The Grange advance., 1874-02-18


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THE ALDINE while issued with all the regularity,
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Of pure light and graceful liternture and collection
of pictures the specimens Of artistic Skill in
black and white. Although each succeeding number
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and beauty Of THE ALD1NE will be most appreciated
after has been bound up at the close of the year.
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'''' ''' ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won II
worldwide reputation and in the art centres of Eu
rope it is admitted fact that its wood cuts
amples OF the highest perfection attained The
prejudice in favor Of steel plates, is rapidly
yielding to more educated and discriminating taste
which recognizes the advantages of superior artistic
quality With eater facility OF production The wood
cuts Of THE ..nDINE possess all the dclicacy and
elaborate inio of the costly steel plate while
they afford better rendering Of the artists original.
10 fully realize the wonderful work which THE
ALDINEi 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 by the members Of the Ma
tonal Academy, and other noted American artists,
THE ALD1NE will produce examples OF the best for
eign masters, selected with view to the highest
tstc and greatest general interest Thus the
subscribers to THE ALD1NE will, at trifing cost,
enjoy in their own home the 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 special
designs appropriate to the season. by best artists
and will surpass in attractions any Of its predecessors
PREMIUM FOR 1874
Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the veal
1874 will receive pair Of chromos. The original
pictures were painted in oil for the publishers Of
THE ALD1NE. by Thos. Moran, whose great Colorado
dollars. The subjects were chosen to represent 1.-THE
Feat" and 'The West" One is a view in The White
Mountains, New Hampshire; the other gives The
ence in the nature Of the scenes themselves IL
pleasing contrast, and affords good display Of the
artists scope and coloring. The chromos are each
and appearance exact fac-sines Of the originals
The presentation of a worthy example Of Americas
greatest landscape painter to the subscribers OF the
ALD1NE was bold but peculiarly happy idea and its
successful realization is attested by the following tes-
,, ~ N1wAsk' N.J.' Sept 2oth' 1873
Gentlemen-I AM delighted with the proofs in color
of your chromos. They are wonderfully successful
representations by echanca process Of the einal
paintings.
(siened) 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 the first successful American Art Jour-
nal If no better for all this they will certainly Dos
sess an interest foreign production can INSPIRE
and neither they any the by reason Of pe
cular facilities Of production they cost the publishers
only triae while equal in every respect to other
chromos that sold sngy for double the subscrip-
ton price of THE ALD1NE. Persons of taste will
prize these pictures for for the price
they did did not COST and will appreciate the en-
terprise that renders their distribution possible
If any subscriber should indicate preference for
figure subject, the publishers will send Thoughts of
Home,' a new and beautiful chromo Il 20 inches,
representing little Italian exile whose speaking eyes
hetray the longings Of his heart
TERMS.
50 per annum, in advance, with Oil Chrolnos free.
For nifty cents extra. the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished, and prepaid by mail
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