WOMEN'S SHARE IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 10, 12 January 1940, Page 9

WOMEN'S SHARE IN A HAPPY MARRIAGE.

"Look To The Kitchen," Says Famous Author.

Dr. Nil llida.v Sutherland, famous author now \isiting Australia, keen Htudciit of human nature, and the father fit 11 daughter and five sous, has definite iileas "ii women's responsibility toward the success of marriage.

"It is about time women realised that ii 'Hi' marringes than they suppose are s«<'p' "" rocks because tlie man isn't fed properly.

"I believe that divorce laws should be mail' im hard to overcome as possible because then you will find that marriage is fou.ided on something worth while.""

'1 lies • are the views he expressed in tin intcrxiew with a representative of (lie women's supplement of the "Sydney .Morning Herald."

"Winn T was ft bov in Scotland, many \ago," he said, "every home worth ils suit had a still room". This whs I lif room for women. Here they lea ih'ml io preserve here they learned t< 1 cook. Hen* they learned an art I hii t. whs essential in preserving marital happiness. r Cupboard Full of Tins. "Now what do you find iti the average home today? You will not find, for certain, an old-fashioned still room. You will more likely find a cupboard filled with lull tins. 'I his is no menu to maintain the good humour of any husband. "I claim to know what I am talking about 011 this matter. I have seeiT during my travels, too many men wander into bars in search of beer because they could not find at home meals which they could enjoy. "I believe that in schools for young women not enough attention is paid to cooking. When some people talk about the failures of many marriages, they light on a number of causes which are not in themselves the real causes. "My advice to these people is to take a good look at the kitchen and the kitchen's cupboards. There they may find the answer they are looking for." "Make Divorce Difficult." Dr. Sutherland said that if he had his way he would make divorce one of the most difficult attainments of life. some very good reasons," added Dr. "For making this statement I have Sutherland. "If you make divorce easy, you will make, also, marriage easy. In other words, young people will embark upon marriage as a light affair, easily broken if the ned arises."

• Dr. Sutherland's first book, "Arches of the Years," was re-written four times before his literary agent was satisfied.

"It was submitted to eleven publishers, but none of them wanted it. Five times it went back and forth across the Atlantic. Then a London publisher accepted it. It went into twenty-eight editions, totalling something over 300,000 copies."

Dr. Sutherland said that his daughter, June Patricia Sutherland, was studying for her B.A. degree at the University of London before he left England.

"But I have since received a letter from her stating that the University of London and the University of Wales have amalgamated," he said, "and she stated that she was off to Cardiff to continue her studies.

"This make's one realise the tremendous changes war has brought about in tlio United Kingdom.

"My five sons are still at school. Of nil the members of the family, Jane is the only one so far who shows any literary leanings."