The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02
-"friends indeed,
In time of need"

THE ALDINE for December comes
to us in good time. and as usual
freighted with all the coed things of
art and literature. This being the
holiday or Christmas number of the
year, it need scarcely be said that
pictorially it fills the very sense of
satisfaction. Four pictures sof the
seasons. Spring, Summer" .'Au
tumn" and Winter" each with
verse of illustration, present at once
some of the most pregnant designing
and the finest engraving and printing,
to be found even in this high class
publication. The "Old Mill in the
Jura Mountains, after G. E. Duboise,
young American artist of great
promise, has world of rugged
strength and design, blended with
careful and elaborate detail. Two
charming pictures appropriate for the
season, Winter Pastimes, and 1.-THE
First Lesson tell pretty and inter-
esting stories in a graceful manner;
and the same may be said of Caught"
which develops one of the dangers of
the protrusive petticoat, and 1.-The
Rivals" which shows that there may
be other jealousies than those beating
under broadcloth or founced silks.
John s. Davis seems to have given us
one of the most careful of his embodi.
ments of sad idea, in Mary of the
Wild Moor the pictorial story of a
we'll known tragic ballad; Here's
your Christmas Dinner!' is full of
the softened lights and delicate shades
Of the old Flemish artists who so
loved to depict market scenes; 1.-THE
Zackentall, Bohemia" opens to trav-
elers cascade of great beauty, little
known in books, though deserving
place among the most popular resorts;
What Keeps Him. leads to a pain
full doubt whether there can be any
lover at once recreant enough and
silly enough to keep the owner of that
face and form waiting long enough
even to ask the question; and the
pictorial list is completed by a general
and two interior views of st. Asaph
Cathedral, North Wales keeping up
THE AL Dimes speciality of portraying
the great religious houses of England
in rapid succession.
Literally, this number opens with
an oddly titled story. My Christmas
Revenge" bearing name new to The
ALDINE, one Kitty Wing, who may
be matron or maid, but who certainly
tells domestic tale very naively.
Lost Lillian Bracy,' the serial story,
rumored to be literary remain Of
G. p. r. James, increases in interest,
and introduces a rare figure, in the
new servant coming to Bracy's Hope,
around whom may very possibly I've
woven more Of the plot of the story
than shows at the first glance. The
number, from holiday reasons lacking
a little in prose variety, is especially
rich in poetry, Mrs. L. NJ. Blinn con
tributing a sweet little poem called
New Year Bells William II. Ker
nan a sadly strong one, with the chill
, title of Winter and Sorrow" Henry
Morford seasonable one, and odd az
seasonable, "The Mistletoe in Ameri.
ca" and the illustrated old ballad
Mary of the Wild Moor" coming
back with mournful pleasure to many
recollections.
The Aldine Company has determin.
, ed to establish an Art Union, similar
to the well-known Art Union in Eng
land, and distribute its works of art
: both sculpture and paintings, which
are constantly collecting, among it
subscribers Art premiums. valued
Z at $500, will be distributed among
each series of 500 subscribers Sub
scription tickets, at $500 each, emit
, ties the holder to The ALDINE for
!, year, to the new chrome and to
ticket in tie distribution of art prem
e iums. The Aldine Company, pub
fishers. No. 50 Maiden Lane, New
York City.