Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-09-25

I'll difficult task for the pen to describe the
artistic beauties Of The October AtpixR, num-
bsr which flashes with rare gems Of art, even Is
the October foliage assumes Oriental splendors.
There are four full-page pictures in this issue,
each master production, by celebrated artists.
Mr.. John 8. Davis has . lovely picture called
"Nu,ting," group Of children beneath chest
nut trees; Mr.. Alexander Lawrie gives grand
view Of Elizabeth Valley, in the world-famed
Adirondack region Of New York; Mr.. Holman
Hunt, the famous English artist, 10 represented
BY ''The Eve Of st. Agnes" and Mrs. Create
rex has characteristic sketch Of an old house
10 New York City, the Harssn Mansion. Be
sides these great pictures Mr.. Kruseman Van
Elton gives . mid-sunmer view on Salmon
Brook, In Conn.,, Mr.. j. MeRntee, ofthe Nation
81 Academy, has . brilliant and dreamy 0cto-
Der sketch called 'Falliag Leaves" a. good %
saytAing which ever came from the pencil Of
this famous artist; q bird pistsse Of . duck and
sparrows. called "Opalence md lndigeuce." ID
amer Gustavus LsS IN original American land
seaps scene represents the fight Of wild geese
ovee . reedy lake, there 10 . magnificent por-
Trait Of the beautiful and accomplished Angeii-
q Kssfnann; and Benjamin vaa,ier, one Of the
nostpopular painters ~ Dusseldorf, has charm-
Ing German interior. called ''poor Pussy r.
The remsining Illustrations are little gem,
''The summer Shower" and . view Of 'The
Hinier-See. In Upper Bavaria" No art journal
In the new world has eves attempted 10 give in
one number 30 many rare and beautiful pictures.
The literary contents Of the October AIpuxx are
unusually brilliant and Piquans; % crisp %
the air OF October. In poetry Geo. W. Sears
writes Of October" Mary 8. Ladd, Of En-
dsavor;a W. W. Beiley, q The rsrsss
Springs" W. I. Shoemaker, of"fhe Red Lily;;''
and Nellie @. Hastings. Of IA Dead Life." A
better collection Of poems seldom appears In an
American magazine. In romance Lucy Ellen
Gserassy has gracefully written story called
"Psneloreis Web, !" and w. r. Yocunl, shril-
ling tals efths Loss Of the Use Fino" James
Jackson Jarves writes Of "Ths Lady Of Belize
guardo." who wss the intimate friend Of Mrs.
bscwains; Mrs. ". Dsspard describes the old
"Eassea House." Francis Tiffany has an essay
On ''Ihs Rage Tor pss;esi.g Reality, /" in which
h aarases The lore life Of Noliere; there % a
iagsAy sketch a. Angelica Kasfnana; and
Gash Brittle has al amusing chapter On s.Cari-
co Advertisemenss." Dr.. fsli<Nwaikss, The
editor Of THs Aissxs. has a:ticles on asa. Ag-
~" ''Sainoa Brock" sailing Lesves, |"
"niabssh vsllsy." "Amssg IL Birda" and
"A Csruaa laseriee." h Ga vsisss ef The
'Csasra, Park Broasss'' u IL ar eolsna, and
fPAilip Gilbert I7amsrsoa's 'laaellses.ai Liz, y
cad ihs Prssidsss q spaia's (Eailis casselar)
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