The Van Buren press., 1874-02-17
Not tor Sale in Book or Negs Stores.

The Aldine, while issued with all the regulari
ty. has none Of the temporary or timely interest
characteristic OF ordinary periodicals. IL is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light aud graceful lit
erature and acolection ot pictures. the rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its frier ds the real value and beauty
of The Adine will be most appr, ciated 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 clnss. The
Aldine is a unique and original conceptlon-alone
and apIroaehed-absolutely without competl-
tos III price and character. The possessor oi a
volume cannot duplicate tine quantity OF hhe pa
per and eng0vings in any other shape or number
of volumes for ten times Its cost and then, there
are the chrWnos, besides.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874,
The Illustrations of The Aldine have won q
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres o
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 more cdIca'ed
and discriminating taste which recognizes the al
vantagrs of SUI erlor artistic quality wil greater
facility Of production. The wooI.cus of j he AL
dine possess all She ,clcacy and elaborate finish
Of the most costly steel plate, while they afford q
better rendering of The artists original.
TO fully realize the wond, rful work which The
Aldnc is doing for the cause Of art cultuie nj
America 1t is only necessary to consider the cost
to the people of any other decent representations
Of the reductions of great painters.
In addition to designs 10y the members OF the
National Academy. and other Roted American ar
lists The hldimr will reproduce examples OF 'h'
hest foreign masters selected with view TO the
highest artistic success and greatest general inter
est. Thus the subscrh,r to The Aldinc will, nj
n triilrg cost, enjoy in his own homcthe plasur s
aud refining influences If lr'le art.
ihc quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be 'y
Thos Moran aud j. D. Woodward
The Christmas issue for ls14 will contain spe-
cial designs alpro rate Ia the scas"n ly our host
artists aud will .urlass in attraction any OF ITS
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1871.
Every subscriber to The Allne for the year
1874 viii receive pair of chromos. The original
pic,ur : were ainted IN oil for the publishers of
The Aldine by Thomas Moran wlose great Col
oiado picture wa. purchased 10y Congrs IS for ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
rerr sent The East aud The West" One il
a view of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire; /;
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River. lyom.
ing Territory. I'll difference in the nature of the
sccrcs themselves is pleasing contrast, and al
fo; d good display of the artists scope ard col
orinc The chrornos are each worked from thirty
distinct pilates. and Are IN sue (l2 io) and al-
pcarancc exact fac SMILES of the originals.
These chronos are in every sense American.
Thcy ar. l,y an original American process, with
mate ials uf American manufacture. from designs
of American scenery 10y an American painter and
presented to subscribers to the first successful
American Art journal. II no better b,cau-c of all
this, they will certainly p'ssess an interest no for
cign Production can inspire, and neither are they
any the worse if bv reason Of peculiar facilities OF
production they cost the publishers only tr'ne.
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold sngly for doubl, the subscri ion price OF
The Aliiue Persons Of taste will Prize these PIC
lures for themseycs-n not 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 figure subject. the publishers will send
Thoughts Of Home. n new and beautiful chro-
mo- IA 20 inches. representing u little Italian ex
il. whose speaking eyes betmy the longing OF his
heart.