The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-01
A Representative and Champion Of Amer
lean Art Taste
Prospectus for 1875-Eighth Year.
THE ALDINE,
The Art journal Of Ame1.ica.
ISSUED MONTHLY
"a Magnificent Conception, wonderfully
carried out"

"a Magnificent Conception, wonderfully
| carried out"
The necessity Of q popular medium for
the representation Of the productions Of our
great artists, has always been recognized,
! the want. The successive failures which 90
invariably followed each attempt in this
country to establish an art journal, did not
| prove the Indifference Of the people Of Amer
| lea to the claims of high art. So soon as a
proper appreciation Ut the want and an
| ability to meet it were shown, tho public at
once rallied with enthusiasm to its support
and the result was great artistic and com
mercial triulnph-the ALDL1NE.
The ALDINE, while issued with all the
regularity, has none of the temporary or
| timely interested characteristic of ordinary
periodicals. 1t is an elegant miscellany Of
pure, light, and graceful literature; and q
| collection Ut pictures, the rarest specimens
Of artistic skill in black and white, Although
pleasure to its friends. the real value and
beauty OF the ALDLNE will be most appre-
| ciated after it is bound up at the close Of the
year. While other publications may claim
! superior cheapness, US compared with rivals
OF q similar class, the ALLINE is unique
and original concepti0n-alone and unap.
proached-absulutely without competition
VU66CS6OE
complete volume can not deplicate the
quantity Of tine paper and cngravings in
any other shape Or number of volumes for
| ten times its cost aud then, there is the cire-
mo, besides
The national feature of the ALDIN.E
must be taken in no narrow sense. True art
is cosmopolitan. While the ALDLNE IL q
strictly American institution, it does not
contine itself entirely to the reproduction of
native art Its mission is to cultivate
broad and appreciative art TASTE one that
will discriminate only on grounds of intrinsic
merit. Thus, while placing before the pat
rons of the ALDLNE, as u leading charac-
tcristic, the productions Of the most noted
American artists, attention will always he
given to specimens from foreign masters,
giving subscribers all the pleasure and in
struction obtainable from home or foreign
sources.
The artistic illustration of American
scenery, original with the ALDLNE, is an
important feature. aud its magnificent plates
are OF size more appropriate to the salts
factory treatment Of details then can be
afforded by any inferior page. The judicious
interspersion OF landscape, marine, figure,
and animal subjects, sustain an undated
interest, impossible where the scope of the
work confines the artist too closely to y sim
gle style OF subject. The literature of the
ALDINE is a light and graceful accompan-
iment, worthy OF the artistic features, with
only such technical disquisitions as do not
interfere with the popular interest of the
work
Premium For 1875.
Every subscriber for 1875 will receive
beautiful portrait, in oil colors, of the same
noble dog whose picture in a former issue
attracted so mucn attention.
Mans Unsellish Friend.
will be welcome in every home. Every body
loves such a dog, and the portrait is execu-
ted so true to the life, that it seems the YER
table presence Of the animal itself. The
Newfoundland dog (the finest in BROOKLYN
barks at it Although so natural, NO one
who sees this premium chrome will have the
slightest fear Of being bitten.
Besides Che chrome, every advance SUBJ
scriber to the ALDINE for 1875 is constitu-
ted member, and entitled to all the priv
ileges of
The Aldine Art Union.
The Union owns the original of all the
ALDINE pictures, which, with other paint
ings and engravings, are to be distributed
among the members. To every series of
5000 subscribers, 100 different pieces, valued
at over $500 are distributed as soon az the
series is full and the awards of each series
mdue, are 10 DO puDllsned IN the next sue
ceeding issue of the 4LDLNE This feature
only applies to subscribers who pay for Que
year in advance. Full particulars in circular
sent on application enclosing stamp.
TERMS
One Subscription, emitting to the
Aldine one year, the Chrome and
the Art Union,"
& Q 90 per annum, i'm advance.
tNo charge for postage)
Specimen Copies Of the ALDINE, so Cents. |
The ALDINE will, hereafter, be obtain
able only by subscription. There will be no |
reduced or club rates; cash for subscriptions |
Must be sent to the publishers direct, or |
handed to the local canvasser. ,ctthout re |
sponsibiHty to the publishers, except il, cases
where the certificate is given, bearing the |
fac-simile signature of JAMES SUTTON, Pres
dent.
Canv0&kerS Wanted.
Any person wishing to act permanently -
local csnyasser will receive full and
f-ompt information by applying to
THE AL.DINE COMPANY.
So MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.