The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-04
Prospectus for 1s74-Seventh Yenr.
TIL e A d. N e,
An illustrated monthly journal, universally ad.
mtted to be the handsomest periodical
in the world. A representative
and champion of Ameri.
can TASTE.
Not for Sale i'm Book or News Stores.

| Not for Sale in Book or News Stores.
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary 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 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 a similar class, THE ALDINE is
a unique and original concepton-aone and
approached-absolutely without competition
| in price or character. The possessor of q 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 and
then, there are the chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT. 1874.
The illustrations of THE ALDINE have won
worldwide 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 q more
educated and discriminating taste which recog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic qaality
with greater facility of production The wood
cuts OF THE ALDlNE possess all the deilcacy
ana elaborate hnlsh OF the most costly steel
plate, While they Afford a better rendering OF the
artists original.
10 Ioily feaiiZe the WONDERFUL Work Whch
LIE hLDlNE Is uolus LOT the cause Oh arI cul
Ihe III America" IL Is ohiy necessary u cohsioer
the cost 10 the people oi any o'her ueceht re-
presentations Oh Inc productions Oh great pam
In addition to designs bv the members of the
National Academy, and other noted American
artists. THE ALDINE will reproduce EXAMPLES
of the best foreign masters, selected with a view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gen.
eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE a ILL., at a tritling cost. enioy in his
own home the pleasures and refining Influences
of true art r.
Tho u,rter,v tnted nIatas for 1874 will be
nv Tbos Moran and T. n Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will, Contain
special designs appropriate to the season. bv our
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fhEmlohl foh 1874.
Every s"usoriper " LIE hhDINE' ior she
s1", io'1 WIN ie.ei'o =" p'i W .nioiios INC
lishars 81 THE nTnIMT ~, rho,,,as NJ 49,
whose rro.t 40 ,,iot,ra ,uas w.,
Congress for fen Thousand dollars. The subieots
were chosen to renresent s.rhe East and sTbe
westn One ia a view in The White Mountains
New Hampsbire. the other gives The Cliffs of
Green River, wyoming Territory The difEar
ence in the nature of The scenes themselves Is
pleasing contrast. and affords a good display
of the artists scope and coloring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az l6) 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
a bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its success.
full realization is attested by the following teti
monial. over the signature ofMr. Moran himself.
NEWARK, N. j., September Goth, 1873.
Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
successful representations by mechanical pro-
cess of the original paintines ..
Very res pectfulIv. ..
(Sgned) 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 success
full American Art Journal. If no better because
of all this thew will certainly possess an interest
M foraipn production can insn,ra and nathan
are thew anv the worse If nv reason of macmillan
facilities of production they cost the publishers
only trife while eoual in everv resnact m otbo,
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