The Van Buren press., 1874-08-11
Prospectus for l874-Seventh Year.
THE AlOlNE,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal unirersdlly admitted
TO be the Haadsomsst Periodical IN the
World. A Representative and
Champion Of American
Not TOR Sale in Book or .Neps Stores

The Aldine, while issued with Gil the regulari
ty. has none of the temporary or timely Interest
characteristic of ordinary periodicals.. 1t is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light and graceful lit
erature and a collection of pictures, the rafest
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 most appr, ciated after IL has
been bound up at the close OF the year "hile
other publications may claim superior cheapness.
as compared with rivals of a similar class, The
Aldne is unique and original conceptlon-alone
and unappr pproached-absolutey without competi
tioa n price and character. The possessor OF
| volume cannot duplicate the quantity of hue pa
per and engrayings 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 more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the al
vantages of superior artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The wood cuts of The AL
dine possess all the deicacy 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
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 l,ro luctions Of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy. aud 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
riding cost. enjoy in his own home the pleasures
and refining influences Of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for loI4 will be by
Thos Moran and j. D. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cal 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 Adine, by Thomas Moran, whose great Col
orado picture was purchased by Congrs IS for ten
thousand dollars The subjects were chosen to
represent The East and The West. ." Oneis
view of TIE White Mountains, New Hampshire :
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River, lyom-
ing Territory TIE difference in the nature Of the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast. and af'
fords good display Of the artists scope and col
oring The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates. and are in size tl2 l6) aud ap-
pearance exact fac simies 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 subscribers to the first successful
American Art Journal. If no hetter because of all
this they will certainly possess an interest no for
egn production can inspire. and neither are they
any the if by reason of peculiar facilities OF
~. Al, ph.n, ,aplvr trI la
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold sngly for doub, the subscription 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.
If anv subscriber should indicate preference
for figure subject. the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home, =" new and beautiful chro-
mo- IA x 20 inches representing little Italian ex
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing OF his
heart.
TERMS.
s. per annum in ddvance, wM Oh
ChrOm0S Free.
For 50 cents extra, the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished and prepaid by mail.
The Aldine will hereafter be ob,ainable only
by subscription. 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 Co.
CANVASSEKS WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as a To-
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt infor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON d CO., Publishers.
noy.'73 So Maiden Lane, NY.