St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21

Mrs. Gibson receives her friends with
true Southern hospitality.
Senator John M. Palmer's fife is a
woman of much culture. She is fond
of long walks and fresh air. and. though
she does not care for society calling, she
is thoroughly up in social matters and
understands how to entertain. Mrs.
Palmer was born in Springfield. Ill She
was living there when Senator Palmer
fell in love with her, and the story is
that she put the old gentleman OH pro-
baton as to certain small vices which
he had contracted for year or so. Sen
the let er and became a gOody-gOOd man,
and finally euded his state of probation
by going into the state of matrimony.
Mrs. Palmer has been prominent for
years in Illinois i'll all movements that
tend to the advancement of her sex. and
she IS one OF the managers of the wom-
ems exchange at Springfield.
The Richest of All.
Senator CALVIN Brice is, perhaps, the
richest of the new senators, and he will
probably entertain extensively here be-
fore his senatorial term is over. He has
a charming wife, who is now rich in her
own right. as Senator Brice is said to
lave given her 100000 when he made a
big pot of money out of the Wander
bits. He then told her she should take
this and keep it, even if he lost every
cent by speculation, and he has. it is
said, given her other amounts from
time to time which make her the pos
SCISSOR OF more pin money than perhaps
any other lady at the capital, with the
exception of Mrs. Stanford. She is
noted for her charity.
Mrs. Brice comes from Lima. y. She
was the daughter of prominent poll
tician there named MelIey, and she is,
think, the sister of Gen. Melley, prom
lnent railroad man in New Mexico, and
formerly adjutant general in the state
of Ohio. Mrs. Brice spent her last
summer in Europe, and she brought
back with her her daughter, Miss Helen
Brlce, who has just finished her educa-
ton across the water, and who is a
bright. attractive and accomplished
girl. Senator and Mrs. Brice have two
SONS in Harvard college and younger
one in the preparatory school.
Both Father and Husband Paper
Men.
Mrs. Senator PETER, the wife of the
Farmers Alliance man, did not come to
Washington with her husband. To use
the senator's words. "she will appear in
the spring, when the trees leave out and
the flowers shed their fragrance on the
air." She is, he tells me, not a society
woman in the sense of the word, but
she has fine social nature and is re-
fined and we'll read. She has been with
Senator PETER during the whole of his
varied career. sympathizing with his
trials and sharing his success as farm
er. editor and politician.
Mrs. PETER is by birth PENNSYLVANIA
woman, and she first saw the light of
day during President Jackson's first
term i'll 1882. Her father, William Bar
Der, was of English-Irish origin. Barber
was famous paper manufacturer. He
built the first paper mill in Cumberland
county, and around this mill in short
time village sprang up, which became
known as PapertOwn. and which is now
known as Mount Holly Springs. Mrs.
PETER was only two years old when she
came into Papertown with her parents
to live. 1t was here that she met Mr..
PETER. and they were married in 1852.
During the first year they lived in sew
eral different states, and when the war
broke out their home was in Illinois.
Mr.. PETER entered the army and he sent
his savings home to his wife. She in
vested the money to such an advantage
that when the war was over they had
the nucleus Of fortune.