The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-01-09

Every cultivated American should
feel proud of such superb national
publication as THE ALDINE The first
number of the new year, January, 1874,
opens with such brilliant promise, we
shall be astonished at no achievement
which may be accomplished hereafter
The press of the New World agrees in
pronouncing The ALDINE the first or
gan OF art and literature everissued; and
the January number is wonder of beau
ty and marvel of literature. The full
page illustrations consist, first, of an ex-
quisite tint, snow scene, by Thomas Mo-
ran, of New Years morning in En-
gland with the Pensioners saluting the
pastor in front of the porch of the
church. The drawing of the trees is ex-
cellent, while the snow effects are true
ture is grand and magnificent view of
Moore's Lake in the Rocky Mountains of
Utah, the highest lake in America
This was sketched on the spot by Thorn
dS NhOTdH, anu 90 a 1dAC view OA @AIACA-
lean scenery is alone worth the price of
the magazine. The third of these great
pictures is "the Irish Schoolmaster," af-
ter Niehol, by John 5. Davis, very
clever and characteristic drawing of a
race of pedagogues which once flourish
in Ireland. The fourth whole page
picture is view of Fairfield, Conn.,, by
Kruseman Van Elten-a quiet New
England landscape, with hills, dales, a
river, nesting village, etc. The other
illustrations in this number are two
wonderful drawings of Rocky Noun
tain scenery, by Tho mas Moran, of
Springville Canon in Utah--a. stupen-
dous and frightful mountain gorge; and
Colborn's Butte, in Kannarro Canon
feet high, in the midst of unparalleled
scenery. Gustave Dore furnishes two
wonderfully drawn pictures, depicting
scenes in the Bible: "Christ Blessing
the Children" and "The Decent from
the Cross" The first is full of beauty
and loveliness; the second is touching
in its sorrow, and grand in its sublimity.
eBurying the Pet Bird" is sweet pic
rture, after Miss NJ. E. Edwards, full oi
are bloom and sorrow for the little
ongster. The German artist, Rossler
as cosy interior, suggestive of home
nd love, called "a Familiar Air.
7 here is still another picture, "Wild
f lowers,n which gracefully completes
the long list of illustrations. The liter
ary contents of the January ALDINE
equals that of the Atlantic Monthly, or
Blackwood's-the best and most interes-
ting which can be found, every para
graph being original. Mrs. Elizabeth
Akers Allen, the popular poet has a
charming song prettily named "a Winter
Rosebud" Rev. Samuel w. Dufield, of
Michigan, contributes little gem of a
song; William Whitman Bailey publish
es graceful and seasonable poem, "The
Snow Flake;" Lima Hayden, a new wri-
"Day and Night" into a well-executed
poem; Annie F. Bradley sings of "Soul
Days" and Mary A. P. Stansbury, in a
poem called "Hollyhock," congresses a
whole love romance, as sweet and rustic
as any in the language. The depart
ment of romance is we'll filled. Mrs. Ju-
liza G. r. Dorr has an artistic and enter
tanning story, entitled "Cinderella,'
which is not fairy, but Vermont sto
ry. Fenno Douglas is the author of q
we'll written swiss story, entitled, "Snow
ing on Pilatus." Chara Broughton, sis
ter of the editor of Harper's Weekly
tells the story of "a Ghostly Lodging,
The miscellaneous articles all prepared
for The ALDINE, consist of an accoun
of "The Siamese New Years Day." by
Mrs. A. H. Leonowens, the popular au
, thress; a paper on sThe Esthetica
among Brutes," by Rev. F. r. Gouldins
of Georgia; and editorial articles by DR.
: Fuller Walker on "The Irish School
Master" utah Scenery" Fairfield
; Connecticut" Dore's Bible pictures, tn,
t death of Sir Edwin Landseer, r. A.
, and "a Familiar Air" In Music 9Th,
italian Opera" is written about; in Ar
glance is taken at the work in progress
: by American painters and sculptors
D while in Literature there are reviews o
; the poems of w. d. Howells, Laura c
, Redden, and Henry Morford, notic
of children's books, and of the new med
/ ical work by DR.. J. ". G. Smith. Sub
: scription price, $500 including Chro
, mos "The White Mountains" and 9TH,
Cliffs of Green River" James Suttol
& Co, publishers, So Maiden Lane, New
York.