Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-11
from Her, and Is
Estranged from,
Her Own Mother
and Father After
Marrying a Man
Already Twice
Divorced

M almost daily to the many which
have befallen the beautiful Mrs.
Beatrice Benjamin Pratt as result of her
impulsive marriage to the fascinating
Preston Gibson.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Evarts Benjamin have petitioned the
Supreme Court to be relieved of the care
Of a trust fund of 100000 for her two
children, Dallas Baohe Pratt and Cynthia
Pratt After declaring that she married
against the wishes and in spite of the pro-
test Of all the members OF her family"
the petition states
"As result there is an estrangement
between the plaintiffs and their daughter,
which will be permanent and will not In
the future permit of the cooperation and
confidence which should exist between
the trustees of trust estate and the
Representative of the beneliciaries."
At The same time Mr.. Benjamin has sued
his daughter and her usband for $4,000,
loaned to her, while she was still Mrs
Pratt, ON her notes, which she allowed to
be protested.
Ms the marriage in the brief space OF
a few weeks has caused an estrangement
between herself and her parents and may
cost her a fortune of $2000,000 and the
custody of her own children, it is reason.
able to speculate whether the new Mrs.
Gibson will find Mr. Preston Gibson worth
all she paid for him.
Many other Inconvenience besides
those mentioned have come to her as the
result of the marriage, and past expert
enea suggests that more are likely to fol-
to;v.
Mrs. Gibson is a grand daughter of the
late II. II. Rogers and draws her wealth
from the inexhaustible Golfers of the
Standard Oil properties. Endowed not
only with great wealth but with beauty
and romantic capricious temperament,
1t is not surprising that she should have
picturesque experiences.
Her first marriage, TO Alexander ID. b.
Pratt, was quite surprise, the outcome
OF yachting trip. Young Mr.. Pratt was
very popular In fashionable society and
the son of wealthy parents, but it is un.
derstood did not have large fortune of
his own. Still it was rather surprise
when, after a few years of married hap
piness, his wife asked for a divorce on
the ground of non-support and desertion.
The complaint of non-support by lady
with at least 100000 a year of her own
seemed triae humorous
At any rate she obtained divorce last
Summer and no sooner had she obtained
1t than she announced her much opposed
engagement to Mr.. Preston Gibson.
And here 1t must be said that Mr. Pres
ton Gibson is exactly the type of man
who exercises an irresistible fascination
over many women and leads them to
make every imaginable sacrifice.
He has already been divorced by two
charming and wealthy wives, who made an
interesting variety of complaints against
him.
The knowledge that a man has been
much favored by their own sex unquestion
ably exerts a fascination over many
women. He possesses a prestige that Is
overwhelming This fascination is felt
particularly by the best and most innocent
of women, but it is also felt by those who
are experienced and sophisticated.
But because woman is fascinated by
q man with a record it does not follow that
she will find permanent happiness with
him. nor does it follow that she will not.
History records many cases of girls who
have settled down to domestic happiness
with men of varied experiences.
Reformed rakes make the best hus-
bands" goes the old saying. but that say.
Ing is not particularly popular at the
present day. 1t appears that the girls
who made success of such marriages
must have been very patient, devoted and
self-sacrifcing girls of the Patient
Griselda' type Those characteristics are
possessed in an extraordinary degree by
many women. but 1t is said that our
wealthy American girls have not cult.
vatcd them especially. After all, why
should woman sacrifice herself for .
man?
From the moment Mrs. Beatrice Pratt
announced her intention Of marrying her
han nh
Outspoken opposition from her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs William Eyarts Ben.
1amin. Probably the fact that Mr.. Gibson