The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-30
Prospectus for IS74-Seventh Year.
T n z A L D I NJ e
An illustrated monthly journal, universally ad-
mitted to be the handsomest periodical
in the world. A representative
and champion of Ameri
can Taste
Not for Sale In Book or News stores.

Not Far 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 periodicals
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 a fresh pleasure to its friends, the real
value and beauty of THE ALDINE will be
most appreciated after it has been bound up at
the close of the year. While other publications
may claim superior cheapness, as compared
with rivals of similar class, THE ALDINE is
| a unique and original conception-alone and
napproached-absolutely without competition
| in price or character. The possessor of COM
| plete volume cannot duplicate the quantity of
fine paper and engravings in any other shape or
number of volumes for ten times its cost; ana
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
attained The common prejudice in favor of
'steel plates,'' is rapidly yielding to a more
educated and discriminating taste which recog-
| nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production. The wood
cuts of THE ALDINE 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 which
THE ALDINEis doing for the cause of art Gull
ture in America, it is only necessary to consider
the cost to the people of any other decent re-
/ Of tn nf pain
| tiers.
| In addition to designs by the members of the
| National Academy, and other noted American
artists, THE ALDTNE will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with a view
| to the highest artistic success and greatest gem
| eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE aill, at trifiing coat. enjoy in his
own home the pleasures and reflning influences
| of true art
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
| by Thos. Moran and J. d. Woodward.
| The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate TO the season, by our
best artists. and will surpass in attractions any
| of its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive q pair of chromos. The
original pictures were painted in oil for the pub
fishers of THE ALDINE, by Thomas Moran,
| whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
| Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
| were chosen to represent THE East" and "The
| West" One is a view in The White Mountains,
| New Hampshire: the other gives The Cliffs of
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
ence in the nature of the scenes themselves is a
pleasing contrast, and affords good display
of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az LEI and appearance exact fac
SMILES of the originals The presentation of a
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
bold but peculiarly happy idea, andits success
full realization is attested by the following tie. til
monial over the signature of Mr.. Moran himself.
NEWARK, N. j., September 10Th, 1873.
NeSsrs. James Sutton g. Co.:
Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro-
cess of the original paintings.
Very re: pectfnliy,
/ (Signed) 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 painter.
and presented to subscribers to the first
ful American Art Journal If no better because
of all this, they will certainly possess an interest
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
are they any the worse if by reason of peculiar
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only trfe, while equal in every respect to other
chromos that are sold singly for double the sub
scription price of THE ALDINE. Persons OF
taste will prize these pictures for themselves
not for the price they did or did not cost, and
will appreciate the enterprise that renders their
distribution possible.
If any subscriber should indicate preference
for a figure sabect, the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home" a new and beautiful
chrome, IA 20 inches representing little Italian
exile whose speaking eyes betray the longings
t of his heart.
, $5per annum, in advance, with Oil Chromos free
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA the chromos will
J be sent, mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
| mail
!, THE ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtainable
only by subscription. There will be no reduced
or club rate cash for subscriptions must be sent
to the publishers direct, OF handed to the local
canyasser, without responsibility to the pub
fishers, except in cases where the certificate il
given, bearing the fac simiIe signature of JAMES
: SUTTON 4 co
/ Any person wishing to act permanently as 9
local canvasser will receive full and prompt in
formation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON 90, Publishers,
de4 6s Maiden Lane. New York