The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-24
By GILBERT SWAN

y
riage! Miss Brush. as you doubt
less know, is the charming author of such best
sellers as "Young Man of Manhattan" and
''Red-Headed Woman" and is new literary
figure of some consequences; Fl. Charles Winans
j. her husband. and something Of young 6nan-
cial magician.
What you may not know is: they have re-
Gently o. KID unique marital arrangement
which has turned out to be quite as practical
as it is modern: that is declared non-freakish
and modelled to fit into the scheme Of modern
city life while allowing two persons TO engage
in their particular and completely different pro-
fessions.
They had agreed to give marriage trial
for three years and see what happened. In
the beginning there was doubtless disposition
to be modern.
And if Miss Brush may have approached
marriage with qualified optimism it was par
TALLY due to an intention to lock herself in from
time to time while writing; and partially be-
cause she had tried marriage once before and
it didn't work so well.
They were young. but they both knew the
metropolitan demands on people who are deter
mined to do something"
WELL. two years have gone by. And
W there's new lease on love- as it were.
They've renewed the three-year 'plan" and
celebrated it with trip to Europe But in
innate friends will tell you that there really was
no reason for bringing that matter up. Their
scheme has worked.
And their arrangement was
more than passingly novel. \
Trial marriage and all of its
variations are not new under the
sun. And the modern" marriage
arrangements have had consider -
able publicity. Fanny Hurst. an ~
other well-known writer, was
among the first to suggest separate
menages But the Wnans-Brush
idea was not without originality
Miss Brush has pride and interest in the
financial problems of her husband; Winans ha.
pride and interest in the writing problems OF
his wife.
They are both busy people. They knew
that when they started. And they realized they
must be modern" about things.
So home was to both of them home and
business headquarters.
THEY married. figuring that three years was
l. fair period of time in which to try their
marital experiment. They expected to have
some general idea at the end of the first year.
They could extend the lease" as often as they
wished; and it looks as though there would be
innumerable renewals.
AS the time for marriage neared. Winans
went about New York looking for place that
would fit in with their plans. He purchased
two costly and fashionably located cooperative
apartments: one for each of them. He would
have his place. She would have hers. While
the same decorators would furnish and adorn
them-each would have an individual scheme
of decoration.
Their places looked down upon the Eas,
River. with its ever shifting scenes and PAN
Dramas. He had bit of balcony where the
sun hits in the morning. where he could 81,
down in contemplative mood and figure out i'm.
portant financial schemes.
The Winans section has definitely male
touch. There is the den and smoking room, a:
well as the reception room, living room ct al
Miss Brush's section has definitely femi.
nine touch. There are all the mirrors that a
woman could possibly desire. She has her own
study. She has her own pet library. She ha:
her own workroom. She has her own place
looking out on the river where she can sit and
think while preparing another story or novel
There is telephone connecting the two
places.
IF hubby wishes tea or dinner or evening
1 engagement he gets on the phone:
Dear. are you doing anything for dinne'
tonight2"
Sorry. darling. but I've got two chapters
to go on book. Can't you make II Wednes,
day?"
'Wednesday-let me see! Yes. | can can.