The Washington times., 1922-10-03

At the bottom are several OF the
destroyers. snapped Just before de.
parture.
all the money she had made in her
ventures.
In the meantime, her husban
brought suit for divorce against her
in the American courts on the
ground of desertiOn. lie succeeded,
and gained the custody of the child
who was later to figure so sensa.
tionally in another divorce case.
Resented Using Name.
The sin of Cora Potter in the eyes
Of her husband was more that she
insisted on using his name when she
went on the stage than that she left
him. The name OF the Potters was
an old and dignified one, and the
fact that IL was emblaZoncd all
across Europe and America to glare
out at him from billboards was more
than he could forgive. Every plea,
every offer of money to his former
wife IL she would drop the use of
bis name. she refused
I'm do what | like" she said
heatedly.
That line sums up Cora CrQuhart
Potter about as completely as any
one line can. She did just what she
pleased. At consequences. the opinion
of her friends or the public she
snapped her fingers. She would do
as she liked, and she always did.
Appealed To StiIlman.
But the time came when she
ah~l lyA
Notwithstanding insult on in.
jury. the Potters felt-failed and
she was desperately in need of
money. She appealed to her former
husband and then to her sOn.in law.
| the wealthy James A. Stillman,
who had married her daughter
Anne. 1t is believed that he set
tied large sum on her at his
wife's request, sufficient to keep
the aging aCresS from actual want
for the remainder of her life.
Like mother, like daughter. AL.
though reared by her father in his
homes in New York. city, Newport
| and Narragansett Pier. she had the
same headstrong fiery temper that
had characterized her mothers fas-
| Cinating personality. As her mother
had done. facing awful. crushing
| defeat, she would fight fearlessly
on rather than give in, although
| her cause seemed hopeless and
common sense appeared to call for
surrender.
Fond Of Outdoor Sports.
These traits, however, were not
distinguishable early in life. 1t was
not until after her marriage to Mr..
ttA
| known to society. Hitherto she had
been prominent principally in the
| zest and success with which she fol-
lowed outdoor sports. The place for
fun was out of doors. 1t was on the
tennis court and on horseback that
she gained that intangible quality
in her figure which speaks endur.
ance, strength and the speed OF the
antelope.
Even after her marriage she stuck
to the outdoors with desperation.
Her hunting lodge at Grand Anse,
on the St Maurice river, in the
Province of Quebec, was in the deep
est part of the North woods. 1t was
a present from her father and It re.
mained her favorite refuge after her
marriage.
1t was here that the dark.skinned
| Fred *. Beauvais, handsome Indian
guide, strodc vigorously into the pic.
ture. Now Anne, like her mother, is
a woman Of violent likes and dislikes.
And she liked the guide. He was a
great help with the children, and he
talked her language-the outdoor
| tongue.
Hated Husbands Business.
| In this part of her life, which be.
came the most important part Of her,
her husband had no interest. He was
an indoor mana man of banking
houses, cafes, theaters and late hours.
She grew to hate his business, his
mode of life, his friends.
The break was certain to come
eventually; 1t was only hurried pace
by the action Of her husband in seek.
ing to cast aside her youngest son,
Guy, as the son of Beauvais.
During the two years of the divorce
fight the character OF Mrs. Stillman
became more pronounced than over
| Her love of outdoor things became
almost mania: she wore the Indian
headdress or the great flaring red
handkerchief she wound about her
head, even in Poughkeepsie and New
| York.
The love Of finery and show that
was so evident in her mother took