Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-03

WASHINGTON, November 2.-Con-
CALCULATIONS are being showered upon
Admiral Dewey. and the news OF his
engagement continues to be the aD-
sorbing topic of interest.
The Admiral has long been an inti-
mate friend of the Mclean family, and
although his attentions to Mrs. Hazen
and her sister, Mrs. Ludlow, formerly
Mrs. Bugher, were very close, he was
not, among his friends, at least, looked
upon as a sutton for the hand OF either.
Those closely in touch with the Ad-
miral assert that the affair is one OF
recent date, and that it has ripened
from attachment into love since the
Dattle of Manila, when Mrs. Hazen was
one of the first to congratulate him
npon his great victory
When the Admiral was commodore
On duty at the department before his
assignment to the Asiatic station, he
was not looked upon as a ladies man"
although he was always popular in
society. He was always attracted to-
ward those who were brilliant and viva
cious, for, not being talker himself,
he is a good listener. His favorites at
that time, it is said, were Mrs. Hazen,
Mrs. Bugher and Mrs. Julian James, a
sister of Mrs. Myers, who is the aunt OF
the late Lieut.. L. B. M. Mason, of the
navy.
During his earlier stay on the Asiatic
station occasional letters were passed
between the Admiral and Mrs, Hazen.
Immediately following the battle OF
Manila, Mrs. Hazen sent an enthusiastic
cablegram. The Admiral, hitherto
known only as modest gentleman and
an efficient naval officer, evidently be-
came Mrs. Hazen's hero.
Cablegrams were exchanged frequent
ly, and letters to and fro are described
as being two paper chains, the links
of which grew closer as time for the
admiral's return approached. When he
set sail from Manila he sent cables
and letters at every port where the
Olympia touched, and the gossip is that
he received almost as many as he dis
patched.
The offer of Mrs. McLean's house for
the admirals temporary use when he
arrived here reached him at Gibraltar,
and the invitation and its acceptance
are regarded as an eloquent common
tary on the rapid progress of the court
ship by letter. When Dewey reached
the Mclean house the night of his ar
rival here and following the street
demonstration, Mrs. Hazen was the
first to greet him.
After brief welcome from Mrs. Nc
Lean the two ladies departed for the
Mclean country place in Woodley lane
The next morning the first note the
Admiral received was from Mrs. Hazen,
and the first thing he did was to write
a note in answer. During those first
few days the only social call the Ad-
miral made was paid to Mrs. Hazen
and her mother.
At the recent Metropolitan Club din
ner the floral decorations were numer-
Gus and beautiful The admiral selected
the most gorgeous basket, called a
club messenger and instructed him with
great care to take these flowers to
Mrs. McLean's house and present them
with my compliments
All these little incidents ordinarily
indicating only esteem and apprecia-
ton, are now looked upon as showing
the flame lambert in the Admiral's
heart all this time.
Mrs. Hazen is one of the most bril-
liant women in Washington. Possess
ed Of ample means, ready wit, great
conversational powers, thorough
knowledge of society and society per-
cons. grasp of politics and public
questions, she is regarded as an ideal
wife for the Admiral.
About 40, and of plump figure, she
has a flow of spirits and keen sense
OF the ludircrous, and is said to be at
her best when telling humorous
story The friends of both say it is
Mrs. Hazen's jolly disposition that has
heen the particular attraction for the
Admiral, who enjoys wit and humor in
Others hugely, and cracks his own lit
tie joke in company quite carly as an
indication of the strain in which he
would like TO see the conversation con-
Quoted.
Mrs. Hazens chief charm, aside from
her sparkling eyes and smile, is pro-
fusion of auburn brown hair, family
Hinged with gray and rolled high from
Ier forehead with trif1ing suggestion
of bang.
AS Mrs. Hazen is still in mourning
Cor her son, who was killed by run
away horse as he was convalescing
from an illness last summer, the fes-
tiyities in connection with the wedding
will probably be limited, and there
may be no change in the very moderate