The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-10-02

THE ALDINE.-It is q difficult task for the pen
to describe the artistic beauties of the October
Aldinc, number which flashes with rare gems
of art, even the October foliage assumes oricn-
tai splendors. There are four tnll-page pictures
in this issue, each master production, by cele-
brated artists. MI. John S. Davis has lovely
picture called "Nutting," a group of children
beneath chestnut trees; Mr.. Alexander Lawrie
gives a grand view of Elizabeth Valley, i'm the
world-famed Adirondack region of New York I;
Mr.. Holman Hunt, the famous English artist, is
represented by "The Eve of st. Agnes" and
Mrs. Greatorex has a characteristic sketch Of an
old bouse in New York City, the Harrison Man
sion. Besides these great pictures, Mr.. Kruse-
man Van Elten gives a midsummer view on
Salmon Brook, in Conn; Mr.. J. McEntee, of the
National Academy, has brilliant and dreamy
October sketch called Failing Leaves" as good
anything which ever came from the pencil of
this famous artist; bird picture of a duck and
sJaTIuWs, called "Opuicnce and Iniiigeuce," is
after Gustavus Lus; original American land
scape scene represents the flight of wild geese
over a reedy lake; there is magnificent por-
trait of the beautiful and accomplished Angelica
Kaufmann; and Benjamin vautier, one of the
most popular painters Mt Dusseldorf, has charm
ing German interior, called "P Poor PussyID The
remaining illustrations are little gem, "The
Summer Shower and a view of "The Hunter
See, in Upper Bavaria" No art Journal in the
new world has ever attempted to give in one
number so many rare and beautiful pictures.
The literary contents of the October .ildiae are
unusually brilliant and piquant; as crisp as the
air Of October. In poetry, Geo. W. Sears writes
of "0ctober;" Marie s. Ladd, of "Endeavor;"
w. W. Bailey, of "The Forest SPRING." W. L.
Shoemaker, of "The Red Lily" and Nellie C.
Hastings of "a Dead Life" better collection
of poems seldom appears in an American maga-
zine. In romance, Lucy Ellen Guernsey has n
gracefully written story called "Penelope's
Web" and W. F. Yocuui, thrilling tale of the
"Loss of the 'Oro Fino.'" james Jackson Jarves
writes of "The Lady of Bellosguardo," who was
the intimate friend of Mrs. Browning; Mrs. NJ.
Despard describes the old "Harsen House;1
Francis Tiffany has essay on "The Rage for
Depicting Reality" in which be narrates the
love life of Moliere; there s q lengthy sketch of
Angelica Kaufman; and Gath Brittle has an
amusing chapter on "Cnrious Advertisements"
DR.. Fuller-Walker, the editor of the Ildine, has
articles on "St. Agnes" "Salmon Brook Fall
ing Leaves" elizabeth Valley" "Amons the
Birds" and "a German Interior He also writes
of the Central Park Bronzes" in the art column,
and of Philip Gilbert Hammerton's I" Intellectual
Life" and the President of Spain's emilio Cas-
telar) "Old Rome and New Italy," The musical
department glauces at the coming New York sea-
son, and reviews music abroad. From this out
line sketch of the October 4Idise, it will he seen
that it has an immense variety of art gems aud
literary articles of the highest order. Subscrip.
tion price S, including Chromos "village Belle"
and .'Crosspg the Moor" lanes Sutton & Co..
publishers, SO Maiden Lane, New York.