Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-11-06
The Aldinc.

The .fldine for November comes to us richly
fret GIFTED with art and literary trcasui es, some
thing after the manner of one of the argosles of
Old, that made periodical returns from distant
lands, br III giug the most valuable things that
could be seized in all. Artistically, the place OF
houor is held by exquisite picture called
Dinner Time" after the German knaus, show
lug a dark haired Gretchen feeding her ducks,
aud equally commanding respect in the charm
ing rural subject, in the management OF details
IN the original picture, and in the keen and ella
bora te engraving. The other full pa gre pictures
are "Rescucs at Sea-" a terribly striking repre-
sentation of the w bite Star steamer Baltic tax
ng of the passen gers of the wrecked ship Assy-
ria, in the fall of 1874 and Norm andy Cattle,
bi cathing the very atmosphere of the country
and of the best artists OF the French school, who
have made such subjects their profitable study,
beyond any other painters of the time. OF other
pictures, We have two magnificent views outer
and inncr-ot the Alhambra, at Granada, in
clitice and the ''Elall of Lndara ia" being the
points of illustration chosen two fine pictures,
nearly full page by Buuncr, III der the Elms, =
and THE Stepping Stones,' conveying the
char min gly wild scenery of the Upper Delaware
a general view and two interiors of York Min
ster in continuation Of the series OF pictures OF
the great religious houses OF England, now in
progtCss in The -ilGine; very pleasant glance
at dog life, in Masters Slippers" by ELVES,
| etc.
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| terary manag cement of The Aldine, under what
We must suppose the new editor ial charge; and
undoubtedly strength Is added, without any ap-
| parent deficiency in grace and dehcacy. The
most notable changes are to be found III the APP
| pearancc of a slaShng editorial article under the
editorial head, 'Amcrica's Example," which
| reads as if there might be an Intention to follow
| il with others of the same Vi g"r,-and in the
! Commenc cement of continued story, Lost
Lillian Bracy; Tradition of Charles II. Time,
which opens with graphic picture OF May
| day of that period, aud promises to possess a
most absorbing interest, allowing few who COM
| mencc it to Law it down unfinished. Rumor has
| it. that this story which bears name, is real
ly one of the unpublished MSS. left by the late
| G.. p. X. James and the intrinsic evl:ence OF
| style and incident would favor the supposltlon
| There is another story of much power, complete.
fby Mrs. IL. G.. Rowc,-'Thc Eagle IN the Sea
Birds Nest" The other literary matter enibra-
| ccs an able article on "Rescucs at Sea-" with
Mark Twain's account OF one OF the Cunari
rescucs : a paper on art at Washington" by
| Mrs. f. A Wiswall: very pleasant descriptive
papers on ssYork Miustcr'' and the ''Alhambra,'
| presumably by the editor, who Is understood To
| be a we'll known traveller: an exhaustive article
on Musical Education; - a crltlque on Holman
| Hunts great recent picture, 'Ihe Shadow OF
Death" in which the expressions are forcible
and to the point. whether correct on the reverse
a paper on Mr. Toole, the English actor, liter
arv reviews, etc. There are lso several poems
OF intcrest-notably the shortest-"Puss-ln- inc
Corner" by George Cooper, sweet and fragrant
| as rose bud ''November, nervous lyric by
Side Mciiwethcr; CLONE" worthy of the name,
by Mrs Mary b. Dodge; and Doubt" shud-
dcringly sad and foreboding, by ID. M. Jordan
Taken all in all, The Aldine presents noble
number for November, that must command at
tcntion in the literary and artistic worlds
The Aldinc Company has determined to es-
tablish an Art Union, similar to the we'll known
Art Union in England, and distribute its works
of art, both sculpture and paintings, which are
constantly collecting, among its subscribers
Art premiums, valued at $500 will be dlstrl-
buted among each series of 5000 subscribers.
Subscription tickets, at $500 each, entitle the
holder to The 44ldine for year, to the new
chrome, and to a ticket in the distribution OF
art premiums. The Aldine Company, publish
ers, No So Maiden Lane, New York City.