The Red Cloud chief., 1875-04-14
4 Representative G.a Champion Of
American A.. Taste!
THE aLDxTE,
The ART JOURNAL Or AMERICA,
Issued EOnthly.
"A MAGNIFICENT CONCEPTION. W~oxpEKruL-
LIZ CARsIEo 0UT."

The necessity off popular medium for the
representation Of the productions Of our
great artists, has always been recognized.
! and many attempts have been made TO meet
the want. The saccessiye failures which 8
invariably followed es-h attempt in this
country to establish sn ART Journal. did not
prove the indifference ofthc people ofAmer-
lea 10 the claims Of high art. SO soon as a
proper appreo ia.ion Of the want and an
ability 10 meet il we're shown. the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 its support.
and the result was a great artistic and com
| mercial triumpk-PHE ALDINE.
THE ALDINE. while Issued with all the
regularity. has none Of the temporary or
timely interest chara -~teris;ie Of ordinary
periodicals. Ii is an elegant miscellany Of
pure, light. and graceful literature; and q
collection Of pictures. the rarest specimens Of
artistic skill. in black and white. Although
each succeeding number affords a fresh
pleasure to its friends. the real value and
beauty Of THE ALDISE will be most ap-
preciatcd after il is bound up at the close Of
the year. While other publications may
claim superior cbeapness. as compared with
rivals Of a similar class. THE ALDiNE is q
unique and original coneeption-alone and
uaapproached-absolutely without COMPETE
ton in price or character. The prossessor Of
"a complete volume can not duplicate the
quantity Of fine paper and engravings in any
other shape or number Of volumes for ten
tiwcsits cost; and then. there is the chrome.
hcsides!
The national feature Of THE ALDINE
must be taken ia no narrow sense. True art
is cosmopolitan. While THE ALDiNE il a
strictly American Institution. it does not
confine itself entirely to the reproduction OF
native art. Its mission is to cultivate n
broad and appreciative art taste, one that
will discriminate only ON grounds Of intrinsic
merit. Thus. while placing Def Ter he pat
rons of TIE ALDINE. as a leading charaet-
e%ristic. the productions of the most noted
American artists. attention will always be
given to specimens from foreign masters,
giving its subscribers all the pleasure and
and instruction o5tainablc from home o.
fcrcgin sources.
The artistic illustration of American
scenery. original with THE ALDINE. is an
important feature. and its magnificent plates
are of a size more appropriate to the s~atisfac-
tory treatment Ofdetails than can be afford
ed by any inferior page. The judicious in
terspersion of land scape. marine. figure. and
animal subjects. sustain an unabatel inter.
ct. impossible where the scope Of the work
confines the artist too closely to a single
style of ~sdtject- The literature of THE
ALDlNE is a light and graceful aecompani-
mcnt, worthy of the artistic features, with
only such technical disquisitions as do not
interfere with the popular interest Of the
work.
PaEMIu... goE 1875.
Every subscriber for 1879 will receive a
beautiful portrait. in oil %colors, of the same
noble dog whoes picture in a former issue
attracted so much attention.
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will be welcome in every home. Everybody
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