The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-06-04

THE ALDINE.-Four charming views of the
beautiful apd little-knOwn scenery in Northern
Vermont, head the list of illustrations in the
June AldiRe, a monthly as rare among other pc
riodicas, June day is in the year. As
heretofore, nothing yet published surpasses in
beauty these pictures, which excellent as
works of art, and characteristic of the country
they depict. "0n the Missisquoi," is the first
full page picture, showing the rush and swirl of
water and the rocks and woods of this eucban-
ting river. Another picture, the whole series
being from the pencil of Thomas Moran, is "A
Glimpse of the Missisquoi," as it winds through
peaceful valley, full of quiet beauty. A large
full-page picture gives the beholder "The Mis-
sisquoi at Sheldon Springs,"a well-known sum-
mer resort, noted for the romantic beauty of its
scenery. mount Mansfield from Rice's Hill," is
the last of this admirable SERIES A grand pano-
rama of some forty miles of the noble Green
Mountains is shown in this picture. Arthur
Parton contributes a fnll-page "Scene on the
Shenandoah" which depicts the grand and re-
markable scenery near Harper's Ferry, where
the waters of the Shenandoah unite with the
Potomac, point which charmed jefferson. 9th
er pictures in this number almost Din
n"r," after GuidO Maffei; beautiful cut Of
a red deer, called "A Hard Rum" after Specht;
"a Tzrksh Court Yard Scene,' in which gypsy
is dancing before a grouPe of Turkish women;
''Such a Shot" by John S. Davis, picture of
real life showing how, when boys, we went hun
ting, and met difficulties in the path; and life
like portrait of JOhu Lester Wallack, the great
artor and the last of his name now on the Ameri-
can stage. better list of pictures, of greater
variety and more general interest, could hardly
have been selected.
The literary contents of this number of The
.4ldine are of greater variety and extent than
usual, consisting of poem, "Cloud-Pictures;;"
one of Col. Paul H. Haynes best; an absorbing
story relating to Dante, called "Bianca and
Filippo," by Belle White; sketch of the late
Wilhelm Won Kaulbach, the great German pain
ter by Fuller Walker; ''Isidora," short poem
byF A. Porter; a romance of considerable length,
called mot Heroine" by Clara F. Guernsey;
a very sweet poem by Mrs Elizabeth Akers Al
len, entitled "With Thee;" fine description of
the "Corcoran Gallery of Art" at Washington,
by Z. A. Wiswall; a sketch of travels in Siam,
full of interest, by Mrs. A. H. Leonowens, called
'On Board the VOlant;" pleasing study of
moonlight Effects" by Chandos Fulton;
beautiful poem by Mrs. Emily E. Ford relative
to "The Cathedral Tower of Rheims" a strongly
written article on "Boulogne Fishing Boats and
Fish-wives," by Henry Morford; and a poem,
'outcast," by Jas. G. Clark. The editorial art-
cl-s in this number are "Yiews in Vermont" de-
scriptiye of the fine scenery illustrated; "The
Red Deer" "Seene on the Shenandoah" "a Tur-
kish COURTYARD Scene;" "The Origin and Pro-
gress of the Piano." sketch of Mr. Lester Wal
lack; an account of the National Academy An
nnal Exhibition; Music, Art, and Literature
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