The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-28
Prospectus for 1s74-SEyENTH YEAR
THE ALDINE.
An illustrated Monthly journal, universal,
admitted 20 be the handsonie.t period.
icdi In the World. Arcpresc
aud champion Of American tasl,
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The Aidine, while issued with all the reg.
llarity, has none OF tn temporary or time
interest characteristic OF ordinary pen.
ideals. II j. an elegant miscellany OF pure
tight and graceful literature and collec.
ton OF pictures, the rurest specimen OF ar
ti-tic skai, IN black and white. Although
each succeeding number AFFORDS O fresh
pleasure 10 its friends, the real value and
beauty of 1he hldine will be most nppreci.
ated after II has been bound up at the clos.
Of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapnesE. a. compared with
rivals Of a similar class, the Aldine Ia an un-
iquo and original conception-alone and M
proachcd-apsolu,oly without conception
IN price or character.
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The Illustrations Of the Aldine have won
" 0rld.wide reputation, and In the art cen.
ire OF Europe IL II al admitted fact that
II, wood cuts are example. of the highest
perfection ever attained. The common
prejudice IN favor OF "steel plates" Is rap.
idly yielding TO more educated and dis-
crin.in atlng taste which recognizes the AL.
yHniqgc- the advantages Of superior artistic
. quality with greater facility Of production.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
I by lhos. Moran and j. b. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
srccigl designs appropriate to the season,
b. Our best artists, and viii surps-- in at
tract. ons any Of itS predecessors.
PREMIUMS FORI57i.
Every subscriber TO the Ald,ne for IN
! year IA Will receive a pair Of chromo-
The original pictures were painted In oil TO
the publishers OF the Aldine. by Thorn.
Moran, whose great dorado pictures and
purchased by congress for ten thouand
dollars. The subjects were chosen 10 rem.
resent ten thousand dollars. The subjsc;s
were chosen n, 70 represent .,rhe Ky E8sstvw end
Mountains, New Hampshire; the other
gives the CllGs of Green river, Wyominr
! territory. 1he chromos are each worke
/ from thirty distinct plates, and are in ,,1
/ ll2xl6) and appearance exact fac-simile. OF
! the originals.
NwARx. u. j.. Sent. %. 1873.
( Mess.s. James Sutton a 20.
! GRhTLEMEN-I an delighted with ,Le
. proofs ia color OF your cbromos. They ar
: wonderfully successful representations NV
mechanical process Of the original painting-
/ very ftspecnuiIy, iHos. MORAN.
These chromOs are in every sense Amer.
. can. They are by an primal American mn
cess, with material OF American msntfsc.
ture, from designs of American scenery nv
J AN American painter, and presented to ~,
) scribeis 10 the hrst successful America,
/ Art Journal IL no better Lecause OF an
this, they VIII certainly possess an interest
no foreign production can inspire, and nri
Their are they any the worse IL by reason al
( peculiar facilities OF production they Coz.
the publishers only u tribe, while equal ia
every respect 10 other chrOmos that are sold
.ingiy Tor double the subscription price oi
tie Aldine.
! If any subscriber should indicate a pre-.
ference for a figure subject, the Publishers
Will send Thoughts OF Home" new and
! beautiful chrome, lix2O inches, Representing
| little Italian exile whose speaking eve.
betray the longiD.s Of his heart.
s. per annum, IN advance with Oil Chro-
mos FREQ.
For $50 CENTS EXTRA, the ohromos,
mounted, vanished and prepaid 10y mAil.
The Aldine will, hereafter, be obtainable
only by subscription. There WIFI no BE TT.
iuced or club rate cash for subscription.
must be sent TO the publishers direct, OF
handed TO the local canvasser, without re.
1 -ponsibiity TO the publishers, except in
eases where the certificate is given. bearing
! tie lacimile signature oil James sutton Il Co
, CANfASsERS WANTED.
Amy person wishing 10 act permanently
/ IA local canyasser will receive iuN and
prompt Information BY applying TO
/ JAMES SUTTON & Co., Publishers.
hS Maiden Lana New York