Show ECHO O Of ROMANCES Is S RECALLED CALUD BY 61 EN A EMENT Chicago Girl Who Won Pullmans Pullman's Heart to Marry Harry Englishman CHICAGO March A A mo modest est little item in th 3 society columns announced tho the betrothal of Blanche Barrett and Caps F. F W. W Clark of London an officer of the Kings King's Royal Roal Rifles S But on Michigan avenue and on Prairie Pral- Pral Tic rie avenue a and on Lake Shore drive e there was a sudden show of interest and tho the little announcement was not read and for forgotten Blanche Blancho Louiso Louise Barrett has been for Sonic some five years vears a resident of New Y York r St. St Petersburg Paris and London But Buther Bu her hor home is Chicago o and here were played the dramas of her emotional romances ro ro- ices mances and her tan tangled love 10 matters which racked Chicago's society at its pinnacles and sot ct the world a She it wa was wag who in 1890 1590 was the cause causo lUSO of a t suit for her affections brought 1 by hr Frederick Y Bowers the writer of romantic ballads against George M. M L Pullman Jr Tr Bowers was her husband She bad had eloped Cloned and married him in Milwaukee l in in when she was 19 years old and ande he be e was a a. matinee idol Husband Sues Pullman Mrs rs Charles R. R Barrett her mother was a Dau Daughter of the Revolution a descendant of Mayflower l stock and a Prairie avenue n leader Her father was waFt wasa a retired packer parker P. P D. D Armours Armour's intimate inti- inti mate mato associate The latter was Blanches Blanche's godfather Miss riss Barrett's Barretts a father it was IS reported d dat at tho the time nearl nearly died of grief over his act TIer Her mother provided pro her a handsome income income and she be traveled for several se months with her actor husband Then as from a clear sky ski came a suit It was no DO ordinary suit The rhe complainant com corn was as Bo Bowers Tho The respondent was George Georgo M. M Pullman Jr who was as then married to I Lynn Fernald a Chicago Chicago Chi Chi Chi- ca cago o school teacher teacher another another elopement wedding The Tho basis was a char charge e that Pullman had stolen tho the affections of Mrs Frederick V. V Bowers Pullman to the amazement ment of tho world admitted tho the char charge o to the extent ex cx- tent of n ha having won the beautiful woman woman wom worn an from Bowers ers and made the unique defense that as M she had never loved lo Bo Bowers he could not sue for alienation of her ber love Io This Thin Bowers ened with letters showing sho that she di did dia love him S Young Pullman Dies Pullman ann and Mrs Bowers Bowen were found at a fashionable hotel botel in New York The They occupied separate apartments and nna the world torM looked for indi indignant denials To r every very ones one's surprise Mr Mrs Bowers said to reporters that she hc was Mrs Pull PuB man Yes Yea she ahe said she be bc had bad left her husband for the young roun Pullman heir and loved lo him and was vas his Later the two came to Chica Chicago o and lived li at the Lexington hot hotel 1 Then young Pullman ullman died and nothing came cam of the suit mit after all In 1901 1001 Bowers procured a divorce on ona ona ona a showing that she sho had been indiscreet with Pullman Recently Mrs Bowers Bower or Mi Miss iss s Barrett Bar Barrett rett as 38 she prefers to be O known went ent wenton enton on a tour of England with Alfred Gallatin Gallatin Gal- Gal latin and his wife Mr r Gallatin lives at the UH Waldorf Astoria and is a Wall Wallstreet Wallstreet street t millionaire There Thele she he met the dashing young capLain captain cap CRP- tain Lain of the tho S Seventh battalion Kings King's Rifles Ho lie is ig said to be wealthy It is no nf marriage for money moner lie has hea estates and a London residence The ceremony will take place in the Church of S St St. Geor George Georgo o on March 7 7 |