St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13
DON'T WANT MUCH.
Mrs. Mile Price Dow Would Give
Tn Her Husband for $4,000,


New YORK. Aug. 12.-Mrs. Mile
Price Dow, the dancer with the tur-
quoise blue eyes and the crown of curly
golden hair. sets valuation of $4,000
upon her wifely attachment for her
young husband, Clarence Merrill Dow.
The latter is son of G. II. Dow, presi
dent of the Commercial National bank,
Denver, Col. The story of the
meeting between the soubrette
and the millioDaire's son, and
their subsequent marriage, is
romantic one. They met on Thurs
day, were married on FriGay, and part
ed the following Tuesday. Banker
Dow would be glad to have the mar
rage between the young people an
nulled, but the figure which the actress
names as a consideration for giving up
a husband is little steep III the old
gentleman'S eyes. He is opposed to his
daughter-in-laW because he does not
like her profession. He is opposed to
actresses on principle. She executes
an artistic skirt dance, and her ability
to shoot her heels skyward with delight
full ease and grace is the admiration OF
all who behold her.
lit was SO funny, the way in which
Clarence and l met and were married."
she said. Il joined Donnelly and Cir
ards Natural Gas company at Kansas
City the day after Christmas, last win
ter, taking the part of JimpSy, and
that's the reason my friends now call
ME 'Jimpsy Dow We opened in Den
yer New Years day. During the after
noon rehearsal in Tab0r's Grand opera
house | observed dapper young man
talking with Donnelly and Girard. AS
| was walking away from the theater
after rehearsal the same young man
stepped up to me and said: Miss Price,
would you give me your auto
graph? | asked him for what pur-
pose he wanted my autograph. He
he had collection of actresses auto
graphs, and that no was getting all the
names he could. So we walked together
down to the hotel and l wrote my name
i'll his album. Clarence then asked me
If | would not like to take a ride with
him. | said that l would if he would
take my room mate, Miss Jessie Gardi-
ner along. He agreed to this, and we
three rode to and from the theater that
night in fine turnout. Clarence next
asked me if he might not take me alone
to ride the next day. He said that ne
had real cute little buggy that would
just hold two. l consented to accom-
pany HIM, and | should say it was
cute little buggy Why, it was appar-
emily covered with silver.
LAS we were returning from our drive
Dow turned to me aud, without any
warning, said, Miss Price, what do
you say to our getting married? Let's
get married. | SAID that | thought
that it would be jallyfun, and agreed to
his prOpOSitiOn. He drove to the city
hall to get a license, but the clerk there
refused to let him have one until he
should bring witness. This was no
bother to Clarence, for he just turned
away and got a friend of hiS-the stage
manager of the Central Variety
theater-who was perfectly willing to
witness the taking out of the license.
After this matter had been settled
Clarence and [ drove to the Windsor
hotel, and there Mr.. Dow and | were
married by Justice of the Peace Palmer,
the wedding taking place in the pres
ence of Edward Girard and Jessie
Gardiner. While | was still on the road
last February | received a letter from
my husband dated at Hastings, Neb. L
understand that he had been sent there
by his father, who was anxious that no
one in Denver. outside of his family,
should learn of his whereabouts. A
Denver newspaper man named Peters,
think, called on me last Monday and
tod me that he was a close friend of the
Dow family, and that he had come East
to ask me if | would be willing to sue
for a divorce. l was emphatic in my
reply and told him [ certainly
should not consider such a propO-
osition, and that l intended
to make my husband support me as a
husband should. Then the newspaper
man began to abuse Clarence, aud at
tempted to tell me what kind of man
he considered my husband to be- Finally
he showed his hand. and admitted that
he had come from Banker Dow. He
asked me how much would take to re-
lease Clarence, and | said that l thought
$50, 900 would be about right, and that |
would not take cent less. Peters said
that Clarence had no money, and | told
him that my husband was twenty-five
years old, and that he could go to work
and earn some. This closed the inter
view, and 1 have not seen the man
SiDceO