The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-29

THE ALDINE, while issued with all the
| regularity, has none of the temporary or timely
interest characteristic of ordinary periodicals
| 1t ia 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 similar class, THE ALDINE Is
| q unique and original conception--alone and
| overwhelmingly without competition
in price or character. The possessor of 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
them 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 ever
| attained. The common prejudice in favor of
''steel plates,'' is rapidly yielding to n more
| educated and discriminating taste which recog-
nizes the advantages of superior artistic quality
with greater facility of production The wood
cuts of THE ALDINE possess all the delicacy
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 ALDINEis doing for the cause of art cul-
ture in America, it is only necessary to consider
the cost to the people of any other decent re-
presentations of the productions of great pain
tiers.
In addition to designs by the members of the
National Academy, and other noted American
| artists, THE ALDINE will reproduce examples
of the best foreign masters, selected with view
to the highest artistic success and greatest gem
eral interest. Thus the subscriber to THE
ALDINE oill, at trifiing cost, enjoy in his
own homo the pleasures and refining influences
of true art
The quarterly tinted plates for 1874 will be
by Thos. Moran and ]. ID. Woodward.
The Christmas issue for 1874 will contain
special designs appropriate to the season. by our
best artists and will surpas5 in attractions any
of its predecessors.
PREMIUM FOR 1874
| Every subscriber to THE ALDINE for the
year 1874 will receive pair of ehromos. The
original pictures were painted in Oil for the pub
fishers of THE ALDINE, by Thomas Moran,
| whose great Colorado picture was purchased by
| Congress for ten thousand dollars. The subjects
were chosen to represent "The East" and "The
| West" One is view in The White Mountains,
New Hampshire the other gives The Cliffs of
Green River, Wyoming Territory. The differ
| ence in the nature of the scenes themselves is
pleasing contrast, and affords good display
of the artists scope and cooring. The chromos
are each worked from thirty distinct plates, and
are in size az ICY and appearance exact fac
/ MI
worthy example of Americas greatest landscape
painter to the subscribers of THE ALDINE was
bold but peculiarly happy idea, and it's success
full realization is attested by the following test
monial, over the signature of Mr. Moran himself.
| NEWARK, N. J., September goth, 1873.
| MeSsrs James Sutton G. Co.:
Gentlemen-I am delighted with the proofs in
color of your chromos. They are wonderfully
| successful representations by mechanical pro-
cess of the original paintings.
Very res peetfnlly,
(Signed) 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
ful American Art Journal. If no better because
of all this, they will certainly possess interest
no foreign production can inspire, and neither
| are they any the worse if by reason of peculiar
facilities OF production they cost the publishers
only riae, while equal in every respect to other
chromos that are sold singly for double the SUBJ
seription price OF THE ALDINE. Persons of
| taste will prize these pictures 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 a figure subject, the publishers will send
"Thoughts of Home," new and beautiful
chromo Ia 20 inches representing little Italian
exile whose speaking eyes betray the longings
| of his heart.
| TERMS:
| d per annum, in advance with Oil Chromos free.
For FIFTY CENTS EXTRA. the ohromos will
be sent mounted, vanished, and prepaid by
| mail.
THE AI.DINE will, hereafter, be obtainable
| only by subscription There will be no reduced
| or club rate cash for subscriptions must be sent
to the publishers direct, or handed to the local
| canyasser, without responsibility 10 the pub
fishers, except in cases where the certificate is
| given bearing the fac simile signature Of JAMES
| SUTTON co
Any person wishing to act permanently as a
local canyasser will receive full and prompt in.
formation by applying to
JAMES SUTTON & CO.. Publishers,
de4 os Maiden Lane. New York