Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-04-03
A REPRESENTATIVE AND CHAM
n PION OF AMERICAN ART TASTE.
PROSPECTUS FOR 1s7b-EIGHTH YEAR.
THE ALDINE,
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
IssuED MONTHLY.

THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERICA,
ISSUED MONTHLY.
The Aldine while Issued with all the regularity,
has of the temporary or timely interests char-
acterisc of ordinary periodicals. 1t Is an elegant
miscellany of pure, light and graceful literature
and collection of pictures, the rarest specimens OF
artistic skill, in black and white. The possessor CT
a complete volume cannot duplicate the quantity
fine paper and engravngs in any other shape OF
number of volumes for ten times its cost and then
there is the chrome, besides
While The Aidne is strictly American institution
it does not conhne itself to the reproduction OF ma
tive art In addition to the productions OF the most
noted American artists, attention VIII always pe
given to specimens from foreign masters, giving
subscribers all the pleasure and instruction obtaina-
se from home or foreign sources
THE artistic illustration OF American scenery,
original with The Aldne, 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
cous nterspersion OF landscape, marine, ngure ana
animal subjects, sustains on unabated interest," IN
possible where the scope of the work confines the
artist too closely to single style or subject. The
literature of The Aldne is light and graceful az
only such technical Gisquistons do not interfere
with the popular interest of the work.
PREMIUM FOR 1875.
Every subscriber for 1876 will receive beau ifu
portrait, in oil colors, Of the same noble dog whose
picture in former issue attracted 80 much atteh-
"MAN's UNsBLFISH FRIEND"
such dog and the portrait is executed 80 true ie
the fe that it seems the yeritable presence OF the
| animal itself. N,
| Besides the chrome, every advance subscriber tt
| The Aldine for 1875 is constituted member,a and en-
| titled to all the priyi eyes OF
| TILE ALDINE ART UNION.
| The Union owns the originals OF all The Aldlne
| pictures, which, with other paintings and engray.
| ings are to be distributed among the MEMBERS To
every series of 5000 subscribers 100 different pieces
valued AT 81 500 distributed as soon as the
series is full the awards of each series as made
| are to pe published In the next succeeding sue o.
The Aldine. This feature only applies to dbscrlb
| ers who pay for year in advance. Full partlcu
| lars in circular sent on application enclosing d
stamp. ,.,, =. ,,, .,,,.
TERMs-one subscription, emitting to The Aldine
one year, the Chrome and the Art Union, S6 pei
annum, In advance. {No charge for postage.)
Specimen copies of The Aid ne, 80 cents.
The Aldine, will, hereafter, be obtained only by
| subscription. There will be no reduce d or clut
rates cash for subscriptions must be sent to the
publishers direct, or handed to the local canyasser
without responsibility to the publshers except IL
cases where the certificate is given bearing the fat
| simile signature of James Sutton President.
| CANyAssERs WANTED.-Any person wishing TO ac
| permanently as local canvasser will receive ful
| and prompt information by applying to
| THE ALDINE COMPANY,
| oct15-tf IS MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.