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...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...
Miss Elizabeth Bisland, who went around the world for the Cosmopolitan a few months ago, contributes an article on the "Passion Play at Oberammergan." More interesting is Rear-Admiral T. H. Stevens' "Cruise of the Sonoma." The Sonomo was a United States cruiser which did good service in intercepting blockade runners in West India waters...
...Peterson, describing fishing adventures in Wisconsin. The first of a series of articles on wrestling is contributed by E. Hitchcock, Jr. The writer tells us something of the similarity of ancient and modern wrestling which is quite instructive. Another instructive article on "Women and their Cameras" is by Margaret Bisland. We are told how a woman can begin and perfect herself in photography and how many of them have done so. Athletics in Washington, by Herbert Janvrin Browne, is a useful contribution of some historic value. Besides these are several pleasant contributions on yachting, shooting, canoeing, cycling; besides something about...
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