10th, 1873.
Messrs James Sutton & Co.
Gentemen--I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos Thew are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro.
cess of the original paintings.
Very re pectfully.
tSigned) THOS. MORAN.
These chromos are in every sense American.
They are by an original American process. with
material of American manufacture, from designs
of American scenery by an American pain er,
and pr. sen led TO subscribers to the nrst success
full Anne lean Art Journal If no better because
of ali this, they will certainly possess AN ter-st
no foreign production can inspire, and neitner
are they any the worse if by on of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only rifle, while equal IN everv respect TO other
| scrption price of THE ALDINE Persons of
| taste III prize these pfctu for themselves
| not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
If any subscriber should Indicate preference
70 a figure subject, the publishers will send
chrome IA 20 inches representing little Italian
Of his hsartspsaking eyes betray the longings
| of his heart.
| S. per annum; ir advance, with Oil Chromos free
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA. the chromos will
be sent, mounted, vanished, aud prepaid by
| mail.
| only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate cash Tor subscip ions must be sent
| to the publishers dre1, or handed o the local
canvasser. with out responsibility TO the pub
fishers. except n cases where he certificate Is
| given, bsaring the fac smile signature of JAMES
| SUTTON q co
CANvASSERS WANTED.
| Any person wishing to permanently as a
local canvasser will receive full and prompt in
| formation by applying TO
| JAMES SUTTON & co. Publishers,
| de4 6S Maiden Lane. New York