Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-31
A. REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAM
n PIoN OF AMERICAN ART TASTE.
PROSPECTUS FOR ls75-EIGHTH YEAR.
THE ALDINE,
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
IaauFn MONTHLY.

THE ALDINE,
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
Issued MONTHLY.
The Altline while issued with all the regularity
has none of the temporary or timely interests chaf
acterstic of ordinary periodicals. 1t is an elegant
miscellany of pure, light and graceful literature
and collection of pictures, the rarest specimens o.
artistic skill, in black and white The posSessor CT
a complete volume cannot duplicate the quantity o
fine paper and engravings in any other shape OF
number Of volumes for ten times Its cost; and then
there is the chrome, besides
While The Adine is strictly American institution
it does not conne itself to the reproduction OF ma.
tive art. In addition to the productions of the most
noted American artists, attention Will always be
given to specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction ootana-
The artistic Illustration OF American scenery
original with The Aldne, is an important feature,
and Its magnificent plates are of a size more ap-
propriate to the satisfactory treatment of details
than be afforded by any inferior page The Judi.
cious intersperson of landscape, marine, hgure ana
animal subjects sustains an unabated interest," i'm
possible where the scope of the work confines tne
artist too closely to single style or sao]ect Iae n
compartment worthy of the artistic Tea ures, VIII
only such technical Gisquistions as do not interfere
with the popular interest OF the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive q beaufifu
portrait in oil eoors, of the same noble dog whose
picture in former issue attracted so mucn atteh
"MAN'S UNSELFISH FRIEND"
will be welcome IN every home. Everybody loves
such dog, and the portrait Is executed so true U
the life, that it seems the yerltable presence OF tht
animal itself.
Besides the chromo every advance subscriber tt
The Adne for 1875 Is constituted members and en-
titled 10 all the priyi eges of
THE ALDINE ART UNION.
The Union owns the originals OF all The Aldint
pictures, which, with other paintings ana engraV-
ings, are to be distributed among the members. nc
every series of 5000 subscribers, 100 different pieces
valued az over 50 500 distributed as soon as the
series is full and the awards of each series as made
are to ne published in the next succeeding issue o
| The Alline. This feature only applies to 1bscrlD
ers who pay for one year in advance. Fun partlcu
lars in circular sent on application enclosing
stamp. w., ,,,,
TEsMs-one subscription emitting to The Aldine
one year. the Chrome and the Art Union, ~ pei
annlim, in advance. tNo charge for postagel
Specimen copies of The Aid ne, 90 cents.
The Aldine, will, hereafter, be obtained only BY
subscriptions There will be no reduced or clut
rates. cash for subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct, handed to the local canyasser
{without responsibility to the ublshers,) except II
cases where the certificate is giyen bearing the fa'
silne signature of James Sutton, President.
| CAHvAssERs WANTED.-Any person wishing to &C
permanently as local canvasser will receive ful
and prompt information by applying to
THE ALDINE COMPANY,
| oct15-tf IS MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.