The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-13
Mrs. Sutherland Asserts Strongly
That Women Purify Politics

reputation for the cultivation of the
houseWifery accomplishment. The
country is so beautiful and fertile and
the farms so eXQuisitely cultivated that
it seems a land Of promise. There is
practically no poverty in Utah, and, to
make the conditions ideal, but few very
opulent citizens. Prosperity and gem
eral material comfort are great pro-
motors Of domestic accomplishments
We have ornate homes in the cities al
ways standing in their own grounds,
and in the gardens fruit. flowers and
vegetables are assiduosly cultivated.
Il regret to say that in Salt Lake
City houses in rows are making an ap-
peaTance and that some large apart
ment houses are in the course Of cree
ton. But nearly every one finds graft
flcatiOn in having a pretty home and
managing il to the best of ones ability.
We do not have the servant question in
such an acute form as in some COM
munities. The emigration Of the young
women from the north Of Europe is
very large. I see no diminution since
the laws prohibiting polygamy have
been enforced.
Whether the ultimate prospect Of
getting d home appeals to these girls or
whether the Mormon faith is still the
magnet, l cannot Judge, but certain it
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its increasing population and its ma
terial prosperity to the constantly ar
irving groups of women from northern
Europe.
Haven for immigrant Girls.
These girls generally make excellent
housemaids. The English and Scotch
girl in particular are quick to learn and
make capable servants. All marry
eventually, and though they desert the
religion Of their fathers, for they are
EpiscOpalians, Presbyterians and Meth
odists, they usually have fairly happy
lives, and certainly seem in better ma
terial condition at least than in their
Crowded-Out homes,
Il have had large experience with
girls who emigrate under Mormon
auspices, and 1 have never yet seen an
Irish girl, nor any Catholic girl, con-
verted by the Mormon apostles. This
fact has interested me very much, now
that so much discussion is in progress
in books and magazines about the
creeds which touch the masses on the
vital points and hold their people
against the most invidious temptation.
We have had our quota Of eastern ser
wants alsO-the Japanese, Chinese and
Filipino. and the hOmekeeper Of Salt
Lake City can generally give an IL
Eliminating account of all races Of hand
maidens in TecOunting her own trials"
Mrs. Sutherland is a charming con-
versationalists, and in appearance is one
Of the most impressive figures in official
society. She has that cosmopolitan
training which counts for so much in
the successful hostess. She is a native
of the state in which she is now so con-
spicuous a social figure, and she is de-
voted to all its interests. Her parents
are Of the Hottest southern lineage, and
she was given every opportunity fer
study and travel prior to her marriage.
Descendant of Virginia Lees.
Her father, John Percival Lee, came
of the Virginia Lees and was a close
kinsman of Robert Z. Lee. His father
left the Old Dominion and settled in the
ranch country of the Cumberland in
Tennessee. He married Mile. FOsque,
a member Of a distinguished Florida
family. In his early married life he
went to Utah and became one Of the
leading citizens Of the new territory.
Mrs. Sutherland married young, and
though she has a married daughter,
Mrs. c. W. Lawrence Of Salt Lake City,
she retains the charm of her youth, both
in appearance and manner. Her Sec
ond daughter, Miss Edith Sutherland,
was one Of the most admired debutantes
Of the past season. She was presented
at a tea given in the Sutherland home
in the Highlands and attended by all the
prominent buds of the year, including
that most famous of the seasons can
didates for social honOrs, Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. Miss Sutherland was includ-
ed in the numerous pleasant functions
planned by the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt for their second daughter,
and her first season in Vanity Fair was
one famous in social chronicles.
Devours Choice Literature.
Mrs. Sutherland is one of the most
intelligent women in official life. She
spends all her leisure in reading, and
her choice Of literature is typical.
Il learned to love good reading when
I was a small child" she said. MY par
ents were fond of reading aloud, and
they selected only choice books. When
my children were young I followed the
same method, and I have instilled into
them a love Of good books which moth
ing can eradicate. Those who are trained
to appreciate the highest thoughts and
aspirations Of others can never spend
a lonely moment
Il am not much Of a novel reader, but
of course I went through that cycle
and have survived it One must read
novels to follow the current thoughts
of the day, but I get more entertain
ment from essays. I am absorbed in
the progress of modern science, in the
various new-thought movements and
the significant tendencies in every direc-
ton, spiritual as well as purely scien-
tific.
4 am not a believer in the cult of
mental healing or any Of its allied
branches, but I find pleasure and edi-
fication in keeping up with the diff
ferent propagandas. Being the wife Of
a politician, I have to keep abreast Of
what goes on in the world Of affairs and
the domain Of political economy. In$
deed, life is so crowded these days that
it would seem as though people should
have their days heightened out into the
years of the ancient patriarchs to get
even a superficial coating Of the many
things that are to be learned.
IN salt Lake City the women's clubs
are doing excellent work toward illumi-
mating public questions. This sort Of a
club seems for some purpose, for the
women who have later to vote on these
issues get together and discuss them
and hear each others views on every