The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-03-04

American scenery, than which
none is more beautiful, very prop
erly holds the leading place in the
March issue Of THE ALDINE. Three
charming pictures, by J. d. Wood
ward, represent some of the most
striking scenes in North-W estern
Virginia. A nobler specimen of the
wood engraver's art has never been
produced than the full-page render
ing of Woodward's Balcony Falls,
James River" The second picture
of this series is a striking view Of
the wonderful Natural Bridge" and
the third represents a lovely spot on
the flames River, above Rope Fer
ry." c.. Metals, q French artist,
has an ideal picture Of Poland" a
full-page picture, representing a wo-
man, shackled, bare-fOOted, seated
amid snow and ice, crushed down
with sorrows, but not subdued Fritz
Paulsen contributes 4 full-page pic
ture, Her Treasure, showing the
interior Of chamber, with group
of ladies standing about cradle, in
which there is a sleeping infant.
FThe Wolf turned Shepherd is a
Ane picture by DOre, illustrative of
ane Of La Fontaine's fables. clay
ing Out Town. is child-life pic
ture, eminently life-like, by John S.
Davis. Specht contributes two mag
nificent cuts of animal life, one rep
resenting "Engllsh Greyhounds, !"
and the other ''Wild Bears" fine
contrast between domestic and wild
animals. An excellent portrait of
Annie Louise Cary, in the character
of Amneris, in the new opera of
"Aida," emLellishes this number.
Another large portrait picture repre-
sents Goethe at Home" in the
chamber where he spent his child
hood. The Return of the Exile"
by T. +. Rosenthal, is a beautiful
picture which depicts an incident in
the life. Of a Spaniard, who returned
to his castle to find it in ruins.
From the above list of illustrations.
it will be seen that the March Az
DINE is remarkably rich in pictorial
art, embracing every variety Of
subject.
The literary contents do not fall
behind the pictures in number and
interest. Mary E.. Bradley has a
poem Of delicate sentiment, entitled
scThe Last hour:'i Gabriel Harrison
writes a charming story Of 1.-The
Two Artists" Diego Velazquez and
Miguel Ceramics Mrs. New has
little ballad Somebody 5 Baby
Mary B. Dodge pays a poetical ''Tri-
butte to the late j. Il. Thompson,
the Southern poet; S. E. Boggs con-
tributes from the German an inter
esting story. And he shall be thy
Master !" Mrs. Emily Z. Ford, wife
Of the publisher of the Ae5U York
Tribune, has an art criticism on the
1.-Two Drowned Ophelias = Mrs.
Mary F.. Nealy, the Washington po-
e5ess, has q good poem-''I would
not if I could" Charles Dawson
Shanly, a favorite contributor, fur
nishes an interesting essay on ''Win-
Ter in Canadian Forests" II. NJ. T.
Cutler writes from Paris of 'FThe
Temptation" and Mrs. Mary S. Liv-
ermorc has an article on The Land
Of the Dakotas." a country with
which she is familiar. The depart
ments of Music" ''Drama" litter
ature." and Art are we'll filed.
The editorial articles in this number
consist Of "Poland," Views in Vir-
uinia.'' s-Return OF the Exile 1.-The
Wolf ia ned Shepherd" develop
ment Of Animals" and Goethe at
Home" Subscription price 50, in
Guiding chromos The East and
..The West" james Sutton Il Co..
publishers, IS Maiden Lane' New
York City.