The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-07
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LOS ANGELES. March T.
Youth calls to youth-and Cupid
knows no compromise!
Donna Evans, the beautiful
grass widow" of Nelson F. Evans,
of Hollywood. Mary Piclcford's
private stenographer, has learned
that it is better, perhaps, to be
a young mans slave than an old
mans darling.
What She Desires.
And this is in spite of what she
said when she was told that Evans
had married in New York before
his introductory decree became
final and had sailed for Europe with
his bride.
Three weeks ago:
my next husband must be gray
haired, reliable with sense and
consideration for others. 1 would
rather be an old mans darling than
young mans slave"'
Yesterday:
Wise women change their minds
fools, never!'
When her artistically tempera.
mental former husband startled Los
Angeles society early last month by
clipping to Europe with a winsome
New York widow. Mrs. Donna
Genevieve Couviere Evans, former
Follies beauty and movie actress,
made known her preference for be-
Ing an old mans darling. The
beauty said then:
tNn am not i-tond{n-
fortune-hunting among the older
generation of my male acquaint-
ances. l have merely learned that
youth and good looks are danger.
GUS quantities in a husband"
Makes New Promises.
Then she proceeded to unfold her
new philosophy of love and marital
happiness for the benefit Of the in
experienced debutante:
would warn the young girl not
10 be flattered into egotistic help
lessness by the dashing, collar-ad
nero and swept off her feet into
a marriage with a man she is bound
to discover shortly to be too IRE
sponsible and unsettled for an ideal
life.mate.
Better an elderly fireside pro-
tector. though his knees are bent and
his hands may shake, than the hand.
some, and tickle young wooer who
Is made OF the stuff of jeIlyfis ana
must be babied and pampered like =
child to be kept from becoming tenn.
peramentally fretful.
Before we were married Nelson.
r. Evans was a wonderful, bashful,
handsome boy. And oh, the promises
that flowed so glibly from his lips.
was to have everything that money
could buy. There were to be limou-
sines. furs. diamonds and all that.
30. presto.--wedding chimes!
Develops Temperament.
Then afterward, Nelson took OIL,
that peculiar mental condition they
call temperament. He began to
mimic all the important persons hu
came In contoct with, changing his
enunciation with each acquaintance.
Then he specialized in bizarre
Gaps and scarfs which he had heard
ether women admire on other men.
But one day he came home with
. perfect distate for food He
told Hse II was a tiresome bore to
eat. I saw Immediately where he
had got that. for ! had heard the
Identical comments from the lips Of
an inane young thing who chroni-
cally regarded life in general with
q deprecating baby-doll expression.
And the way he fought at the
divorce trial for the custody Of
'Touser,' our bulldog, was final evil
dence OF his unmatured personality"
Marries Young Man.
But. loves wounds are quickly
Now, three weeks after delivering
herself Of her philosophy OF dis
illusionment, comes the announce
ment that the pretty, young d.
vorcee has been married to Charles
II. Travis, wealthy and-young!
How do I explain It and recon-
Gle 1t with my philosophy" she
asked, after the ceremony had been
performed in the brides fashiona BILE
Los Angeles home.
well, I've simply learned that
there isn't a bit Of truth in such
philosophy. Why. the very next day
after the papers printed my inter
view I began to be flooded-literally
swamped--wtth proposals from old
men.
Some came by mail and mes.
senger and worded in terribly silly
language. I saw after a few DAYS Of
that that I'd been entirely wrong in
thinking the elderly men were settled
and mature in their ideas. why some
Of them are more Tightly than the
young fellows ever were
And then, too. right in the middle
OF II all to meet somebody OF my
age and fall in love at first
sight,