Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-05
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
mRs. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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From The New York sunday News. Sep, 50
During the Presidency Of mir. Lincoln,
psobsbiy no man throughout tho broad ex-
panse Of the country was as popular Is be.
There we're thousands upon thousands esser
to DO him homage. His wife 10 great de
gree shared his popularity. In fact. she wss
regarded as the head and front OF fashiona
bio society a, Washington. Al the levee,
balls and parties which were given a. the
capitol while carnage was holdidg high car
nival net = hundred miles off, she shcne
With brilliancy among the giddy throngs
that swep. through the gilded halls. Her
extensive, magnificent, and costly wardrobe
vas no, only the theme Of the great !ades
Of Washiu gton, but it furnished column af>
ter column for the Jenk' nses Of the press.
From the Atlantic TO the Pacific the ger
geousness Of her apparel vas the talk CT
fashionable circles.
But fatal day came, and the rich gar
uents had to be laid aside for the dark ha-
L;iments of death. Her husband buried,
she sought seclusion in her western home.
Another filled the Presidential chair /; am
other lady did the honors Of the white
house aud, for long time. bus little WAS
said, and much less known Of Mrs. Lincoln.
But, after . time, she is brought again to
the notice Of the American public not IS
thu brilliant parsonage that she once was,
surrounded by oil the luxuries that the
heart could crave-but, as one weighed
down with heavy load Of trouble, seeking
TO realize money On the jewelry and gar
men,s that she had forever laid aside. Mrs.
Lincoln is poor now. She has no further
use for gaudy articles that once graccd her
person.
8 10 the Evening News OF Thursday We
mentioned alone, Of all papers, the fact Of
Mrs. Lincoln being 10 this city under the
assvmed name Of Mre. Olay.. Nearly ev
cry one in the land knows this now, IS il
~as flashed in every direction By telegraph
as an extraordinary revelation Of society,
and il has created . profound ssnsation.--
We will make brie; resume Of the facts
mentioned in that article, and present some
additional matters that have come to light
At tho office Of . prominent diamonds
broker on Broadway there hes been On ex.
hibiuon for several days past the entire
wardrobe Of Mrs. Lincoln. together With oil
her lewelry. They are offered for sale. The
amount that the lady expects to realize
from them lie 900. but it is thought that
her expectations with regard TO this will
not be realized. The gentleman Who has
her property for sale has offered his
services without charge. Thus far there
have been thousands at his rooms 10 view
the articles. Probably most were drawn
there out Of curiosity, as our article was
read BY every body, but % yet few sales
have been made, and those mostly Of minor
articles. The parties who purchased evil
IDENTIFY laid out their money more for the
purpose Of procuring relic OF souvenir,
than to obtain in return for It its intrinsic
value. In this connection it may be stated
that nearly everything that Mrs. Lincoln
had upon her person on the night Of the a.
sassinalion Of her husband 10 there among
the lot In accordance with her wishes, it
is most likely they will no longer be offered
at private sale after Tuesday. Then they
will be arranged to be sold at auction to the
highes. bidder. at which time the history Of
each article may be known BY those who
manifest . desire to purchase. Some may
be sought by Barnum for his museum some
oy actresses to repenish their wardrobes,
and probably the balance by those who have
penchant for things which have peculiar
history attached to them. This, generally
is the history Of the pcrsonsl Gecss Of those
who were great.
1t is . notorious fact that the dresses Of
the kings, queens, and other members of
royal families have seen their last days up
on the stsge Of some theatre, worn, perhaps
by some actor persona.ing the identical
character Of the person for whom the drcs,
Was originally made 1t seems to be
burning shame that these articles, the prop
esty Of the wife Of deceased President Of
the United States, should be thus disposed
Of because poverty Is staring his widow in
the face. Ii the professions Of respect and
love for Mr. Lincoln, which were SO profuse
ly made in his lifetime by SO many persons,
especially prominent ones, were sincere, why
does not some one come forward for himself
or IS the representative Of others, purchase
these articles, and then present them to
Mrs. Lincoln fo,, undoubtedly, she would
like 70 retain them as a remaiscence Of the
past-as = connecting link TO The memory Of
her husband!
She needs the money. and through the
sales of these cherished articles she alone
cat scc Atc WY w WHICH sue C0u procure q
pittance to keep her from wont during tbs
remainder Of her dsys.
II is hard struggle with her. 1t gnaws
her heart strings TO make the sacrifice-
She has sought to avoid publicity. 1t was
her desire that the articles should be dis,
posed Of without the fact being made known
TO whom they belonged. Blu. those who
knew Mrs. Lincoln and who by chance saw
the most costly garments and jewelry could
not fail but to recognize she true owner
Thus the fact leaked out.
Mrs. Lincoln is At present sojourning at
the Union Square Hotel. under the assumed
name Of Mre. Clark. Her trunks still bear
the imprint Of Lincoln" though An unsuc.
cessful attempt was apparently made to re.
move it. The name Of "Cl. TX has been
freshly painted upon them.
Among those who have viewed tho many
articles Of this lady, which are offered for
sale, were many prominent persons Of high
social and political standing.