The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-04-28
LAMBERTvILLE, N. j.;
A. IL 29, 1875

THE ALpIsE for May, 1875 NO II of the
current series) comes to us in good time, and
quite as we'll freighted with the good things
of art and literature as have been the last
previous numbers--whica Is literally saying
everything for it's excellence in both details,
while the fact is quite sufficient explanation
of the rapid increase in circulation and in-
fuence lately manifested in this type publica-
ton of the progressive age.
Pictorially, something of an excursion is
made, in this number, into that land of faery
which, as one of the writers remarks, we all
like to visit occasionally, however we may be
ashamed to have the fact and the propensity
known to the business world. There are no
less than two glimpses of our little pet, Gin
derclla, the first, capital picture by Ber-
trand of /" Cinderella in the Corner" and the
second +" Cinderella's Pumpkin" from the
marvellous pencil of Gustave Dore. Then we
have, also by Dure "The Fatal Spindle"
showing scene which all will remember from
the fine old story of the "Sleeping Beauty"
Two glorious domestic pictures of the French
school, "The Return from the Field" by
Deloffe, and the Young Marauders,o by
Bougercaa, follow with one of the most
effective Southern European scenes we remem-
her, in "a Funeral on the Adriatic," a peep
at the night-side of Venice, by Amberger. A
fine picture of the Pass of Finstermunz,' in
Switzerland, and very handsome circular en-
craving of the Fresco Centre-Pieee of the
Museum at Leipsic," after Theodore Crosse,
are supplemented by picture which we
have left to the last, as the most striking
of all" Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga," by
John S. Davis, most effective rendering Of
that notable scene in Revolutionary history, in
pursuance of the ALDINE's very welcome
tendency to illustrate the Centenary as it could
be illustrated by no other publication of the
day.
LiterariIy, this glorious array of pictures is
well supported--with abundant interest, if
with something less than the usual variety.
The fine English story, Lost Lillian Bracy,"
comes to one of those startling conclusions
which makes the blood Jingle with satisfac-
ton and the new novel of the Revolution,
"The Spur of Monmouth" opens out, in the
second number with all the force Of its first
promise, Introducing some new characters
worthy of that remarkable time. Besides
these, there are, of prose articles, the follow
ing sharp editorial, appropriate to the day:
I" Our Tin Wedding Byron's Last
Effort" startling statement. by George W.
Clarke " Flower Thoughts and Fancies," by
Dene Williams School Out-of-School, by
Mrs. M. F. Butts and many other papers of
interest," in the worlds of Music, Art and
Literature and of poems somewhat re-
markable force, in " A Bird of Passage" by
Edgar Fawcett +" The Saddest Fate by
Kate IIilard Sorrow and Consolation" by
Mrs. Y. Ragozin "The Shaker Lovers Ia
literal novel in verse; by Annie e. De Friese
and &C Lethe, by Frederick r. Marvin. Taken
al in ALL it is not 10 much to say that THE
ALDINE, in its present issue, is up to it's best
mark and one more proof that the best art
and the best literature can be gathered be-
tween the same covers.