The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-05-29


seape painters of America can do, when they have
a mind to work, in black and white They paint
pictures which are seen for short time in their
studios, and then are no more, except by
their purchasers; being, in fact, as much reinov-
ed from the actual world of art as if they did not
exist 1t is otherwise with them when they are
drawn on wood, and seen by the thousands Of
readers Of The AidiHe, in every section of the
country, who constitute powerful art constitu-
ency, and in a certain sense represent Posterity.
Mr.. Kruseman Van ElteB's oil pictures are well
known to connoisscurs Of art: his View near
Granny, Conn" }" in the Juno 4fEdise. makes his
talent known throughout the United States. 1t
is q delicious drawing-as picturesque as Nature
herself, when she tries to be-fnll of light and
life and beauty-"a song without words" Mr..
X. W. Hubbard's 4" Distant view of Mount Mans
field" is one of the most delightful landscapes We
have ever seen. 1t possesses all the characteris-
tics of his old paintings, their grace, tenderness,
and subtle beauty, and thoroughly, that we
have no wish to have it translated into colsr.
These tive drawings are the gems of the number,
rs regards landscapes Among the figure pieces
to be noticed and commended are "The Sigual, I,
after Hellwig, and "The Sisters" q Roman inte-
rior, after Coomas. Mr.. Peter Moran contributes
two charming animal pictures, The Bull-Calf,"
a barn. yard study, and . "Group Of Sheep" which
are better than any that Verboeckhoven ever
painted or ever will paint, for Mr.. Moran has
caught, what Verboeckhoven generally misses
the feeling, the instinct of the animal world.
From Mr.. w. N. Cary We have "A Stampede Of
Wild Horses" which is q striking and most Wig
orous composition. Then there is ain the Park, y
1.-THE Old Mill" of Kessler, and "view in Old
Amsterdam" after Hermann, who has no superb
or as . marine architectural painter. The ltera-
ture of this number is remarkable for its excel
lence. There are two stories of New England
lfe either of which would he the literary feature
If the month in. any other magazine. The first,
Turning the VALE" by Francis Lee, is a capital
study of Yankee character and conversation; the
second, "Young Martin and Old Martin" by Eliz-
abeth Stoddard, u this and more; for to Miss
Lees general knowledge Of Yankee life she adds
q singular power of analysis, which imparts to
her story the interest Of genuine passion. In
Rosa Bonheur and her Tiger" by Evan Goderich,
and "visit to Madame Theirs" by George Sand,
We are pleasantly introduced to these two famous
French women. Mr.. c. ID. Shanly discourses
about Lost Music,'' and the editor gossips in his
sparkling way about the illustrations, and passes
his critical verdict npon Music, Art and Litera-
ture. The poetry is rs good rs ever, Miss Kate
Putnam Osgood being represented by pathetic
dirge, "At the Last" Mr.. w. W. Bailey by " The
First and Fairest," one of his iower-lancies; John
Sydney by "a Ghilaui Songs" Henry Richards by
two sparkling verses on JuRe;" and S. Lang by
"The Stampede" spirited dialect poem, apropos
to Mr.. Carys illustration. Subscription price S,
including Chrcmos Village Belle" and I" Crossing
the Moor" James Sutton & Co., publishers, SO
Maiden Lane, New York.