The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-10-15

The necessity oI popular medium for the
represeI tariun VI he productions Of our great ar
fists has always been recognized, and many at
tenpls have been made TO meet he want. 1he
successive failures which iny ariably followed
each arie-spI in this country 10 establish an art
journal, did not prove the indifference OF tne
ps.,Iie OF Hnleriea to the claims Of high art so
soon as a proper appreciation OF the want ana
an ability to meet il were shown, the publIc at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 lis support, anu
the result was a great artistic and commercial
triunph-3IIE -4LDLAE
The ALDJNE, while issued with all the reg
ueariIy. has none of the temporary or timely IN
ierest characteristic Of ordinary periodicals II
is An elegant miscellany Of pure, light and grace
full literature; and a collection OF pictures tns
raresI specimens OF artistic skill, IN Dlack ana
white. Although each succeeding mum Der al
fords fresh pleasure to its friends, the real val
ue and beauty of THE ALDINE will be most
appreciated after it has been bound up at the
close Of the year. While other publications may
claim superior cheapness, as compared with n
walls of similar class, THE ALDlN + Is unique
and original eonception-al"ne and unapFroaeh-
ed-absoiutely without competition In price or
character. The possessor of complete volume
| cannot duplicate the quantity of fine paper and
engravings in any other shape or mum Der OF vol
umes or t7a times its crst; aud then, there are The
| The national feature of THE ALDLNE must
/ he taken in narrow sense. True art Is COS
| ntopoiitan. hiIe Tie ALDIAE Is a strictly
| american institution, il does Not confine itself
entirely 10 the production OF native art taste
/ une that will discriminate only On grounds OF
1 intrinsic merit. Thus, Will placing before the
| patrons uf THE 4LDLNE, as = leading charac-
| Ieristie the productions OF the mCsi noted Amer
| lean a, tists attention will always be given TO
| specimens from foreign masters, giving suhscri-
| ter all the pleasure and instruction obiainable
| from home foreign sources.
The artistic illustration of American scenery,
| original with TIE ALDINE is important
feature, and its magnificent plates are OF Il size
| more appropriate to the satisfactory treatment
Of details than can be afforded by any inf rlor
| page The judicious interI.osition of landscape,
| marine, figure. and animal subjects, sustain an
unabated Interest, impossible where the scope
| rk- olvafSn he nVff
| sidgle style OF ubjeet. The htera' ure of THE
| ALDLNE is light and graceful accompaniment,
| worthy of the artis> >ic features. with only such
technical disquisiIions as do not interfere with
the popular interest of the work
Premium for 1875.
Every subscriber for 1885, will receive beauti-
full portrait, in oil colOrs OF the same noble dog
whose picture in q former issue attracted SO
"Man's Unselish Friend"
will be welcome in every home. Every body
loves such dog, and tn portrait is executed SC
true the life, that it seems the veritable pres
Besides the chrome, every advance subscriber
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The Aldine Art Union.
| The Union owns the originals of all the Aldin'
| pictures, which, with other paintings and en-
cravings, are TO be distributed among the mem
bers. To every series of 5000 subscribers, 10
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| awards of each series as made, are to be publish
ed in the next succeeding issue of THE AL
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