The evening world., 1911-01-14
Mrs. c. B. Jackson and Mrs.
F. N. Barker Attract Atten-
ton in Society There.
ARE BOTH HANDSOME.
Each Seeks Divorce on the
Grounds of Cruelty, but
Complaints Are Sealed.

RENO. New, Jan. 1.-two lnsepa-
rable friends. elegantly gowned. hand
some young women. are prominent fig
ures In the gay life OF the divorce col
ony here. They are Mrs. Lucy l..
jackson. wife OF Charles u. Jackson OF
No 70 steuber street. East orange
". j., and Mrs. Blanche T.. Barker. wife
Of Frederick Nelson Barker Of No. II
Howard street. Newark.
According TO reports n brother OF Mrs.
Barker was engaged to marry Mrs.
Jackson before she met her present hue-
band. That brought the two women to-
gether as prospective sis,ers-ln-law and.
though the match was broken. the
couple have remained close friends.
They were married within a few
weeks OF each other and after both
had experienced marital shlpwreck they
came together TO Reno 20 regain their
freedom. Their companionship has been
constant during their residence in the
divorce section. n they attract atten-
ton by their united devotion to the gay
eties Of the local life. They are always
In the forefront OF the swirl.
Has Devoted Admirer.
II II nolsed about that after she gains
her liberty Mrs. Jackson will marry a
well known mining man Of this city
who was formerly conspicuous at ono
pah and Cripple Creek. Col, during
their exciting days. lie Is a devoted at
tendant upon her.
Mrs. Jackson says she was Miss Lucy
Chase of New York City. and claims to
belong 10 the family who founded the
Chase National Bank. Her brother. she
Is Julius Chase. a Wall street
broker. Her two children are not with
her; they are being cared for by reln-
tives In New Jersey. Women coming TO
the divorce colony do not usually bring
tte,' offspring; the presence OF children
II q serious obstacle to social pleasure.
The young N who Is OF n type
OF dashing beauty ana dresses exqui-
sitsiy. openly boasts that no ono here
X aware OF her actual identity. The
other night. amid n crowd Of merry
makers dining and wlning at a public
cafe. she exclaimed: None OF the news
paper men know who l am: I have
them all beaten"
Stopped Her Suit Here.
she was married to Jackson. who Is
the New Jersey agent for the Pittsburg
Plate Glass Company. at the home of her
parents In New York City Nov. IL. 1893.
Jackson's salary Is said to be over 5000
q year. Their two children are Norton
b.. nine years old. and Charles c.. seven
years.
In January. 1903. Mrs. jackson nled
papers for divorce In the Supreme Court
at New York. She alleged that hen
husband had turned her into the stree,
one cold night that month when she had
nothing on but her night dress. and she
was forced to seek shelter at n neigh.
boris. But the day after the suit was
started the couple made up n started
on a second honeymoon. The Jacksonl
were socially prominent at Orange.
Mrs. Barker was married In New York
City on Feb. %. 1900. She has one child
a boy. She IL we'll known In Newark
where she conducted halrdresslng ant
m~anicuring parlors.
The complaints OF both women are
sealed to prevent publicity. Each |,
claiming divorce on the grounds OF cru
city. II II said that the husbands vii
let the actions 70 by default.