The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-22
A Representative and Champion Of Amer
lean Art Taste
Prospectus for l375-Eighth Year.
THE ALDINE,
The Art journal of America.
ISSUED MONTHLY.
THE ALDINE.
"A Magnificent Conception, wonderfully
carried out"

carried out"
| The necessity OF a popular medium for
| the representation of the productions Of our
great artists, has always been recognized,
aud many attempts have been made to meet
the want. The successive failures which 80
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 o
proper appreciation Of the want and an
ability to meet it were shown, the public ut
| once rallied with enthusiasm to its support,
! and the result was Il great artistic and com
mercial triuuiph-the 4LDINE.
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 Of pictures, the rarcst specimens
OF artistic skill, i'll black aud white, Although
each succeeding number affords fresh
pleasure to it's friends. the real value and
beauty of the 4 LDINE will be most appre-
ciated after it is bound UP 1T the close Of the
year. While other publications ,cAy oiuim
superior che;ipness, as compared with rivals
OF Il similar class, the .ALDINEi is u unique
and original c"ncepticn-;llone and unap.
enthusiastically without competition
in price or character. The possessor OF !.
complete volume can not deplicate the
quantity OF tine paper and cnsravings in
any other shape Or number of volumes for
ten times its cost and then, there is the ckro-
mo, besides
The national feature of the .iLDIIE
must be taken i'll no narrow sense. True art
is cosmopolitan. While the ALDINE il a
strictly American institution, it does not
contine itself entirely to the reproduction of
native art. Its mission is to cultivate u
broad and appreciative art taste, one that
Will discriminate only on grounds Of intrinsic
merit. Thus, while placing before the pat
rons Of the 4LDINE, as 4 leading charac-
tcristic, the productions of the most noted
American artists, attention will always be
given to specimens from foreign masters.
giving subscribers all the pleasure and in
struction obtan;ble from home or foreign
sources.
The artistic illustration of American
scenery, original with the ALDINE, is an
important feature, and its magnificent plates
are OF a size more appropriate to the salts
factory treatment Of details then can be
afforded by any inferior page. The iudicious
nterspersion OF landscape, marine, figure
and animal subjects, sustain an undated
interest, impossible where the scope of the
work confines the artist too closely to a sin
gle style OF subject. The literature of the
ALDINEi is light and graceful accompan-
nnent, 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 1873 will receive a
beautiful portrait, in oil colors, Of the same
noble dog whose picture in former issue
attracted so mucn attention.
g Mans Unselfish Frieudo
will be welcome in every home Everybody
loves such a dog, and the portrait ia execr
so tn fhS, f1,o<; 81.
table presence OF the animal itself. The
Rev. L. De Witt Talmage tells that his own
Newfoundland dog (the finest in Brooklyn)
banks at 1t :: Although SO natural, no one
who sees this premium chrome will have the
slightest fear OF being bitten.
Besides the chrome, every advance sub
scriber to the ALDI.vE 70. 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 |
4LDINE pictures, which, with other paint |
ngs and ensravinss, are to be distributed |
among the members. To every series Of |
o,oOO subscribers, 100 different pieces, valued |
at over ss.2oo are distributed as soon as the |
series is full, and the awards of each series |
made, are to be published in the next sue |
ceeding issue of the ALDINE This feature |
only applies to subscribers who pay far one |
year IN adrance. Full particulars in circular
sent OH application enclosing stamp.
TERMS:
One Subscription, emitting to the
Atdt"e one year, the Chrome and
the " Art Union,"
5 q 90 per sannaan, in advance.
(No charge for postage)
Specimen Copies Of The ALI,INE, so Cents.
The 4LDlNE will. hereafter, be obtain
'ble ONLY by subscription. There will be no
e'tuced or club rates c.sl, for subscriptions
Lust be sent to the publishers direct, or
landed to the local cnnvasser, artthout re
possibility to The publishers, except i'll eases
where the certificate is given, bearing the
a 1,sl"i'e signature OF JAMES SUTTON, Pies
Canv0sScrs Wanted.
ANY person wishing to act permanently as
loc'tl canvasser will receive full .,.d !
"ompt information by applying to - ''i'
THE ALDINE COMPANY.