Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-11
A REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAM
n PION OF AMERICAN ART TASTE.
T. OsrECTus FOR 1SI5-EIGBTu YRAR.
THE ALDINE,
TnR Art JOURNAL OF AMERICA.
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The Alllne while issued with all The regularity,
has none OF the temporary or timely interests char
acterstc 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 The possessOr Cf
a complete volume cannot duplicate the quantity
line paper and engravlngs IN any other shape oi
number of volumes for ten times its cost and then
there is the chrome, besides
While The Aliine is strictly American institution
1t does not cOnne itself to the reproduction OF ma
noted American artists, attentlon VIII always De
given to specimens from foreign masters giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction obaina-
BILE from home or foreign sources.
The artistic illustration OF American scenery,
original with The Aldine is an important feature,
and Its magnificent plates are of size more ap
prOprate to the satisfactory treatment of details
than he afforded by any inferior page. The judi.
clous nterspersion OF landscape, marine, figure and
animal subjects, sstains an unabated Interest, tiI-
possible where the scope of the work confines the
artist too closely to single style or subject The
literature of The Aldne is light and graceful az
commandment worthy OF the artistic features, with
only such technical Gsquistons as do not interfere
with the popular interest OF the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1873 will receive a beau'lfu
portrait, in oil colOra, OF the same noble dog whose
picture in former issue attracted 80 much atten-
"MAN's uNsELFIsH FRIEND"
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such dog, and the portrait is executed so true 10
the life that it seems the vertabe presence OF the
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titled TO all the privi eges OF
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ings, are to be distributed among the members. TO
every series of 5000 subscribers 100 different pieces,
valued al over $4,000 are distributed as soon us the
series il full ane the awards OF each series made,
to be published in the next succeeding !ssue Of
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circular application enclosing
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Specimen copies Of The Aid ne, 50 cents.
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cases where the certificate IS given bearing the fac
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