Cosmopolitan.

The feature of the March number of the Cosmopolitan is "The Story of a War Correspondent's Life" by Frederick Villiers. It is a vivid sketch of the author's experiences on various battle fields, illustrated with his own drawings. An interesting article which will appeal to all lovers of the play is "Beauty on the French Stage" by Edward Mahe, a vivacious description of the more charming of the French actresses. An excellent article on Milwaukee is that entitled "The Cream City" by Capt. Charles King. The principle stories of the number are "Professor Ezekiel Harkinson's Plan" by Henry H. Barrol and "How I Shot My First Elephant" by MacMahon Challinar. Other timely and interesting articles are "Protestant Missions" by Edmund Collins, "In Darkest America" by Joseph P. Reed, "Rhampsinitus and the Wise Thief" by M. Allen Watson, "Municipal Reform" by Oliver Sumner Teall, "Slovenly Americans" by Julien Gordon, "A Protected Queen" by Mason Abercrombie Shufeldt, "Speculation as a Fine Art" by D. G. Watts, and "Labor Unions and Strikes in Ancient Rome" by G. A. Danziger, The three poems of the number are exceptional in no way.

A decided acquisition to the staff of the Cosmopolitun Magazine is Mr. Brander Matthews, president of the Nineteenth Century Club, who has taken charge of the department of book reviews. The keen critical taste of Mr. Matthews and his fine judgment in literary matters make his book reviews exceedingly valuable. Mr. Matthews' name, added to that of Edward Everett Hale, in charge of "Social Problems"- Murat Halstead reviewing "Current Events"-and Miss Bisland with her European articles, gives the Cosmopolitan a department staff of exceptional brilliancy.