The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-27

the bride is heiress to a comfortable
fortune. She graduated from a fash
ionable Washington seminary last
june and on December 4 last made
her formal debut in Washington socie
ty. She was admittedly the most
beautiful de~buntante of the season
and Immediately became the center
of attraction for a host of admirers.
From the time of her first meeting
with the swarthy diplomat from Nj
caragua- an immediate attachment
sprung up, which had it's elimination
in today's wedding. Mrs. Corea is
only 20 yea of age while the groom
is nearing 40.
Senior Corea came here in 1899 as
the representative and protege of Pre-
sident Zelaya of Nicaragua, and is one
of the best known and most popular
Latin-Americans in Washington. From
the first he enjoyed the personal
friendship OF Secretary Joha Hay, and
has since became a decided favorite
Is a
man of culture AID refinement, an &C
complished fnguist, handsome of face
and courtly of bearing, and these at
tributes Immediately made him popu
lar in diplomatic and official circles.
His history in Washington has been
a series of successes. except in 4
instance, which came near ending his
diplomatic and social career. That
was when ne was Tilted by a hand
some and wealthy widow, then Mrs.
Ilah Dunlap Jordan, of Macon, Ca,
now Mrs. John D. Little. Mrs. Jordan
broke her engagement with DR.. Corea
principally because If rumors to h
effect that he had negro blood in his
veins. AS a loyal southern woman
she feared that she could not be hap
by with Corea when such a doubt
listed in her mind, and consequently
gave him up, although it is believed
in Washington society that the sepa
ration cost her much mental anguish
at the time.
Mrs. Jordan was the daughter of
a wealthy Georgian, a1d her first hus
band, Lee Jordan, was a millionaire.
He died shortly after their marriage,
leaving an immense fortune to his
widow. Mrs. Jordan made her entree
n Washington society at a time when
Dr. Corea was on the crest of his
wave of popularity, and an immediate
friendship, ~ripening into love, follow
ed their meeting. Later both visited
of the fascinating widow was con-
tinued, and where Mrs. Jordan pur-
chased her trosseau. Upon returning
from Europe Mrs. Jordan went to her
home at Macon, Ga, where her en-
gagement to Dr. Corea vas an1ounc-
ID.
Then came the rift in the lutte of
love, which finally brought the TO-
nance to an abrupt end. Someone,
an enemy Or rival of Senior Corea's,
perhaps. wrote an anonymous letter
to the mayor Of Macon, alleging that
he Nicaraguan had a wife at home
and intimating that he possessed ne
gro blood. The executive of Macon,
not knowing that the waste basket is
the proper receptacle for unsigned
communications, appointed himself a
committee of one to place the matter
before Mrs. Jordan. AT first she re-
fused to listen to the charges, b in
the end the iron of doubt entered her
soul. Senior Corea heard of the ac-
cusations and demanded a thorough
investigation. This was made by the
friends of Mrs. Jordan and resulted
in the complete -exoreration of DR..
Corea.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Jordan had exer-
cised the feminine prerogative of
changing her mind. A sweetheart
of her youth had appeared upon the
scene, Captain John D. Little, a ma
tive of Georgia and to him she was
married after breaking off the engage
ment with DIR. Corea.
The incident would probably have
ended the career of many diplomats,
but DR.. Corea stuck to his post. In
the enc Fate has played fair with him
by giving him as a bride a southern
woman as fair and beautiful as the
one he lost.