The Van Buren press., 1874-05-12
Prospectus for l874-Seyenth Year.
THE AlDlN E,
An Illustrated Monthly Journal, mirersally admitted
to be the Haadsomest Periodical in the
World. 4 Representatire and
Champion Of American
Taste.
Not TOR Sale in Book or Ners Stores,

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 frer ds the real value and beauty
of The Adne will be most appreciated after " 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 eonceptlon-alone
and unapproached- absolutely without competi-
tioa in price and character The possessor of a
volume cannot duplicate the quantity of hue pa
per and engravings in any other shape or number
Of volumes for te times its cos. aad then, there
are the chromos, besides
ART DEPARTMENT, 1874.
The illustrations of The Aldne have won a
world wide reputation, and in the art centres OF
Europe it is an admitted fact that its wood cuts
examples OF the highest perfection ever attain
ed. The common pr, udice in favor OF " steel
plates " is rapidly yielding to n more educated
and discriminating taste which recognizes the ad-
vantages of su eror artistic quality with greater
facility of production. The wood-cus of lhe Al
dine ,ossese all the delcacy aud elaborate finish
of the most costly steel plate, while they afford a
DNllti IfHhtllHs VI bHt 81 tie's VI 'h"''
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 productions of great painters.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy, and other noted American ar
lists, 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
a trihng cost, enjoy in his own home the pleasures
and refining influences of true art.
rhe quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be by
Thos Moran and j. d. Woodward
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain spe
cal designs appropriate to the season, by our bost
artists aud will surpass in attraction any of its
predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874.
Every subscriber to The Aldine for the year
ls74 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
orado picture was purchased by Congress for ten
thousand dollars. The subjects were chosen to
represent " The East and The West. Ones
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-
u
ornc 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 subscribers TO the first successful
American Art Journal. If 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 trife,
while equal in every respect to other ehromos that
are sold singly for doubl, 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.
If any subscriber should indicate preference
for figure subject. the publishers will send
% Thoughts of Home. new and beautiful chro-
mo, IA 20 inches, representing little Italian ex-
lie whose speaking eyes betray the longing of his
heart.
TERMS.