The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
Facts About Mrs. Ha-
zen Whom Dewey
Will Wed.
UNIVERSALLY LIKED.
Admiral Kept Her Portrait
On His Bureau On
Olympia.

AAiSht VI MS engagement 10 marry, the
| eyes of every one were turned upon
the woman of his choice. Naturally,
'all the world wondered what and
how great were the charms of the gra-
| cious lady at whose feet the admiral
| returning in triumph from victorious
! campaign, had laid his heart
] Wisdom in wooing equal to his skill
| IN war the admiral has surely display
! ed, for the future Mrs. Dewey, Mrs
| Mildred Mclean Hazen, daughter of
! Washington Mclean of Cincinnati, and
widow of Brig Cen Hazen, is
| one of the most fascinating women
| who ever graeed Washington society
| She is sprightly, witty and very quick
at repartee. She possesses the rare
gift of placing all persons Immediately
at ease, and, as one of her friends says
OF her, making them perfectly salts
| fed with themselves.
Since her season of mourning for her
| son last year, Mrs. Hazen's street cos
TUNES, of course, have been of black.
fashioned simply, While the black veil
which has framed her face has brought
| out the beauty of her coloring and the
blue of her expressive eyes.
Her house gowns have been artistic
creations of black and white, striking
| ly combined, lavender, delicate grays
and white. For afternoons she usually
wears, with skirts of the soft crepe eff
fects black and white fancy silk
| waists and in the evening not infre-
quently her black ball gowns and the
| lighter shades of second mourning.
Mrs. Hazen is exceptionally striking
! in evening dress, which is exceedingly
becoming to her. She is not extraord-
inarily fond of jewels, and, with the
Low afi .Afs ..W,r la
| dark hair, always simply arranged and
a diamond necklace, wears very few
gems. She possesses a dozen or more
choice and rarely beautiful fans of ex-
quisite art and workmanship. These
she. wears with different costumes and
uses with charming grace.
Mrs. Hazen was born when the fam
lily were residing in Sixth street, in
Cincinnati now a busy thoroughfare
of the city, the old family house having
long since given way to business
houses. Until she was 10 years old,
she, with her sister and brother, was
instructed by a governess
She was a highly original, studious
child. She never made intimate
friends, but her sister and brother were
her constant companions, and she cared
children do.
She was never fond of active exer-
| else. but would creep into the cosy
chairs in the library and spend hours
pouring over books. She was espe-
cially fond of fairy tales, and revealed
in The Arabian Nights and similar
stories which delight childish hearts.
10 this day, Mrs. Hazen enjoys a good
fairy story, and reads them with great
interest. She was always fond of
dancing, and was regarded as one of
the most graceful dancers in her set.
AT thirteen, after attending for some
time small private school in Cincin-
natl, she was sent to the Ursuline con-
vent, in Brown county Ohio, where she
completed her education.
She early turned her attention to mu-
sic and the study of languages. Mrs.
Hazen speaks French with a rarely
beautiful accent, and is extremely fond
OF German, which tongue she mastered
during her school days. She has stud
died both French and German litera-
ture, and is equally eonversant in them
both. Mrs. Hazen also speaks Italian,
but has given less time to this Ian
guage than the others. She is a bril-
liant pianist and enjoys music inn
mensely. This accomplishment will be
great source of pleasure to Admiral
Dewey, who is equally fond of music
Her favorite composer is Chopin whose
poetic strains she interprets with all
the depth of feeling of the true must
clan
Mrs. Hazen is devoted to children,
and when very young girl visited fire.
quently the Childrens Hospital in Gin
cinnati, where she read to the children
and related to them wonderful fairy
tales. She was regarded by her little
patients, as she has been by many
other suffering little children since as
good angel, or sort of real fairy
godmother.
Mrs. Hazen's little daughter, Mil
bred, who lived only six months, was
born in 1872; her son John, whose death
occurred last summer, was born in
1876. During Gen. Hayes administra-
ton, Gen. Hazen was military attache
at the United States legation in Aus
tria. John A. Kasson was then United
States minister to that country. Mrs
Hazen, who was young, beautiful and
witty, was the only woman of the lega-
ton. 1t goes without saying that she
was immensely popular in the court
circle, and was greatly admired by the
Emperor Francis Joseph and the late
empress.
Owing to her cordial and gracious
manner, Mrs. Hazen is regarded by the
hostesses in official circles as a most
valued assistant in entertaining at
cabinet and other afternoon and eve
ming receptions. This pleasing though
sometimes exacting task Mrs. Hazen
performs with the same vivacious and
sprightly manner characteristic of her
charming personality
Mrs. Hazen has aided Mrs Hobart
frequently at her Wednesday afternoon
at homes, and was also in great de-
mand at the other cabinet and official
receptions.
Much has been said of Mrs Hazen's
wealth, Her only income is derived
from the large residence at the north
west corner of K and Sixteenth
streets, which was given to her by her
father. Formerly the house was leas-
ed for the sum of $4,000 a year, but
since it has been enlarged and leased
by the present United States ambassa-
dor to Italy, Gen. Draper, and subse-
quently former Secretary Alger, and
its present occupant, Secretary Hitch
cock, it has brought SS000 the salary of
cabinet officer.
Mrs. Hazen has no income aside from
this, as the balance of the Mclean es-
tate is in the name of Mrs. Washington
Mclean, her mother.
When Ned" Mclean, Mrs. Hazen's
young nephew, heard of the engage
ment he remarked with boyish frank
ness, Il tell you, Dewey's in great
luck"
1t was at this time, in 1890. that Adj
miral Deweys acquaintance with
Mrs. Hazen began to ripen He had