The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-05-06

The ALDINE-For May, 1875, (No IL ofthe cur
rent series,) comes to us in good time, and quite
as well frightened with the good things of art and
literature as have been the last previous numbers
which is literally saying everything for its ex-
cellence in both Details while the fact is quite
sufficient explanation of the rapid increase IN
circulation and influence lately manifest in this
type-publicaton of the progressive age.
Pictorially, something of an excursion is made,
in this number, into that land of fancy which,
as one of the writers remarks, 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, Cinderella,-the first,
a capital picture by Bertrand, of cinderella in
the corner" and the second, "Cinderella's
Pumpkin" from the marvellous pencil of Gustaye
Dore Then we have, also by Dore, "The Fatal
Spindle" showing q scene which all will remem-
Der, 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 Mauraders," by Bouger-
eau follow with one of the most effective South
ern European scenes we remember, in "a Funer-
al on the Adriatic," peep at the night-side OF
Venice by Amberger A fine picture of the "Pass
of Finsternunz," in Switzerland, and a very
handsome crcurlar engraving of the "Fresco
Centre-Piece of the Museum at Lepsic," afteI
Theodore Grosse,-are supplemented by pic
i, ture which we have left to the last, as the mos
striking of all-"Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga,
by John s. Davis, a most effective rendering
that notable scene in Revolutionary history, IL
pursuance of the Aldine's very welcome tenden
CIV to illustrate the Centenary as it could b'
Illustrated by no other publication of the day.
Literarily, this glorious array of pictures il
; well supported-with abundant interest, if will
something less than the usual variety. The fin,
English story, Lost Lillian Bracy," comes t,
= one of those startling conclusions which max
the blood tingle with satisfaction; and the new
novel of the Revolution, "The Spur OfMonmouth,
> opens out in the second number, with all th
force of its first promise, introducing some new
characters worthy Of that remarkable time. Be
sides these there are, of prose articles, the follow
ing: "Our Tin Wedding;" "Byron's last effort,
a startling statement, by Geo. W. Clarke; GLOW
: ers, Thoughts and Fancies," by Dene Williams
l. "School Out-of-SchoOl," by Mrs NJ +. Butts; an'
:, many other papers of interest, in the worlds o
I Music, Art and Literature and of poems a some
i. what remarkable force, in "a Bird Of Passage,
7 y by Edgar Fawcett; "The saddest Fate,'' by Kat
! Hillard; "Sorrow and Consolation by Mrs. z
i Ragozin; "The Shaker Lovers" "a literal move
: in verse; by Annie E. De Friese; and "Lethe, "
! by Frederic R. Marvin. Taken all in all, it is no
+ too much to say that The Aldne, in its presen
issue is up to IFS best mark, and one more proc
l. that the best art and the best literature bt
q gathered between the same covers