Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-08
Prospectus Of the 9th Volume, 1871
THE ALDINE,
The Art Journal of America.
Complete in "a Parts, at so Cents each
ISSUED MONTHLY.


II is the purpose of the publishers to persevere i'm
their efforts to keep The Aldiae, az an exponen
of Art work, free from competition, snd to spare
neither thought or expense to still further bealtify
and improve the broad pages of the work.
While urging the necessity of cultivafing Taste
for the beautiful in Nature and Art, The Afsfile
has not been unmindful of the force of example and
illustration, therefore IL has been constant study
to show In the pages of the work itself, that i'm
provement 50 certainly consequct upon sincere de
yotion 10 such subjects. As In the past so In the
future, The Aldiae viii continue TO be an exam
Pile of the progressive and refining Influences OF
connection and association with the beautiful and
true.
The volume now in preparation. while II VIII
not suddenly depart from the general course of its
predecessors, will yet present many notifications
and improvements, the result of study and expert
ence in fitting The Aldine TO worthy obtain it,
position a. " The Art journal of America.
In the more mechanical department of the ar
rangement or make up, changes, in themselves
slight, will largely enhance the general beauty. ol
the pages which had already won admiration SC
EaitorialIy, The Atdine win deal broadly and
fairly with Art in general, American Art in partic-
uar. Carefully prepared papers will keep the read
er well informed on all Art topics of the important
Art centres of this country and Europe. The i'm
portant exhibitions will receive full aud timely no
tee; and artists whose achievements have won foi
them the right, shall be Introduced and given
proper personality by sketches biographical and
critical. IL will be the purpose of the Editor 10
earn Tor the Critical and Literary Department OF
lHt hbuttt u TcCsguluOn III every way worthy OF
It's established and admitted pre-eminence in Art
Illustrations.
The Art department of this volume win be richer
IN represention of American natural scenery than
any of its predecessors. To aid popular decision
the claims of rival localities to the title, t" The
Switzerland of America, artists are exploring
the wonders of those regions of country which
have more recently been brought into notice. The
70 Semitic and the Yellowstone, the Sierras and
the Rockies shall be brought home to the patrons
of The Atdine-but not to the exclusion neg
lect of our glorious old Alleghanies and their more
familiar surroundings
Experience. and capital largely increased by the
liberal patronage of appreciative public, has
made possible the Introduction of greater system
AMI plan In selecting the Art exhibits, 10 bet
ter cover all desirable ground, enabling an harmo-
nicus and judicious combination and progression
so TO speak, through the wide world of Art. Ex-
ampies by figure, animal and landscape painters of
every sch0ol-ancient and modern American or
foreign, will appear with all the old refreshing va
rety, but with added advantage OF more deliber-
ate arrangement and defined purpose, 10 instruct
and inform ss well as TO delight. ,re.s q
The publishers have entire confidence that the
public i'll continue the evidence of their apprecia-
ton of these efforts TO maintain Art publication
that shall be Characteristic and worthy of the pro-
gress and liberal tastes of Americans, and they an
ucipate with pleasure the opportunity for practi-
cal verdict ON their past achievements which the
commencement OF new volume affords.