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Show Prospeetus tor 1874. Seventh Year. THE ALD1NE, An illattratod Monthly Journal, universally admitted to bo tho Uand-omoat Periodical ia tho World. A repreientntivo end Champion of Amorican Taste Xntor Sale in Hok or Xeics Stores. Tho ALDINE, whilo issued with all tho regularity, has nono of the tompornry or timoly interest characteristic ol' ordinary periodicals. It is an oligant miscellany of - uro. light and graceful literature, and a collection col-lection f picturos, tne rarest 3iecimon. of artistic skill, in black and white. Although onch succeeding number affords a fresh pica-Mire pica-Mire to its friends, tho real value and beauty oi tbo ldine wil bo most apincciaied of.cr it has b"oa bound np at tho close of tho yoar. V hilo other imblicat.ons may claim superior chiipncss, in compared with rivals ofa.-jmi-lari-lais, tho Aldino i a unique and original co ncopt ion alone and unapiroa liod absolutely abso-lutely without cJinpolilioni in i ri.e or character. cha-racter. Tho possewurol a comploto vuluino cannotdtu'liciico tho tiunotityol nna paper and onaravinirs in any otlior flupo or numbeiot VOlumoS lor ton uuios lis curt, aiiu muo thoroaro tho cbromos, besides-" ART DEPARTMENT, Tho Illustrations of the Aldino have won a world-wido reputation, and in tho art eontros of Kuropo it is on admitted fact that iLs wood cuts are examples of the highest perfection ever attainod. Tho common proj udico in favorofnecl plutos," is rupldl yioldins t a mure ciucatcd and and ili,criinintiog Uiite which rocoKnisos tho uih'imtage? of superior arti.-Lic nualily with (jreutur Ucilify of ro-dudifin. ro-dudifin. "The noodcuis of tho AldiQO.pui.-oss all tho delicacy and elaborate linish of the most costly steal plato, whilo they all'ord a better rendering of tho urtist'i original. lo fully roaliie tho wonderful work which the Aldino is doing for tho cause of art culture in Amorica, it is only ncco-sary to consider tho cost to tho people of aay other decent iopro sontations ol the productions orgeat pnintcrs. Jn aildition to the dofisns by iho moiiiborn of tho .National Readonly, and other noted American artists tho Aldino will rcproilaco examples of tho host foreign masters, selected with v view to tho highest artistic success and groatest neneral intorosU Thus tho subscriber subscrib-er to tho Aldine will, at a trilling cost, onjoy in his own home tho ploajuroj undroQmug ; ;inlliicncesoftruoort. 1 Tho (iiarterly tinted plates for 1 I will bo by Thomas Moran and J. i. Woodward. Tho Christmas issuo for 71 will contain Isperial designs npiTopriato to tho feason, by I our best artists and will surpass in attraction any of its predocossors, PREMIUM FOR Its 7 1. Evory subscriber to tho Aldino for tho year 1ST1 will receive a pair of chromos. Tho original ori-ginal picturos wrre painted in oil for tho publishers of tho Aldino. by Thomas .Moran, whose great Colorado picture was purchased by Congress tor ten thousand dollars. Tho sujeeu wore ch&sen to represent "Tho East" and "The Vest." One it a vie in tlic U hito Mountains, Now Hampthiro: tho other rivci Hie Clitl' ol llroon Hivcr. Wyoming Territory. Tho diiferenco in tho nature of tho scenes themselves is a pleasing contrast, and uilords a good display oi the artist's scopo and colur-ini;. colur-ini;. The chromos aro eacft worked trom thirty distinct plates, and aro in suo llUsli.) and ttppearanM esaet lnc--itmliot ul the originals. ori-ginals. Tl0 prescnUitiun ef a worthy exumple of America's gronie t lnndJcapc painlor to the sub.-cribers of the Aldino was a bold but peculiarly happy idea, and its successful reali-uition reali-uition is attc.-ted by the lollowing t.'.-tiiuonial over lb signature of .Mr. Moran liiiiir-ell ; "Newark, N.J. , .Sept- LVih, IS"!. "JJo';U James .Sutton A Co. 'ticnilemen, 1 am delighted with the proofs in color of your chnuii.,. llieyiuc wonderful I v juccessiul rcprorontatiotts by uiechanical process of iho orisimU paintings "Very respccttuliy, ginned) -iHuS. MuH AN." Tber cuopimoB are in ory sons-e rtinori-cnn. rtinori-cnn. 1 hoy are by an original A-ueiioan pn-cess, pn-cess, witli material of American inuniifai'turo, from divicris of American cenery by an American painter, nnd i resented t subri-bo subri-bo it to tho Utit sticcosjlul Amorican Art Journal. II no bettor bojau-e oi all ibu-.lfacy will certainly pos-icrs an intere-i no Ji.reicn prod net i'n oan inspirr.and noittjer aro they any the worn' il 1 rea.-in ot pcculinr tatile ties of product'"" they cost ';bo pnli-licrs onlv a tiiHe, "while enal In oi-ery respect to 0 her chioim. that are odd siudy for Oi-ulde the soi-crii'ti.n price of 1 1 1 U AhDIMv rnrins ol ta,to will pn;o these pictures for thentrolvcs no: tor the price they did or did n-t co-.t. and "ill upprecime iho -Pierpriie tia'tioi'ierf tbeir d'-tributi-jn pus-l,ic If an) subscriber should indicate a preference prefer-ence lor ii titfure subieut. the pnblithers will sar.d "Thoughts of Home," a ntn- and beautiful beauti-ful chroi.in, itJ" inches, representing a little ltali.in oxile whese spcakioic oyos betry the k'liEUiEi of his bean. TERMS. V ror annum, in advance, with Oil Chrt tno; lice. Hr .V G-nt F.xtrr., il Chf, 'nil fnttl mnuntol, r'J .".'t, 'Uol p, r. Jl'l-ll ll' ,;iaf. Th AMino wil', hereafter, he obtainable or.ly by i;.b-r;;.tion. ThTe will be no re-ducetl re-ducetl ur club r.ite: rash lorsu ..r.'7i :;r.n . must le-er.t:otto I'a l.li'her-' dircci, ur h..ndi to the ,c,jI cinu'w. iii.ai re.-i-nr.-iL-ility t.i the Publi'Lc-i.cv-ont in case' wh. rc the ccr-ti::cils ccr-ti::cils is Riven, l-earicc tho fac-similo tisna-tuio tisna-tuio '.f-l .i:uc boil' n i' Co. CANVASSERS WANTED. Anv prsn " i.-hir.f te a-t permanerUy i a lncal cr.v.nfer wjil rrreivo lull u:.d prompt 1 in forma: inn by applyinc to J.VMKS SbTroN t t'., PnhlMicrs. j to M All' EN LANE. NET VOKU. Wil. U- HMliUNUToN, Aeeoi. I tall Lake City. 001 |