Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-13

jumping from Wisconsin to New Hampshire
we have another bright woman in the person Of
Mrs. Senator Gallinger. The most of her life
has been spent in Concord, the capital Of her
state, where she has had quite a social career
and where her husband has been prominent in
professional and political life. Mrs. Gallinger
has been in Washington somewhat during
her husbands terms in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, but she never paid much attention
to Washington society and has preferred quiet
life to the social swim. She is New Hampshire
woman by birth and she was Anna Bailey of Hop
kinson. She WIS teaching school at Cincin-
natl when she met DIR. Gallinger, who was in
the medical college there, and the two fell
In love with one another and were married.
Shortly after this DIR. Gallinger began to prac-
tice medicine in Concord, and this place has
been their home for the past thirty years.
Senator Gallinger some time ago retired from
practice. He is well to do, and he and Mrs.
Gallinger think that. the finest things in the
world are their daughter, who lives in Cam
bridge, and their two sons, who are with them
here. Mrs. Gallnger is a member Of the Bap-
tist church and she is q working Christian.
MRS. SENATOR PROCTOR
is so well known to the country that it is use
less to give much of a description of her. She
is splendid, motherly looking woman Of the
real New England type, quiet, gentle. ladylike
and unassuming. Aside from the Secretary of
War, she became noted here for her social quail
tiles, ard her home on Massachusetts, avenue
mas Deen the scene OF many large gatnerlngs,
which have been characterized by an absence
of display and by the quiet and dignitied grace
of the hostess and her charming daughter. The
Proctors are rich. Every one knows of the Sem
ators marble quarries with their hundreds of
workmen, who pour gold into the family treas
ury week in and week out the whole wear
through. Every one has heard of their fine
house in Vermont. and few, owing to the lack
of snobbishness and ostentation on the part of
the Proctors strange to say, envy them the
possession of their wealth.
MRS. GIBSON.
Senator Charles Gibson il perhaps the hand
soonest of the new Senator'S He is happy in
having wife who ID much finer looking than
himself. Mrs. Gibson comes Of one of the old
families of Virginia. She is a sister of Mrs.
Randolph Tucker and is one of the most
aristocratic locking ladies Of Washington. She
Is tall and stately. with that rich. dark COM
Plexion and beautiful black hair so often found
among southern women and found in
exactly the same type nowhere else. She is
a brilliant conversationalist and a woman Of
quick understanding and ready sympathy. She
was very well to do when Senator Gibson mar
ried her. and the two have 9 very pleasant
home on the eastern shore Of MARYLAND Their
life here is spent in fine suite Of apartments
at the Shoreham. and here Mrs. Gibson re-
ceives her friends with true southern hospi-
taity.
MRS. PALMER.
Senator John NJ Palmer may be President of
the United States and in that case Mrs. Palmer
may be mistress Of the White House. If SO
she will make good one. She is a woman of
much culture. and she is more fond of books
than Of dress. 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, Illinois.
She was living there when Senator Palmer fell
in love with her. and the story is that
she put the old gentleman on pro-
baton as to certain small vices which he
had contracted for year or so before she mar
ried him. Senator Palmer, SO the story goes
fulfilled the conditions to the letter and be-
came a goody-good man and finally ended his
state Of probation by going into the
state OF matrimony. Mrs. Palmer is
much interested in her husbands work She
believes that the world is growing better and
that women are growing better with il. She
movements that tend to the advancement of
her sex and she is one Of the managers of the
womans exchange at Springfield, an organiza-
ton which Is helpful in its influence aud far
reaching in its results. Senator Palmer and his
wife live here at the Elsmere. a quiet hotel
within a stones throw of the White House.
MRS. BRIcE.
Senator Brice is perhaps the richest Of the
new Senators and he will probably entertain
extensively here before his senatorial term is
over. He has @ charming wife, who is now
rich IN her own right. as Senator Brice is said
to have given her $500. 900 when he made a big
pot OF money on. of the Vanderbilts. He then
told her she should take this and keep it even
if he lost every cent by speculation, and he has,
1t Is said, gwen her other amounts from times