The Van Buren press., 1874-08-25
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The Aldine. while issued with all the regulari
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 frier ds the real value and beauty
Of The Adine will be most apprt lated after it 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
Aldine is a unique and original conception-aloue
and approached-absolutely without competi-
tion 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 chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874.
| The illustrations of The Aldine 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 a" steel
plates " is rapidly yielding to 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 deicacy and elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate. while they afford
better rendering of the artists original.
To fully realize the wonderful work which The
Aldne 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 luctions of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members Of the
National Academy. and other noted American ar
fists, 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
trihing cost enjoy in his 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 spe
cia designs appropriate to the season, by our bost
artists, and will surpass in attraction any of its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Aldine for the year
1874 will receive a pair of chromos The original
pictures were painted in oil for the publishers Of
The Aldine, by Thomas Moran, whose great Col
orsdo picture was purchased by Congr SIS for ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
represent " The East" and " The West" Oneis
a view of Tie White Mountains. New Hampshire;
the other gives The Cliffs of Green River, Yyom-
ing Territory. TIE difference in the nature Of the
scenes themselves is pleasing contrast. and af-
oring. The chromos are each worked from thirty
distinct plates and are in size (l2 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 Americ an man nufacture, from designs
presented TO subscrib bers 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 il bv Of peculiar facilities of
production they cost the publishers only trife,
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 themselves-not for the price they did or
did not cost, and will appreciate the enterprise that
renders their distribution possible,
IL any subscriber should indicate a preference
for figure subject. the publishers will send
Thoughts of Home, y new and beautiful chro-
mo, IA 20 inches, representing little Italian ex
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing OF his
heart
SIQr. .annum in ddvance, WiM OIL
Aromos Free.
For SU'tents extra. the chromos will be sent,
mounted, vanished and PREPAID by mail
The Aldine will. hereafter be obtainable only
by subscrption There will be no reduced or
club rate cash for subscription must be sent to
the publishers direct, or handed te the local can
vasser, without responsibility to the publishers,
except in cases where the certificate is given bear
ing the facsimile signature of James Sutton Co.
CANVASSERS WANTED.
Any person wishing to act permanently as 10
cal canvasser will receive full and prompt infor-
nation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON 4 CO., Publishers.
nov.'73 SO Maiden Lane, Y.