The Van Buren press., 1874-07-07
Not for Sale in Book or News Stores.


The Aldine, while issued with all the regulari.
ty, has none of the temporary 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 fresh
pleasure to its frier ds the real value and beauty
of The Aldne will be most apr, cated 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 unique and original eptlon-alone
and pproached-absolutely without competi-
toa In 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 chrolnos, besides!
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldne have won
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 g 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 delcacy 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
Adine is doing for the cause of art culture in
America 1t 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
National Academy, and other noted American ar.
lists, The Aldne will repro1Uce 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
tri0ing cost, enjoy in his own homethe pleasures
and refining influences Of true art.
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be hy
Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe-
cial designs appropriate to the season. by bost
artists, and viii surpass in attraction any of its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874
Every subscriber to The Aldine for the year
ls4 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 chosen to
" The East and The West" Oneis
a view Of Tie White Mountains, New hampshire;
the other gives The Cliffs Of Green River, Iyom-
ing Territory. TIE difference in the nature Of the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast, and af'
fords a good splay Of the artists scope ard col
oring. The chromos are each worked from thirty |
distinct plates. and are in size az l6) and ap- |
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 suOscri bers to the first successful
American Art Journal. If no better because Of AL
uurs tuey VIII ccrtutTN Iussess az iurtcsb NO iur-
eign Production can inspire. and neither are they
any the worse if by of peculiar facilities of
production they cost the publishers only trhe,
while equal in every respect to other chromos that
are sold singly for doub, the subscription price OF
The Aldine Persons Of taste will prize these pic
lures for themselves-not for the price they did or
did not cost and will Appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible,
Ifany subscriber should Indicate preference
for figure subject the publishers will send
50 Thoughts of Home. new and beautiful chro-
no. IA % inches, representing little Italian ex-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing of his
heart.