Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-30

She Is Wealthy. vIvacious. Middls-Agsd
Rosy. Stout. Thsosophical Enter.
tanning and Popular.-.shs SCI
Iscted the Future Home Of
the Hero Of Manila

On the morning after Admiral Dew
ey announced his impending marriage
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Sun wrote:
Now that Admiral Dewey has In his
Enthusiastically matter-of-fact way
announced his engagement to Mrs.
Mildred b. Hazen, the public is begin
ming to wonder just a little, although
the inevitable few are present who
proudly say, IL told You So" And
strangely enough, so they did, for more
than one newspaper published at the
time Of Dewey's arrival home the Cos
sip floating about among the knowing
ones in Vanity Fair. The basis OF this
gossip was the fact. which leaked out
through a government officer, that the
gallant admiral had sent brief cable
message on his own account from each
Of the posts where the Olympia touch
ed on her historic and deliberate voy-
age from the far East, to a certain
lady residing at the home Of Mrs.
Washington Mclean on Connecticut
avenue and Seventeenth street, which
was the admirals headquarters while
he was being officially welcomed to
the capital, Mrs. Mclean, and her
daughter, Mrs. HaZen, to whom the ca
BILE messages were addressed, living
meanwhile at the country place of Mrs.
X. Mclean in the suburbs. Nobody
appeared to believe the reports, how
ever, preferring to think that they
were due solely to the friendship be-
tween Admiral Dewey and the Nc
ment. made through Secretary Long
at the theatre. has caused surprise.
A local paper dares to place the age
Of the naval hero's fiancee at 43. Her
first husband General Hazen. who had
been u prominent officer in the civil
wra. was not by any means "A young
man when he died-as of course he
could not have been, and that was In
1887. Mrs. HaZen was not thought to
be so very much younger than her
husband. but then ii is never gallant
to speculate about wOman's age.
Suffice 1t to say that the fiancee Of the
admiral Is a young looking. bright
eyed. rosy checked little woman who
has long been favOrite in Washing
ton society. She Is short and stout, a
demi-brunette. whose hair is sprinkled
with gray. and with agreeable man
ners and marked vivacity If not bril-
lancy. She is the daughter of the late
,l,s l.T Hnt of hn
Cincinnati Enquirer. and H. : lived in
this city with her mother since the
death Of her husband, the Washington
McLeans having moved to Washington
about fifteen years ago, where the
head Of the house invested largely in
real estate and local securities, which
investments have since been assumed
by Washington McLean's son.
A few years ago the elder Mrs. Nc
Lean removed from Lafayette Square
TO the house on Connecticut avenue,
one of the numerous pieces Of proper
ty purchased by the Mclean estate
and which was erected by Boss"
Shepherd for his residence i'm the
boom days" of old Washington, when
Shepherd was the mayor. common
council and board of public works
combined.
Mrs. HaZen bears a striking resem-
blance to her sister, the wife OF Cap
tain Nicoll Ludlow of the navy. to
whom she was married in 1898. her
first husband having been Frederick
Bugher. The sisters have been quite
prominent in Washington society and
perhaps because of their wealth, which
they inherited from their father. they
have been reported as being engaged
to almost every eligible bachelor who
has appeared on the carpet, including
those perennial beaux. General Joe
Wheeler and ex-Secretary Herbert.
Mrs. Hazen lived while her husband
was at the head of the signal corps
of the navy in their own house at 18th
and X streets, which was recently the
home of Secretary of War Alger.
The social and family connections Of
the McLeans are such as to make them
an influence in Washington society and
in official and political life as we'll
John II. Mclean about fifteen years
ago married the daughter of General
Edward +. Beale, a gallant army Of
ficer and Republican politician. who,
was prominent in the politics of Cali
fornia. where he owned large stock
ranch The widow of General Beale
lives in the great square brick house
at the corner of Lafayette Square and
III street, in the same block where the
McLeans formerly lived.
The Beale residence Is known as the
Decatur house, having been built by
Admiral Decatur. General Grant used
to stay with the Beales when in Wash
ington before and after his election to
the presidency. Soon after their
marriage Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean
moved to the Fernando Wood house,
once the residence of Hamilton Fish
and Roswell +. Flower, and to which
they have made extensive improve
ments, including a large art gallery
and ball room. Mrs. Mclean Is prom
inent in all charitable and social move
ments. The brother Of Mrs. Mclean,
Truxtun Beale, Minister to Persia I'M
der Harrison, married Miss Hattie
Blaine. She has since been divorced
from him and lives here during the
winter with her mother, Mrs. James g.
Blaine.
Neither Mrs. Hazen nor Mrs. Ludlow
has been noted either for personal
beauty or intellectual brilliancy, but
narhans because of their unaSuming