The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-04-02

The necessity Of a popular medium for the
representation of the productions Of our great ar
tists has always been recognized, and many at
tempts have been made to meet he want. The
successive failures which so invariably followed
each attempt in this country to establish an art
Journal did not pIove the indifference of the
people of Hmerica to the claims of high art So
soon as proper appreciation OF the want and
an ability to meet il were shown, the public at
once rallied with enthusiasm 10 its support, and
the result was great artistic and commercial
triumph-THE ALDLNE:
THE ALDINE, while issued with all the reg
uearity, has none OF the temporary or timely in
terest characteristic of ordinary periodicals. 1t
is an elegant miscellany OF pure, light and grace
full literature; and collection of pictures, the
rarest specimens of artistic skill, in black and
white. Although each succeeding number af-
Hords 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 ma y
walls OF a similar class, THE ALDlN is unique
and original conception-alone and unapproach-
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character. The possessor of a complete volume
cannot duplicate the quantity of fine paper and
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umes for ten times its csfj and then, there are Me
The national feature of THE ALDLNE must
be taken in no narrow sense. True art is cos
mopolitan. While THE ALDLNE is a strictly
American institution, it does not confne itself
entirely to the production of native art taste,
one that will discriminate only on grounds OF
intrinsic merit. Thus, while placing before the
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teristic, the productions of the mOst noted Amer
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specimens from foreign masters, giving subscri-
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The artistic illustration of American scenery,
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more appropriate to the satisfactory treatment
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of the work continrs the artist too closely to q
ALDLNE is light and graceful accompaniment,
worthy of the artis -ic features. with only such
technical disquisitions as do not interfere with
the popular interest of the work.
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whose picture in a former issue attracted so
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