The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-16
From the N. y. World.
MRS. IINCOLE'S WARDROBE.
a snowman oHeF. $4,000 for .he L

A Snowman Offers $4,000 for the Lot
.-.He Wants 20 Exhibit the Dresses
and JeWeIry IN EnrOpe-.-Alr. Wake
man Gone TO Chicago
Although the weather yesterday was
very unfavorable for what Is technical
ly known in dry goods 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, .he
majority OF the visitors having com .
rather to crafty ii troublesome curioSi-
| ty than to buy, and great many of the
gems and jewels, and all that woman
| kind attire, yet remain to horrify and
humiliate the many wealthy ladies who
rejoice in being members OF that class
euphoniouslY dubbed Radical Shoddy-
ties, who had basked in the rays OF MIR.
LincOln's meridian career, and now
leave his widow at its sudden close in
lonely, friendless penury. One lady
drove up in magnificent carriage, with
richly caparisoned horses, and coach
man in livery, and asked to see MIR.
| Brady. On being pointed out that gen
tlemRn, she rushed up To him tmpetu-
ousIy and said in naughty tones: Sir,
l am friend of Mrs. Lincoln, and de-
sire to see her Immediately"
81 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 pass to see her; the
sale of these goods, sir, is an indelible
disgrace to the country"
81 agree with you, madame; the only
pass can give Is to buy you ticket
| 10 Chicago, where Mrs. lincoln is at
presents; but you must excuse me II
decline to do so, and as you say you
are n friend Of Mrs. Lincoln, you can
not show your friendship In more
substantial way than by making pur-
chnse"
This suggestion was not acted upon
from the fact that this lady merely
wished to see Mrs. Lincoln for the pur-
pose of giving her some good advice"
This sanity movement for getting out
of tight place, MIR. Brady thought was
quite in Keeping with the other actors
| of the party of moral ideas, who earn
cheap philanthropy by leaving relig-
| ious tracts with starving families, and
Instead of the bread that might cause
an outlay of few dollars, give can't
| ing dissertation on brOtherly love that
costs about tifty cents per thousand:
| or course this fashionable lady, so full
orlip benevolence, and who was so de-
sirous of seeing and giving her dear
dear friend Mrs. Lincoln some "Rood
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 say you
are friend OF Mrs. Lincoln,
| you can prove your friendship by
making purchases" But, mtrdOue
| iictt, this benevolent dame did not
heed the drift of these remarks, and
kept regretting in a serio-comic strain
of mental agony, "Oh, I'm so distressed
TO think that Mrs. Lincoln should do
this; why the whole of Europe Will be
| talking about it, and 1 have some rela-
lives moving in the highest circles of
London and Paris. and l know how
mortified they will feelH
Eyes, madam" !" replied Mr.. Brady,
"and II | were not actuated by more
| than pecuniarv motives, l could have
| sold the whole of this wardrobe for
SlS. 900 TO Il Snowman who desires TO
exhIUiL them in Europe; in fact, L have
| mad two offers OF this kind, but Mrs.
Lincoln is not desirous OF giving this
| matter any more publicity, on account
| of her son, who is very sensitive on the
subject, and wishes TO get the affair
| over aS soon as possible
This was too much OF piling a noun
| tain on "A mountain for the refined feel
| ings OF this benevolent lady, and she
| marched of Indignantly in rally OF
| unathemas against the crime of being
| poor, to give place to another female
| who was equally troublesome and OBJ
jecionable, aud who gave plenty of
| pitY. but no purse. Shortly after this
| episode a gentleman entered and thus
| addressed the proprietor: "Mr. Brady,
thought you said Surveyor Wake
| man was coming up TO see the goods
and make some purchases; has he
been here2 Pshaw he's nothing
but Radical politician. He
I n Wt.T.W 30 VaNWNNE II
come up and make purchase the first
day he called upon him. oh, yes,' he
sad, "certainly, certainly, shatl come
| by all means; ! should never think of
permitting Mrs. Lincoln TO be refused
such a small favor; / will be sure TO
come up this afternoon But he didn't
come. The agent saw him the next
day, 'Oh, how are you?' he said 4
am sorry couldn't get up yesterday /;
Won may expect me this afternoon
But he didn't come. few days after
the agent met him again. He was
equally atfable and equally profuse of
promises, and declared that he would
| be up that very afternoon. But he
didn't come. Then followed the pub
lication of Mrs. Lincoln's letters in the
| World.
"Wel, didn't he come up then2"
"No, he had gone to Chicago" This
was said insinuatingly, as If to infer
| IuhI lnb lttltE anu ME- w ~
| to Chicago had some mysterious con-
nection.] Then followed a contab from
the disjOinted words heard here, and
then it was evident that Mr.. Wakeman
| is not desirous of having any more let
ters published, and would seem to be
| desirous of creeping out of the 'unpleas-
ant affair by having an interview with
Mrs. Lincoln. Several artists from IL
Illustrated papers called yesterday and
made sketches, and Mrs. Lincoln's
wardrobe and its story Will inevitably
be rendered as public as the pen and
press can nakeit. 81
L1FEIN New YoRK.-The Charleston
Courier has very lively New York
correspondent. In a recent letter we
find the following case of extravaganee.
1t is copy of a stray piece of paper,
apparently forming part of memo
streets few days since by one of eur
New York Journalists. The latter per-
mitted me TO copy 1t, which appeared
to be the page on which u conscientious
Wall street youth lad put down his
expenses Tor orSepiember Sd. Here they
are:
Breakfast at DelmOnicO $500
Omnibus TO Wall street. .,..-...---..;..,;.. =, 10
Bet and lost lO.O0
10 poor man. .sf.T .--.-.--...--- y
Luncheon at DelInonici5 L.--.----.-..-..--.- 2UO
Refreshments in the afteFnoOn.-..........-- 2Ug
Omnibus going up town.. ...------..-..-.. ~
Dinner at the Hoffman House. 9.OO
Carriage for self and Miss Z------.---..-.-- l0o
Ice Cream for Miss Z........ .......--..--. Luz
Having brought Miss 2. home. went to
Pierca's and LOST. S2UO
WenL To Morrissey's TO regain What -,
had lost at Pierces, and lost again. 4'-OO
| Left MorTtssey' = and took another car
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