Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-16
MRS. LINCOLN'S WARDROBE.
A Snowman Offers $4,000 for the lot
He Wants 10 Exhibit the Dresses
and JeWeIry in Europe.

A Snowman Offers $4,000 for the lot
He Wants 20 Exhibit fhe Dresses
and JeWeIry I'm Europe.
From the New York World, Oct u.
Although the weather yesterday was
very unfavorable for what is technically
known in drygoods circles as the "fancy
trade" yet quite number of people visited
Mr.. Brady's show room, on Broadway,
where Mrs Lincoln's wardrobe is exhibited
for sale Few purchases, however, were
made, the msiority of the visitors having
come rather 10 crafty a troublesome Curl
osity than to buy, and great many Of the
gems and Jewels, and all that womankind
attire, yet remain TO horrify and humiliste
the many wealthy ladies who rejoice in
being members Of that class euphoniously
dubbed Radical Shoddyites, who had
basked In the rays of Mr.. Lincoln's merid
ian career. and now leave his widow at its
sudden close in lonely, friendless penury.
One lady drove up in a magnificent car
riage. with richly caparisoned horses, and
coachman in livery, and asked to see Mr..
Brady. On being pointed out that gentle
man, she rushes up to him impetuously and
said in naughty tones; "Sir, / am friend
of Mrs. Lincoln, and desire to see her i'm
mediately."
Il am sorry, madam, / am unable to
crafty your wishes, as Mrs. Lincoln is not
TO be seen Immediately"
"But, sir, am her friend, and desire
YOU to give me a pass to see her; the sale
of these goods, sir is an indelible disgrace
to the country"
al agree with you, madam the only
pass ] can give is to buy You ticket TO
Chicago, where Mrs. Lincoln is atpresent
but You must excuse me if / decline TO do
so, and, as you say you are friend Of Mrs.
Lincoln, you cannot show your friendship
in a more substantial way than by making
a purchase"
The question was not acted upon, from
the fact that this lady merely wished to see
Mrs. Lincoln for the purpose of giving her
some good advice" This sanity move
ment for getting ont of a tight place Mr..
Brady thought was quite in keeping with
the other actors of the party of moral
ideas, who earn cheap philanthropy by
leaving religious tracts with starving
families, and instead of the bread, that
might cause an outlay of a few dollars,
give canting dissertation on brotherly
love, that costs about fifty cents per thou
sand. Ofcourse this fashionable lady, 70
full Of lip benevolence, and who was so de-
sirous Of seeing and giving her dear
friend Mrs. Lincoln some good advice"
declined making purchases, but was
loud in expressing how shocked she was
that such an exposure should be made" to
all of which Mr.. Brady assented, but very
careful TO conclude his remarks with the
refrain-"Yes, and as you sag you are
friend of Mrs. Lincoln, you can prove your
friendship in making purchases" But,
Blira5Ie dictu, this benevolent dame did
not heed the drift of these remarks, and
kept regretting in a sort Of serio-comic
strain of mental agony, ooh, I'm so dis
tressed 10 think that Mrs. Lincoln should
do this, why the whole of Europe will be
talking about il, and have some relatives
moving in the highest circles of London
and Paris, and i know how mortified they
will fell
Eyes, madam, replied Mr.. Brady, "snd
il were not actuated by more than pecu-
MARY motives, could have sold the whole
of this wardrobe for SIS, 900 to a Snowman
who desires to exhibit them in Europe; in
fact, have had two offers of this kind, but
Mrs. Lincoln is not DESTROYS of giving this
matter any more publicity, on account of
her son, who is very sensitive on the sub
ject, and wishes 10 get the affair over a.
soon as possible"