The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
Rich Publisher Reveals How He
Played Role Of Modern Paris
in Moving Picture Contest
TWO WIVES HAVE FAILED
Eugene v. Brewster Willing to
Give Up Everything for Love
of Corliss Palmer, He Says.
By GENE FOWLER.
lfernational News Service.

NEW 1Ohh, Lee. 4.-hlOHS
came Corliss Palmer, twenty-five,
auburn of hair and lissome Of
form.
Eugene v. Brewster, at fifty
odd years, with three millions at
his beck and call, emulated Paris
Of Troy, threw an innocent golden
apple, and started a little war all
of his own.
WARS IN OWN HEART.
Brewster today told how he had
suffered three distinct "civil wars"
wherein there were desperate bat
ties being held in his heart. His
wife, now suing for a separation
In the Supreme Court, he charac-
terized as:
AN indolent daughter of a very
rich woman"
Mrs Brewster-the second to
bear the name of the man who
publishes five motion-p picture maga-
zines, writes books. paints and
rides hobby horses on a large
scale-thought herself supremely
and solely occupant of Brewster's
heart. He added:
'She thought herself So beauti-
ful that no other woman could
take me away from her.
STEPS INTO SCENE.
But along came Corliss Palmer
Miss Palmer. clad in striking
black creation that accentuated her
slender. athletic figure. nodded as
failed to hold him. She stood on
thick-tufted Chinese rug and
said:
Mrs. Brewster was too vain. She
couldn't understand.
DEFEAT AT LAST.
The first two battles that Brew
ster fought against yielding to the
temptation to throw away every
thing he had in the world for love,
! II it came to that. were what sport
ing writers call draws" The third
came in September last, when Cor
liss Palmer went away for a test"
separation.
Fourteen days of suffering, Brew
ster said. taught him that wealth,
social position and power meant
nothing compared with love. He
added:
The first days Corliss went away
i wandered as a man without a
home. The second day | cOuldn:
attend to my business. 1 couldn't
sleep. The third day | couldn't
think. eat or sleep.
I about ai
had money and l found it couldn't
buy anything that was wanted by
me.
1 said / would give away every
thing. If that was necessary and
would get a job as a cOnduc-
tor on the tramway, or become a
plumber. l had asked Corliss if
she would come to me and live IN
hovel. She replied that we
could find some lonely island
CAREFUL OF PROPRIETY.
Miss Palmer, in the opinion of
the wealthy publisher. * well chap
eroned. His relations with her, he
asserted, have not Overstepped pro-
priety. He always has made sure
than whenever she slept in his
home there were others there and
that his apartment was as far dis
tant from hers as was possible.
There was conference between
counsel for Brewster and for Mrs.
Brewster today. Recently Brewster
filed an affidavit to the effect that
while his business is a large one
and he manipulates much capital.
ne does not have large sums from
which he can pay heavy alimony.
FORBIDDEN TO REWED.
A most interesting point regard.
ing a probable financial settlement
was raised today. When Brewster
was divorced in December. 1916. by
his first wife he was forbidden to
mary again under the New York
Stale law.
The fact that he did marry
again. il was pointed out. might
be taken as a defense by Brewster
in refusing to pay any alimOny on
the ground that the state of New
York cannot legally recognize his
second marriage.
When asked concerning this, he
replied:
II have been paying Mrs b
1882 a week. | will continue "a
do this until she conducts herself
in a manner that leads me to be
Heve l should discontinue.
Brewster had three children by
first marriage. That marriage
lasted eighteen years. OF il, he
said. while Corliss Palmer listened
81 loved my wife for about a
year. But we drifted apart.
was only a boy"
A woman who permits her hus
hand to see her usually in cur
papers and an untidy kimono /.
courting danger. he inferred.
OF Miss Palmer he says:
Miss Palmer entered our home
in fame and fortune contest
in which $4,000 girls participated.
She was my wife's choice for
winner and IT was suggested by
my wife that Miss Palmer live
with us while she was making
picture.
Il had been surrounded for
many years with beauties and
famous women. Never was I
tempted and never did 1 so much
as hold ahy girls hand. 1 never
thought OF such a thing as car
ing for anyOne outside NV home