The Van Buren press., 1874-05-05
Prospectus for l874-Seventh Year.
THE AlDIN
An Illustrated Monthly Journal, unirersoliv admitted
to be The Handsomest Periodical IN the
World. A Representatives and
Champion Of American
Taste.
Not TOR Sale in Book or .Ners Stores.

The Aldine, while issued with all the REGULAR.
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 rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white
Although each succeeding number affords a fresh
pleasure to its frieu ds, the real value and beauty
of The Aldine will be most appre after II has
been bound up at the close Of the year. While
other publications may claim superior cheapness.
as compared with rivals of a similar class, The
Aldne is a unique and original concepton-alone
aud unapp pproached-absolutely without compet-
to: ia 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 its cost and then, there
are the chromos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Adine have won a
worldwide reputation, and in the art centres OF
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
are examples OF the highest perfection 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 wEich The
Aldine is doing for the cause of art culture IN
America it is only necessary to consider the cost
to the people of any other decent representations
of the productions of great painters.
In addition to designs lay 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
trhing cost, enjoy in his own homethe pleasures
and refining influences Of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be Ivy
Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe
cia designs appropriate to the season, hy bost
artists, aud will surpass in attraction any OF its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Adine for the year
lo74 will receive n 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' IS for ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
represent The East and . The West" 0neis
a view Of Tie White Mountains, New Hampshire; I;
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 artist scope ard col
oring The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates. and are iii size az l6) and ap-
pearance exact fac. siniles Of the originals.
These chrcmos 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 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 bv Of peculiar facilities of
production they cost the publishers only trife
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold singy for doub, the subscription price of
The Alline. Persons of taste will prize these pic
lures for themselves for the price they did or
did not cost, and will Appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible
If any subscriber should indicate a preference
for figure subject. the publishers will send
Il" Thoughts of Home. new aud beautiful chro-
mo, IA % inches, representing little Italian ex'
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing Of his
heart
TERMS.
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