Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-02-01
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A REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAM
n PIoN OF AMERICAN ART TASTE.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1s75-EIGHTH YEAR
THE ALDINE, l...
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
ISSUED MONTHLY.

The Aldne, while Issued with all the regularity,
has none of the temporary or timely interests char
acteristic Of ordinary periodicals. 1t is an elegant
mscel any OF pure, light and graceful literature
and collection of pictures, the rarest specimens OF
artistic SKILL in black and white. The possessor CT
fine paper and engravngs in any other shape OF
number of volumes for ten times Its cost and then
there is the chrome, besides
While The Aldiue is strictly American institution
1t does not connne itself to the reproduction of ma
tive art In addition to the productions of the most
given to specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all tine pleasure and instruction obtaina
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 can be afforded by any inferior page The judi
interspersion OF landscape marine, figure and
animal subjects, sustalns en- unabated interest, m
possible where the scope of the work confines the
artist too closely to single style or subject. The
literature OF The Aldine IS light and graceful az
compartment, worthy of the artistic features, with
only such technical cisquiatons as do not interfere
with the popular interest of the work
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive beautiful
portrait, in oil coors, Of the same noble dog whose
picture in a former issue attracted so mucn stten-
"MAN's UNsELFIsH FRIEND"
will be weicome in every home Everybody loves
such dog, and the portrait is executed 30 true 10
the life, that seems the vertable presence of the
animal ITSELF
BESIDES the chrome, every advance subscriber to
he Aldne for 1875 is constituted member and en-
titled to all the privi eges Of
THE ALDINE ART UNION.
The Onion owns the originals OF all The Aldine
plctures which, with other paintings and engrav-
ngs, are to be distributed among the members. To
every series of 5000 subscribers 100 different pieces
valued al 1850 are distributed soon as the
series Is full the awards Of each series made
are to be published in tne next succeeding issue Of
The Adine. This feature only applies to ; abscrib
who pay for one year i'll advance. Full particu-
lars In circular sent on application enclosing
stamp
TEkMs-one subscription; emitting to The Aldine
one year. the Chrome and the Art Union, IS per
annum, in advance. (NO charge for postage.)
Specimen copies of The Aid ne, so cents.
The Aldine, will, hereafter, be obtained only by
subscription. There Will be no reduced or club
rates; cash for subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct, handed to the local canvasser
without responsibility to the publshers except In
cases where the certificate IS given, bearing the fac
sine signature of James Sutton President.
CANvAssERs WANTED. Any person wishing to act
permanently local canvasser will receive full
and prompt information by applying to
THE ALDINE COMPANY,
oct15-u IS MAIDEN LANE, NEW YoRK.