The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-22

When Admiral Dewey landed on these
shores a famous man, having gone out a
few months before as an unknown man.
ne announced that in no circumstances
would he accept the nomination for presl-
dent of the United States. At that time
he had no more idea of taking the helm
OF state than he had of letting his jack
of-the-dust take the coming tower. But
soon after Admiral Dewey was married.
Ga account of the announcement of Ad-
miral Dewey that he is a candidate for
the presidency the name of Mrs. Dewey
has become talked of throughout the
world. Mrs. Dewey Is no ordinary
woman Ever since she came to Wash
tngtoa as a girl Of eighteen, she has i'm.
pressed herself upon the social life Of the
capital. She has G strong personality,
and an intelligence which fosters ambi-
ton. She is one of those women Of whom
Washington society before now has felt
the power. Feeling her superiority GO
the majority of the women who shine In
social ranks, she has not failed to show
her contempt fer small ambitions nor for
the weak and faltering ones. The result
has been that Mrs Dewey has made
Washington, but that goes without say,
ing. Washington society is a strange
thing, anyway, and the American of this
provinces has rather hard work TO COM
preEend it. For instance, the other day a
hostess who was not well versed in all
the 'ins and outs placed side by side at
dinner the wife of the Austrian minister
and the Mexican ambassador This good
lady had forgotten entirely that since ths
ArchGuKe MaXimiian was shot at Quere,
taro, Mexico, there had been a feud be.
tween the Austrians and the Mexicans,
and officially these two nations had never
exchanged international courtesies So
there was row, and that most severe
kind of one-the kind in which the women
are the principal movers.
Mrs. Dewey is too well versed in the
society methods of the capital to make a
break like this, but in long social
career in Washington it is impossible that
she should not have angered some per-
sons and made friends of Others
No woman with her strength of char
acter could do otherwise. AS the "hrst
lady of the land" Mrs. Dewey would
have an opportunity to pay off many old
scores. Mrs. Dewey is not without power
without wealth, without brains, without
ambition-she has them all, and with
them a pleasing personality and a reten-
ton of good looks which also is pleas
ing. As Wash" McLeans daughter
Miss Mildred Mclean may have received
some 'snubs" from the set of people in
the capital who are known as the resi-
dents" But her father and mother were
residents of a later growth. and Mrs
Washington Mclean has one of the finest
and most hOspitable houses in Washing
ton. I : the wife Of Gen. Hazen, Mildred
Mclean was able to repay twofold all
the ST. Ibs that the McLeans had received
when they first ventured on the stormy
sea of Washington society. And the gen.
eral was a quiet body out of uniform
When the general came to New York and
reporters were sent to interview him.
Mrs. Hazen sometimes was present, and
then the general gave a talk which was
Of interest to everybody and harmed no.
body. Gen. Hazen always trusted in the
ability of his wife.
A SECOND NINE. DE STAEL
When it was announced that the Widow
HaZen was to marry the admiral, Ned
Mclean, the young nephew of Mrs
Hazen, said to a reporter: II tell you that
Dewey is in great luck. dewey just at
this time was fresh from the victory Of
Manila) Her household will be a social
and intellectual center and a salon such
as has not existed since the days of Nine.
de Stael." The enthusiasm of her nephew
was not borne out by the salon of
Mrs. Dewey. There are few Nine. de
Staels to a century, but many persons in
Washington have enjoyed the hospitality
of the wife Of the admiral. Since the
widow Of Gen. Hazen was married to the