Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-31
TILDEN-HAZLETON.
IL the Bachelor Of GrGnsercy Park Cipher
ing on a Matrimonial alliance?

IL the Bachelor of GTGnIercy Park Cipher
ing on Matrimonial alliance?
[St. Louis Special to Chicago Tribune.7
A decided sensation was excited in the
high social circles of st. Louis this morning
by the following announcement, which ap
peared in the Globe Democrat of this morn
ing: "It has been stated in the Globe Dem
ocrGt, as rumor, more than once, that Mr..
Samuel j. Tilden, of New York. was engaged
to be married to st. Louis belle. We are
authorized to say that tie wedding will take
place within three months, and that it will
be his good fortune to make Miss Nellie
Hazleton the future mistress of his heart and
home" A late edition of the EUening Post
has the following authentic statement on the
subject:
The announcement was made in this
mornings Glo6e-Denocrat, authoratively,
that Miss Nellie Hazleton was engaged to be
married to Samuel ]. Tilden, and that the
wedding was to take place within three
months. An EUenSng Post reporter imme-
diately waited upon Miss Hazleton at her
fathers fine mansion on Pine street, and
was shown into reception-room elegantly
furnished with brocatelle suit in green and
gold, adorned with many handsome orna-
ments, and containing many fine photo
graphs of the belle of st. Louis. After a
short delay, Miss Hazleton appeared. She
entered the room gracefully, and, in frank
and pleasant manner, said:
81 am sorry to detain you, but was re-
freshing myself preparatory to to-night's du-
ties, when I personate the bride in the
sMistletoe Bough,' at the Mercantile Lii
brary."
Miss Hazleton was dressed very neatly in
black polonaise, fitting her graceful form
beautifully. She is typical representative
of st. Louis beauty, and has long received
the appellation of ''the belle of st. Louis -
She is of medium hight, slender, and grace
full in all her motions. Her hair was dressed
high in puffs on the crown of her head, and
the luxurious auburn locks were displayed to
advantage. She has large, magnetic eyes, OF
beautiful liquid brown color, fringed with
lovely long black curling lashes. Her face
shows to its best in profile, when the out
lines are statuesque in the extreme. In q
front view, it is rather full for positive
beauty. In society her manners are pleasant
and agreeable, and she is a good converse
tlonalist. The Post reporter preached the
object of his mission, when Miss Hazelton
smilingly and blushingly replied:
"Oh, no; there is not particle of truth
in it. 1t is the same old story that was told
two years ago, which somebody seems to
have renewed. Why, have never once met
Mr.. Tilden. met Gov. Hendricks at Sara
toga during the Presidential campaign, and
be told me that Mr.. Tilden expressed de-
sire to meet me, but he has never been IN
troduced to me. Besides, ! would never
marry man so much older than myself"
The reporter then ventured upon delicate
question. He gently intimated desire to
know whether Miss Hazleton was still in
maiden meditation fancy Free"
am not engaged to anyone" replied
the charming belle with naivete and slight
color mantling her fair cheeks.
Miss Nellie Hazleton is 81 years OF age.
She graduated when 16, and made her debut
in society in her 18th year, and this is her
fourth season. st. Louis is not to lose its
belle, and Samuel j. Tilden will have to seek
bride elsewhere.
subsequently your correspondent met Mr..
Otis Hall, the society editor of the Globe
Democrat, who made the following state
ment in justification of his formal announce
ment of the engagement of Miss Hazleton
to Mr.. Tlden; On Monday he received q
note from Miss Hazleton asking him to call
to see her on business. In obedience there
to he called at her residence on Pine street,
where he had short conference with the
lady, during which Miss Hazleton authorized
him to formally announce that she was en-
gagged to Mr.. Tilden, and that the marriage
ceremony would certainly take place during