The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-01
A Superb cart Journal"

The lovers OF art In this country are grow
Ing more numerous, more tasteful and better
Informed every day upon the great principles
which underle the objective WORK OF lne
painter and sculptor. :.
To this large and rapidly Increasing class IL
Ia matter for fellcitation that Messrs. James
Sutton & Co., No. 5s Maiden Lane, New YORK;
have established, upon terms 30 reasonable as
TO be Within the reach of most, really mag
niacent art journal entitled "The Aldine."
The current number of this periodical Ia
monthly is now before us. 1t contains 10
less than thirteen illustrations, rare and
preeIcus specimens of "artistie skill In olacs
land white" Among the artists represented
we find the names OF such distinguished men
az John 8. Davis, Thos. Moran, Paul Frenzeny,
Tavernler, Thon, Duraud, Grandsire ana
several others of almost eqnal fame.
of the pictures themselves, Frenzen7S
"Puritans and Cavaliers" with lts fine char-
acter touches and vigorous elaboration OF de-
tail. and Thon's Wood AMI Tragedy" which
tells it's own story at a glance, are decidedly
the most Impressive.
The humorous piece OF this number Is pro.
dncllon by Peter Moran, IA younger brother
of the famous marine painter, Edward Mo-
ran.) It Ia called 1.-The Critic" and the merit
of the drawing Ia conspicuous. An artist seen
In The distance sketchiDg has left partly
finished picture on his easel by the margin OF
a clump of woods. Two. .donkeys, call and a
sheep come to Inspect. The drawing of these
animals is simple perfection, and as reviewer
of the picture declares, would make horse
s'laugh, to say nothing of good.natured dom
"keys."
But 1.-THE Aldine" has Literary Depart
"ment" scarcely Inferior In general excel
lence to its artistic section. Its editor is the
we'll known graceful poet, Mr.. Richard Henry
stoddard, of New York city. Mr.. Stoddard
takes care to fill each monthly number of his
magazine with choice bits OF prose criticism
or descriptions of natural scenery, and with
dainty little poems. or the latter Mr.. Robert
Weeks contributes an exquisite series of
Love Songs" from which we Gull this dell
cate flower of sentiment, set to charming
mrSlc:
m THE GARDEN.
"When lIlacs were in blossom,
And Ill the cir was sweet,
/ saw her standing tip.toe
Upon garden seat.
Zone hand drew down the clusters,
The ether bent spray,
Held It g little minute,
And let 1t slip away.
"Lilacs your life is heightened,
But you've missed your very best;
The best brief life Of lying
And dying on her oreastI"
Subscribers to "The Aldlne" (which ls Offer
ed at the singularly cheap rate of SIS per an
num) will be entitled every year to set of
elegant and costly chromos.
The chromos for January, 1873, are two re.
markably beautiful pictures by stahl. They
are called respectively, "Crossihg the Moor
and "The Village Belle" We have never be-
fore seen premiums of this high quality offered
along with any periodical, English or Ameri-
can. To be appreciated, the chromos must be
studied with close attention. They are four
teen by twenty Inches each, and are so richly
colored and 30 marked by vivid pratSen-
blonce and tints of llfe-like beauty, that any
boudoIr or drawIng-room (the most recherche
In the land) would be additionally frightened
by their presence.