The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-18
UTAH WOMEN ARE
HONORED IN ENGLAND
(Special Correspondencel

July Few things in this world are
equal TO our expectations; fewer ex-
coed our dreams and imaginations.
Therefore, let me hasten 10 say that
London far and far exceeds all my
most sanguine expectations.
True. it is summer. but London is
neither dingy, disagreeable. noisy nor
dirty. as compared with New York and
Chicago.
None of the houses are tremendously
high. all are solid. substantial struc-
lures: the streets are paved with as
phaltum; there are no trolleys nor ele-
waited roads; parks both large and small
are scattered everywhere; streets are
comfortably wide, that is, the principal
streets are; people are civil, policemen
know their business and attend to IL;
while the world-famous buildings and
parks. Westminster Abbey, st. Paul's
cathedral, the Galleries and Hyde and
Regent parks are beautiful beyond all
mere Imagination.
Our hotel window looks out on the
grand and stately abbey. while just
! beyond the houses of parliament rise
! in magnificence. In at our window
| floats night and day, the ceaseless
| tramp of the horses, the cries of street
vendors and each quarter of an hour
! Big Ben chimes out the time.
! There is very much of London that
we have not seen; for we are here to
attend the most wonderful congress of
women ever held.
Here are gathered women from the
United States, Canada, Germany, Swe-
den, Great Britain and IrelandI New
South Wales. Denmark, Holland, New
Zealand. France, Switzerland, Belgium,
Italy, Russia, Austria. Norway, Vic
toria. Australia. Cape Colony, Queens
land, Tasmania, India, Persia, Argen-
tine Republic, China and Palestine.
And most of these women represent
hundreds and thousands of women or
ganiZed in their own country for de-
velopment and progress along all So
cial and economic lines.
The hospitality of the English ladies
has been extended on the most magnifi-
cent scale. Beginning with the recep-
ton given by the Duchess OF Suther-
land in Stafford House. where beauty
and wealth We'd in producing a scene
from fairyland, to the lawn fete to be
given tomorrow afternoon at Gunners-
bury park by Lady ROthschild, the days
and evenings have been crowded TO
the fullest with meetings and social
functions.
Mrs. Elizabeth Claridge McCune has
been admitted as patron of the inter-
national council; an honor permitted to
but few Americans. While our own ma
tional patrons, including our latest ac-
QUESTION, Miss Jean Clara HolbroOk
OF Provo, have received every atten-
ton.
Mrs Emmeline b Wells spoke on Sat-
urday in one of the largest meetings
and was listened TO with marked at
tenticn.
The paper read by Mrs. Susa Young
Gates on Wednesday was highly COM
plimented and warmly received, and
this morning Mrs. Margaret A. Game
speaks on -Sericulture in the United
States So we feel that Utah has been
we'll represented in this famous gath
ering.
So many famous people are here.
and we have met so many, that men,
DRY almost fails to recall their names.
The countess of Aberdeen. Duchess of
Sutherland, Countess of Warwick.
Lady Battersea and many German.
French. Danish and Swedish ladies OF
can peereses in their own right. be-
ginning with plain and grand old SUI
san B. Anthony, the Rev. Anna Shaw,
Mrs. May Wright Sewall. Phebe
Wright. Annie Jenness Miller. Clara
Bewick Colby. Nine. AntOinette Ster-
ling. the singer and our own Mary An
derson Navarro, Mrs. Cynthia West
over Alden, Mrs. Ida Hustled H.rper
whose paper on Journalism was near
" the best thing of the whole congress,
Miss Sadie American, Mrs. Fannie
Gaffney, Mrs. Annie White
Johnson and Nine. L. NJ. Won F.
all these and hundreds more
we have met in friendly acquaintance.
The congress is discussing nearly
everything under the sun from hOrti-
culture TO arbitration, and from amuse-
ments to civics. There are five meet
ngs going forward simultaneously,
with 800 speakers and leaders of dis
cusSion.
Considerable interest is felt in the
election of new officers. as the Euro
oean opinion seems to be firmly fixed
that no mere American woman should
De allowed to preside over countess,
IT other titled person. While the Amer
can women, who are mighty strong
n numbers and influence, hereabOuts,
;corn the imputation that any Ameri-
an woman is not the peer of the most
lristocratic aristocrat that ever per-
nitted blue blood to trickle gently
through her languid veins.
Tomorrow will decide the question as
% whether Europe has caught up with
America in the evolution of mankind.
IT whether they are still trailing
century or two behind; in other words,
ne election comes off tomorrow.
We find much to admire and initiate
II emulate over here, and many things
which make US get right down on our
Inees and thank the heavens above us
hat we were dropped off the general
firth delivery in our own America and
most especially in blessed Utah.
Europe is a place TO visit. America
S the place to livei