The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-15
A Representative and Champion Of Amer
lean Art Taste!
Prospectus for 75-Eigbth Year. "
~ THE ALDINE,
The Art journal 81 Americn-
ISSUED MONTHLY.

1he Art JOURNAL Of America
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periodicals. 1t 10 an eleS;snt miscellany u
pure, nYht, anu graceful literature; and .
collection Ut pictures, the rarcst specimens
vi artistic sklli, IN black and white, Although
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work confines the artist too clos.ly to a ain
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1LDINE is light and GRACEFUL accompnn-
imcnt, worthy Of the artistic features. with
only such technical Glisauisitiops IA do mot
interfere with the popular interest Of the
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