The Van Buren press., 1874-06-30
Prospectus for l874-Seventh Year.
THE AlDIN E,
An illustrated Monthly Journal, anirersatly admitted
to be the Haadsomest Periodical IN the
World A Representative and
Champion Of American
Taste
Not for 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 collection of pictures, the rarest
specimens of artistic skill. in black and white
Although each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to its fricr ds the real value and beauty
of The Adine will be most apprt clated after IL 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-aone
| and pproached-absolutely without compet-
tion iD price and character sThe 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 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 a more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the ad
vantages of superior artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The wood.outs 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 which 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 pro uctons Of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy. and other noted American ar.
lists, The Aldne 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
a rihng cost, enjoy in his own homethe pleasures
and refining 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 spe.
ca designs appropriate to the season, by our bost
artists. and will surpass in attraction any OF It's
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 Aldine, by Thomas Moran, whose great Col
orado picture was purchased by Congress 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, fyom-
ing Territory. TIE difference in the nature of the
scenes themselves is a pleasing contrast and al
fords good display Of the artists scope and col
orng. The chromos each worked from thirty
distinct plates. and are in size az X l6) and APP
pearance exact fac SMILES 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. II 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 by reason of peculiar facilities OF
production they cost the publishers only trihe,
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold singly for doubl the subscription price of
The Aldne Persons of taste will prize these pic.
lures for themseves-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 preference
for figure subject. the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home, new and beautiful chro-
mo, ID 20 inches representing little Italian ex
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing Of his
heart
S5 per annum in ddvonte, CiM OIL
ChrOmos Free.
For 50 cents extra the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished, and PREPAID by mail.
The Aldine will, hereafter be obtainabe only
by subscription. There will be no reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must be sent to
the publishers direct, or handed tc 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 q Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as ia 10,
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt inior-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON h CO., Publishers.