Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-03-10
A REP REPRESENTATIVES. AND CHAM
n PION OF AMERICAN Art TASTE.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1sI5-EIGITH YRAR,
THE ALDINE,
TIE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
ISSUED MONTHLY.

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 is an elegant
miscel any Of pure, light and graceful literature;
and collection of pictures, the rarest specimens OF
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 chromo besides
While The Aldine is strictly American institution
1t does not cOndne itself to the reproduction of ma
tive 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 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 a size more ap
proprate to the satisfactory treatment Of details
than can be afforded by any inferior page. The judi
cous nterspersion OF landscape, marine, figure and
animal subjects, sustalns unabated interest," i'm
artist too closely to single style or subject. The
literature of The Aldne is light and graceful ae
compartment worthy OF the ARTISTIC features with
only such technical csquistons as do not Interfere
with the popular interest Of the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive a beau ifu
portrait, in oil coors, OF the same noble dog whose
picture In former Issue attracted SO mucn atten-
"MAN's UNsELFIsH FRIEND"
will be welcome in every home. Everybody loves
Sucn dog, ana tne portrait Is executed SO true 10
the life that 1t the veritabe presence OF the
animal ITSELF
Besides the chrome, every advance subscriber to
The Aldine for 1875 is constituted member and en-
titled 10 all the prvi eges of
THE ALDINE ART UNION.
The Union owns the originals Of all The Aldine
pictures, which, with other paintings and engrav-
ings are to be distributed among the members. To
every series Of 5000 subscribers, 100 different pieces,
valued at over s26e0 distributed as soon as the
series is full and the awards of each series made,
are to published In the next succeeding issue of
The Aldine. This feature only applies lbscrib-
ers who pay for year in advance. Full particu-
lars in circular sent on application enclosing a
stamp.
TERMs-one subscription emitting to The Aldinc
one year. the Chrome and the Art Union, 81 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 canyasser,
without responsibility to the publ shers) except in
cases where the certificate Is given, bearing tie fac
simile signature of James sutton President.
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permanently as local canvasser will receife full
and prompt information by applying to
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