The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-04-04
THE AIDHSE

For April is on our table promptly, and
opens with marvellous collection of
beautiful illustrations, some of which
are the finest yet seen in the American
Art Journal, while all reflect great
credit upon the enterprising publish.
ers. American scenery, as heretofore,
forms striking feature Of this number
of the Aldine. J. ID. Woodward con-
tributes tender and beautiful full
page sprilg-time view, which is
printed ili ints, and has all the fine
ness of aA.eel engraving, the block
coming from the hands of c Maurand,
the eminent engrayer. Five great and
remarkable pictures of Lake George
and its glorious scenery embellish this
number, in which the Well-knOwn ar
tist, Thomas Moran, and the engrav-
ers, have We'd with each other to put
upon paper faithful pictures, of the
most exquisite scenery in the New
World. a full-page picture shows
Lake George, looking from Caldwell
and the rear of the famous Fort Will
liam Henry Hotel; another fine pic
ture is "FOurteen-Mile Island" and
the rest, all large and beautiful, are
"View from FOurteen-Mile Island" {"
"Long Island" and "Cat Mountain"
The moonlight, rainbow, and sunlight
effects in these are particularly pleas
ing. A. Gault gives full-page pic
ture of "Knickerbocker Days" which
faithfully represents rural life in New
Amsterdam. IN the middle of the seven-
teenth century, when New York was
but village. The most spirited pic
ture which has been seen OH paper for
a long time, is full-page battle-scene,
drawn by Julian q. Davidson, repre-
senting conflict at sea between an
American and English ship of war,
during the Revolution. The details OF
the ships are admirably drawn. -Four
other large and beautiful pictures rep
resent scenes in the Old World. One
of these, "Marble Mills Oh the Unters-
berg" by r. Puttner, is a picturesque
view in the woods OH the Alps; an
other, Trhe Fishwife of Marken,"
shows usthe interior of cottage on the
"Island of Widows" in the Zuyder.
Zee; the third, ain the Cloister Cellar"
by Edward Grutzner, is picture of a
perplexed abbott contemplating the
gross dereliction of an intoxicated
brother who has fallen i'm drunken
sleep by the side of beer cask; the last
of this series Is called "Ietting Around
Him. by +. Widnmann, Il pretty
scene of man asleep across a path
way i'm the woods. A striking picture
to add to this long list is a scene from
Lied Astray,n 10y 4. Beech, which
gives the portraits of Rose Etynge and
Mr.. Thorne. A fine portrait of Theo.
dore Thomas, the eminent musician
is given. A little woodland view
watching for the Flowers, " completes
this remarkable list of illustrations
The literary contents of the Apri
Aldine are of high order, varied ant
interesting. Mrs. Margaret J. Prestol
opens the number with fine poem o
considerable length, called 'rhe Bar
on's Daughter;n B. p. Avery write
intelligently of "Art in California;" w
w. Bailey has o timely essay on Buds;
the editor furnishes a long descriptiv
article about Lake George" job
Worthington has a poem called TN
lAnsweEn Mrs. A. p. Stansbury tells
thrilling tale of life in New England
under the title of 1.-THE story {
Jock Williston;" this is followed by
pleasant article on "KnickerbocRe
Days" and q graphic description
Mr.. Davidson's great picture IAN Oh
Time a-Fight;" NJ. Despard has a ps
culiar poem, "Overture to Spring;
Mary P. Thacher tells in touchin
way the story Of 'Correggio's La
! ApRel;n and there are valuable an
deeply intesssting articles On "Eouar