Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-15
A REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAM
n PION OF AMERICAN ART TASTE.
PROSPECTUS FOR ls75-EIaRTH YEAR.
THE ALDINE,
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
Issued MONTHLY.

The Aldine, while issued with all the regularity,
has none OF the temporary or timely interests char.
acterlstc of ordinary periodicals. 1t s an elegant
miscel any OF pure, light and graceful literature;
and collection Of pictures, the rarest specimens Of
a complete volume cannot duplicate the quantity o
fine paper and engrayings IN any other shape e., OF
there ia the chromo besides
While The Aidine is strictly American institution
II does not conne itself to the m Oh ns
noted American artists, attention VIII always be
given to specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction obtana-
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-
propriate to the satisfactory treatment Of details
cous interspersion Of landscape, Marine figure and
animal subjects, sustains an unabated Interest, I'M
possible where the scope of the work confines the
artist too closely to single style or subject. The
literature Of The Aldlne is light and graceful ae
compartment, worthy of the artistic features with
only such technical clsquistions as do not interfere
with the popular interest OF the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive beautiful
portrait in oil colors of the same noble dog whose
picture in former issue attracted 30 mucn atten-
"MAN'S ,UNSRLFIsH FRIEND"
will be welcome IN every home. Everybody loves
such dog and the portrait is executed 80 true 10
the life that it seems the verltable presence OF the
animal itself. ,, .
he Aldne for 1875 Ii constituted member and en-
titled to all the priv eges OF
THE ALDINE ART UNION.
The Union owns the originals of all The Aldine
pictures, which, with other paintings and engrav-
fngs, are to be distributed among the members. To
every series of 5000 subscribers 100 different pieces
valued $2.5e0 are distributed as soon as the
series is fuli,and the awards Of each series as made
are to ne published in the next succeeding issue of
The Aldine This feature only applies to lbscrib-
ers who pay for one year in advance. Full particu
lars In circular sent on application enclosing
TERMS One subscription, emitting to The Aldine
one year, the Chrome and the Art Union, 50 per
annum IN advance Nc charge ~ for q postage)
The Aldine, will, hereafter, be obtained only by
subscription. There will be no reducrd or club
rates; cash for subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct, handed to the local canvasser
without responsibility to the publ shers) except in
s smile signature Of James sutton, President.
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