Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-17
MRS. LINeolN's WARDROBE.
Nsr Operations at % h'"'r's-
brokcr's iss Chicago.
r.se s,rcs- Vow for Sale Said 10
Have Been WorD by yhc I'm.
dy mt shc Time OF che
Asaassia atfOn.


The country has been talking about Mrs.
Linecln's ~ardrobs for two weeks, and
forming various opinions IS 20 the good
taste Or policy of advertising the Same for
sale. Few persons are aware that she has,
for over year, been IN the habit Of visiting
a certain pAwnbroker's shop in this city,
where she has sold from time to time vari
GUS articles Of wearing appare! and table
furniture.
Ia dingy little shop at No. 80 South
Wells street, where hanging dresses sug-
gest capital punishment, and empty coat
sleeves beat the air to notify psssers by that
clothes are for sale there, may be found
some Of the clothing Of Mrs. Lincoln.
First. and most prominent, is said to be
the dress she wore at Fords theatre, on the
night Of Mr.. iincolu's assassination. This
is u canary colored brocsde, low necked,
satin dress, trimmed at the bottom with
broad band Of canary colored plsin satin.-
Mrs. Lincoln stated, when she pawned the
dress, that it cost 1925. She received for
u $50. Besides this, there i, common
striped chsne silk dress, of gray lilac color,
which was pawncd at the same time, and
small canary colored plume filed with
cluster of golden grapes, which she wore in
| her hair on the night Of the assassination.
These are oil that now remain A large
| stock Of goods, comprising cradle quilts,
china sets, dresses and other goods, for
which the volatils pswnbroker thinks be
paid Mrs. Lincoln the sum Of 81 800 have
| been sold.
The dress worn BY Mrs. Lincoln at the
| first Inauguration Of hss husbands VII ite
| silk--was sold 10 stage actress. A brown
satin dress. with golden crown, made, a.
Mrs. Lincoln informed the dealer, expressly
for a tour 70 Europe, was pawned
some time last winter, and sold by
the broker for the sum Of so. A Law.
ender silk dress, with brocade flowers, also
pawncd ut this shop, ia now At the dysrs
for the restoration Of it's color, damaged
| while on exhibition at the shop. Several
| other dresses were mentioned by the pawh.
| broker, Mr.. Doyle, as having been sold by
him, the description Of which he could not
give.
Mrs Lincoln also, about . year ago,
pawned at this shop . set Of china, which
she had brought from Washington. A few
pieces were broken, but the remaining srti'
cles were Of the finest porcelain, and were
sold to grace n wedding.
Mrs. Lincoln, in making this disposal oil
. considerable portion Of her wardrobe, des
sired. and for time succeeded, in transact.
ing the business connected with the sale IN
cog, so far - the dealer was concerned
She always made the bargains herself, and
represented that she was lady stopping at
tho Clifton House, who, fiom ZONE
| circumstances unexplained, had . large
| quantity Of clothing that she should never
use At one time she stated shat she had
intended 10 30 TO Europe, butxhat some un.
| fortunate occurrences had prevented the
| >ur.
On her first visit, in connection with
some articles Of clothing. rho brought pair
OF old and faded cradle quilts, which, the
! pawrbrokcr saws. he bought, not because
/ OF their value, but TO encourage the lady 10
deal with him more largely.
| On one Of these visits, the colored driver
of Mrs. Incoln's carrisre mentioned 10 the
broker, incidentally. that Mrs. Lincoln de.
sired to see him This was the first n,i>
nation Mr.. Doyle had of the position and
character Il his customer. Tue negro dri>
yer called at the shop fsw days after
wards and informed the proprietor that his
|
tunatc and unprecedented abatement.
| Mrs. Lincoln used to tell this man "a
whom she sold her clothes that he was the
only one in the city with whom she could
deal. None Of the others would pay her
what she thought she should have for them
On one occasion, calling at the store, and
finding tho proprietor not at home, she in,
| qured where he was, and sent her carriage
and driver after him across the bridge into
the North Division.
| Ia February last she brought some dress
90 10 pawn, and, not agreeing upon the
sum she should get Tor them, she drove off
saying she should never como again. Sts
kept her word. and the pawnbroker hear
no more Of her until the late announcement
in New York paper OF her more exteuds4
and more brilliant financial operations il
| the sntup line