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A REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAM
IA PIoN OF AMERICAN ART TASTE.
p. oSPEoTus FOR 1sl6-EIGpTH YxAA
THE ALDINE,
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
ISSUED MONTHLY.

IdE hhT OF AGEhlCAI
ISSUED MONTHLY.
The Aldne, while issued with all the regularity
acterstic OF ordinary periodicals. 1t is an elegant
miscel any Of pure, light and graceful literature 1;
and collection Of pictures, the rarest specimens O.
artistic skill, in black and white. The possessor
comp etc volume cannot duplicate the quantity OF
fne paper and engrayings in any other shape OF
there is the cht ONO, besides !
While The Adine is strictly American Institution
tive art In addition to the producions OF the most
noted American artists, attention Will always be
given to specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction obtaDS-
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-
propriate to the satisfactory treatment Of details
than can be afforded by any inferior page The Judi
cious interspersion of landscape, marine figure and
animal subJects sustails IN unabated interest, i'm
possible where the scope of the work confines the
artist too closely to a single style or subject. The
literature Of The Aldine Is light and graceful az
compartment, worthy OF the artistic fea ufes, with
only such technical eisquisitons do interfere
with the popular interest OF the work
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive beautifu
portrait, in oil coors, oil the same noble dog whose
picture in q former issue attracted 80 mucn atten-
ton.
an MS UNsELFIsH FRIEND"
VIII be welcome in in every home. Everybody loves
the life that seems the vertabe presence OF the
animal ITSELF
Besides the chrome, every advance subscriber to
The Ad,ne for 1915 Is constituted member, and
titled TO all the privi 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 memsers. To
every series OF 1000 subscr bers 100 different pieces,
valued AZ over }2 $50 dlstributed soon as the
series Is full, ant the awards Of each series made,
are 10 De published in the next succeeding ssue OF
The Aldlne. This feature only applies to subscrib-
ers who pay for one year in advance. Full particu-
lars In circular sent on application enclosing q
stamp.
1RsMs-one subscription, emitting to The Aldine
one year, the Chromo and the Art Union, S. per
annum, in advance tNo charge for postage.l
Specimen copies of The Aid ne, 90 cents.
The Aldine VIII, hereafter, be obtained only by
subscription. There will be no reduo or club
rates; cash for subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct, OF handed to the local canvasser
without responsibility 10 the publ shers) except III
cases where the certificate Is given, bearing the fac
smile signature of James sutton, President.
CANvAssERs WANTED Any person wishing to act
permanently as local canvasser Will receive foil
and prompt information by applying to
THE ALDINE COMPANY,
octl6-u bs MAIDEN LANE, NKw YORK.