West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-02-11
Prospectus for l875-Eighth Year.
THE ALDINE.
The Art Journal Of America, Issued Monthly
Magnificent Conception, wonder
fully carried out.

The necessity of a popular medium for the repre-
Sentation of the productions of our great artists,
has been recognized, and many attempts have been
made to meet the want The successive failures
which invariably followed each attempt in this
the indifference of the people of America to the
claims Of high art. So soon asa proper apprecia-
shown, the public at once rallied with enthusiasm
to its support, and the result was great artistic
and commercial trumph-TllE Il ALD1NE.
THE ALDINE while issued with all the regular
ity, has none of the temporary or timely interest
characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t is an
elegant miscellany of pure, light and graceful liter
ature; and collection of pictures, the rarest spec
linens of artistic skin, in black and white. Al
pleasure toits friends, the real value and beauty OF
THE ALDINE will be most appreciated after ithas
been bound up at the close of they year. While 9TH
compared with rivals of a similar class, THE AL
DINE is unique and original conceptiOn-alone
ton in price or character. The possessor OF COM
pete volume cannot duplicate the quantity of fine
paper and engrayings many other shape or number
of volumes for ten times its cost and then, there
is the chrome. besides!
The national feature of THE ALDINE must be
taken in no narrow sense. True art is coSmopOli-
tan While THE ALDINE is strictly American
institution it does not conine itself entirely to the
reproduction of native art. Its mission is to cult
will discriminate only on grounds of intrinsic
merit. Thus while placing before the patrons of
ductions of the most noted American artists, at
tention will always be given to specimens from for
eign masters, giving subscribers all the pleasure
and instruction obtainable from home or foreign
sources.
The artistic Illustration of American scenery
original with THE ALDINE, is an important fea-
ture, and its magnificent plates are of size
appropriate to the satisfactory treatment OF details
than can be afforded by any inferior page The
judciouS interSpersion of landscape, marine, fig
ure and animal subjects, sustain an unabated in
terest, impossible where the scope of the work con-
ect. The literature of THE ALDINE is a light
and graceful accompaniment, worthy of the artis
tic features, with only such technical disgust
tons as do not interfere with the popular interest
o5 the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1873.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive beautifuI
portrait in oil coors, of the same noble dog whose
tion.
"MAN'S UNSELFISH FRIEND"
will be welcome in every home. Everybody loves
such dog and the portrait is executed so true to
the life, that it seems the vertabe presence of the
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Brooklyn) barks at it Although SO natural, no
one who sees this premium chrome will have the
slightest fear of being bitten.
Besides the chrome, every advance subscriber to
THE ALDINE for 1875 is constituted member,
and entitled to all the privileges of
THE ALDINE ART UNION
The Union owns the originals of all THE AL.
DINE pictures, which, with other paintings and
engravings, are to be distributed among the men,
y.
ferent pieces valued at 50 500 are distributed
as soon as the series is full and the awards of each
series as made, are to be published in the next sue
ceeding issue of THE ALDINE. This feature only
applies to subscribers who pay for one year in ad-
vance. Full particulars in circular sent on appca-
tion enclosing stamp.
TERMS.
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the Chrome and the Art Union,
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(No charge for postage.)
Specimen Copies of THE ALDINE. so Cents.
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by subscription. There will be no reduced or club
rate: cash for subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct, handed to the local canvasser
without responsibility to the publishers, except in
cases where the certificate is giyen bearing the fac
simile signature of James Sutton, President.
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canvaSsser will receive full and prompt informa
ton by applying to
THE ALDINE COMPANY,
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