The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-04
MRS. LINCOLN AND her WARDROBE.
A Curious NarratiVe-The IngratAtude OF
Republics and Republican,
From the N. Y. Herald Of today.


in the United States than Abraham Lincoln, 10
whom all were willing to pay their homage and
express their friendship-tO himself in protesta.
tions, to his family in costly and magnificent
presents. This was in the day of power, when
the keen scent of the place-hunter told him when
to iawn and crawl, to slide himself by any
means into office, so that the country might re-
pay him for the losses sustained in obtaining 1t.
Times, however, have changed. Mr.. Lincoln is
no more Patronage is no longer in the hands
of his family, aud the vultures have flown away.
Now for one curious sequel.
AN NCoeNITo ARRIVAL AT HOTEL.
On the 10th of September last lady. calling
herself Mrs. Clarke, accompanied by a cOlored
female servant, arrived st the Union Square
Hotel, in this city. Her baggage consisted of
two trunks, on the largest of which the name
Mrs. Lincoln, Springfield, Ill.," was visible,
though an effort had evidently been made to
erase it, the letters lincoln" being quite plain,
as was also the address white visiting card,
tackled on, bore the name OF MRS. Ciarke5
written in pencil. The other trunk had the
name "McCayn indistinctly lettered thereon.
Those gentlemen at the hotel who had known
Mrs. Lincoln when she was the first lady in
Washington, thought this Mrs. Clarke was not
she, although others expressed the opinion that
she was one and the same person.
She went out but very little during her stay
of exactly week, and left on the 26th of Sep
tember, promising to give directions py letter
subsequently as TO the disposal of her trunks.
Although some in the hotel we're certain of the
identity of Mrs. Clarke with Mrs. Lincoln,
which occurred, they surmised that Mrs, Clarke
was directly connected with the Lincoln family.
It very soon became known that the lady was
none other than Mrs. Lincoln, who, after leav-
ing the Union hotel, absented herself from the
city, but for short time, and on her return
took rooms at the st. Denis hotel, under the
same name as when at the Union.
MRS. LNcoLN's PECUNIARY DIFFICULTIES.
Mrs. Lincoln's visit, so privately, it was ascer-
tanned, was made for the purpose OF disposing OF
income is inadequate to her wants, she being
possessed of in all but Sl700 year, $500 of
which comes from the rent of her old house in
Springfield, the remainder being the interest OF
the $25, 600 which Congress appropriated for her
benefit, in place of 500, 600 which her friends
made an effort to obtain, but which the friends
of the dead President succeeded in defeating.
The lady, Immediately after living in such
splendid style, felt embarrassed in endeavoring
to support herself and young ones on so small
pittance.
She went to live at a second-class hotel in
Chicago, where ultimately she found herself
scarcely able to pay her bills The result was
her determination to part with some of her per-
senal effects, and it was tor thisI purpose that,
accompanied by her faithful negro servant
Lizzie, the only one who left the luXuries of the
White House TO follow the fortunes of the
Presidents widow. she visited New. York city,
and very soon entered into negotiations with
well-known broker on Broadway, to whom she
had previously addressed the letters we published
yesterday.
THE BROKER ADVANCES MRS. LINCOLN MONEY.
About four days ago Mrs, Lincoln, her son
Tad, and the negro attendant arrived in this
city and put up at the Brandreth House, the
lady entering her name on the books as Mrs.
Morris. She remained within DOORS gong to
no place of amusement Or puolic resort except
ing once, when a gentleman having lent her his
private carriage, she and her son and servant
took drive IN the Park. AT this time, her
wants becoming very pressing, she was obliged
| to send the following note to her broker:-
Sept 80, ls67-Mrs L. will trouble Mr.. Brady to
advance her six hundred dollars, which she hopes
| soon to return.
Mr.. Brady complied with the request and re.
| ceived the tolloWing:-
NEW YORK, Oct; /, ISs7.-Received of William H.
-'"0' MRS A. LINCOLN
SURVEYOR wAKEMAE AND MRS. LINCOLN.
Gentleman interested in the widow of the late
| President called at various ttknes some of the
| Republican office holders, who were partly
indebted to that lady for their position, bat all
| to no purpose. Among Others, in compliance
with the following letter, Surveyor Wakeman
| was waited on, and promised two or three times
| to accede to Mrs. LinCeln's request. Up to the
present, it is said, he has not been heard
| irom:-
CHICAGO, Sept "a. lss7.--w. H. Brady. Esg.-My
man. He was largely indebted to me for Obtalning
years and ffom Which he has amassed a very large
fortune. He win assist me in my painful and humi
would scarcely hesitate to return in a small manner
sRowered upon him. Mr. Waterman @ mSny times ex
cited my sympathies in his urgent appeals for office
be happy relieve by purchasing one or mori
| MRS, A. LINCOLN
| DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK UNAIDRD.
Mrs, Lincolpis appeal to her so-called friends
have been made in vain. The men who gavt
her valuable presents in her hour OF succe IS
merely for the estimation in which they helC
her husband, now, in her hour of trial, refuse +,
| relieve her from comparative want. The poo
| lady by this time has discovered the amount o
honor, honesty, or disinterestedness to be fount
| in the place.hunters heart, and 1t must hav
| been with disappointment and disgust that sh
took her departure yesterday morning from
| city in which reside men of wealth, who hav
derived their riches from her husbands hand
and through the instrumeDtallty and inluenc
OF herself,
DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTICLES FOR SALE.
As one enters the room where these article
are exhibited, the first that attracts the eye ar
five elegant camel's hair shawls hanging care
lessly on the back of a chair. They are of tn
finest texture, and we're considered the most el
pensive in the market at the time of their Pun
chase, the largest costing $1,000 IN gold, and tn
, others from 1926 to $500 each. Two white Pals
| ley shawls lie on the lounge. They are of n
! markable 6neness and delicate finish, and ar
valued at $500 each. On the sho Wcase lies a
> exquisite and magnificent white point lac
shawl which cost $1,000, and near by are Eve c
! the same, averaging from 5000 TO Sl00 each.
. | Seven heavy double point lace shawls in
! cluded in the list are worth S4500, aud paraso
| covered with the richest of thread lace is value
: | at 5000. Conspicuous among the articles is
Russian sable cape OF the finest and sOftest fnl
, | IL is very large, and COST $4,000 IN gold, and
accompanied by a sable boa valued accordingly
Thrown upon the furs is point lace handkel
| chief of the most delicate texture, worth Sl0(