The Anaconda standard., 1899-11-07
MRS. HAzEN.
She Is Short aud Stout, Dcmi-Brunette
and vivacious.

and Vivacious.
: Now that Admiral Dewey, in his
Enthusiastically matter-of-fact way,
has announced his engagement to Mrs.
Mildred b. Hazen, the inevitable few
are present who proudly say, Il told
you So" And, strangely enough, so they
did, for more than one newspaper pub
lished at the time of Dewey's arrival
home the gossip floating about among
the knowing ones in vanity fair. The
basis of this gossip was the fact which
leaked out through government en-
ploye that the admiral had sent
brief message to Mrs Hazen from each
OF the ports where the Olympia touched
on her historic voyage from the far
East, says the Washington correspond
ent of the, Chicago Inter Ocean.
people as 43, and she must be all of
that. Her first husband. General
Hazen. Wass.a prominent officer in the
civil war, and Of course was not by
any means a young man when he died
IN 1887. NfsssHazen was not thought
to be so very MAfh younger than her
speculate 42outi "a woman's age. Suffice
it to say ut shelisa young looking,
&. bright-eyS hosy-cheeked little woman
WHO has 1been, a favorite in WASH
ington She is short and stout,
q deml nfe,l whose hair Is sprink.
elsd w and wit, with la, agreeable e ,tas
brilliancy: )
She is the daughter of the late Wash
ington McLeanS founder of the CincIn-
natl Enquirer. and since the death of
her husband has lived with her moth
er. The McLeans moved to the capital
from Cincinnati about Is years ago
The head of the family invested largely
In 70 70 ND
few years ago the elder Mrs. Mclean
removed from Lafayette square to the
house on Connecticut avenue, one Of the
numerous pieces of property purchased
by the Mclean estate. The house was
erected by Boss Shepherd for his
own residence in the boom days OF old
Washington, when Shepherd was the
mayor, common council and board OF
public works combined.
Mrs. Hazen bears a striking resemb-
lance to her sister, the wife of Captain
Nicoll Ludlow of the navy, to whom
she was married in 1898, her first hus-
band having been Frederick Bugher.
The sisters have been quite prominent
in Washington society, and perhaps be-
cause of their wealth, which they in
herited from their father. they have
been reported as being engaged to al
most every eligible bachelor who has
appeared on the scene, including those
perennial beauX, General Joe wheeler
and ex-Secretary Herbert. The social
and family connections of the Nc
Leans are such as to make them an in
f1uence in Washington society, and in
official and political life as well.
Neither Mrs. Hagen nor Mrs. Ludlow
has been noted either for personal
beauty or intellectual brilliancy, but
perhaps because of their unassuming
manner, strength of character and gem
eral attractiveness have been quite
popular Neither has been a society
woman in the ordinary sense of that
term, but their homes have been the
rendezvous for what is perhaps strong
element of Washington society. Mrs.
Hazen Is something of a student, and
is, moreover, theosophist. She does
not belong to the local society. but has
contributed articles to the theosophic
publications.
Admiral Dewey was quite devoted to
Mrs. Hazen while he lived in Washing
ton before going to Manila, and she
was one of the first to wire him con-
gratulations on the destruction OF the
Spanish fleet Mrs. Hazen's son, her
only child, was fatally injured while
fox hunting on Long island about a
wear ago, and since his death she has
lived in retirement, her sister also being
in mourning When Admiral Dewey
and Mrs. Hazen are married they Will,
of course. occupy the modest but hand
some and well located home presented
by the contributions of the American
people, and which, 1t now develops,
Mrs Hazen, and not the admiral, final
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