The Van Buren press., 1867-10-25
The Van Buren, Press.
VAN BUREN,, ARKANSAS.
Mrs. Lincolns Wardrobe.

The Radical journals are wonderfully
rcticent upon the late move of Mrs. Lin
coin in ordering her clothes, so kindly
presented by leading politicians in more
powerful days for her and them to be
" largely" advertised and sold. Some
few, however, speak out the natural sen
timcnts ofdisgust inspired by "ths dirty
affair."" as Radical journal styles it, and
subjoned are further views on this now
so much talked about ,heme-frOm Rad
ical and other journals:
The very disgraccful exposure OF her
self which the widow of President Lin
coin made last week through the New
York World, for the purpose of getting
a high price for certain dry goods which
she had for sale, has, not unnaturally,
called out response from some OF the
men she has abused for not complying
with her demands for additional largesses
when she no longer had any flyors to
sell. The New York Commercial Ad-
yertiser very justly says, though Mr.
Lincoln left an estate which enabled his
family to live quite rs comfortably rs
they had ever lived, Congress and the
people would have promptly and cheer
fully provided munilicently for them if
Mrs Lincoln herself with every advan-
tage that high position gave her, had
made friends or inspired respect And
this last exhibition proves how instinct
lively right the popular estimate of her
character was. The fact for which Mrs.
Lincoln seeks large publicity, namely,
that she received presents valued at S24,-
600 is a pegnant and suggestive one
suggestive at least, of offices and con
tracts, unless the more charitable con.
struction is reached through the asslmp.
tions that they were expressions Of re-
gard and friendship. But it is not Known
that 'Ae wife of any President, however
cst,mable, was so loaded with shawls,
laCes, lurs, diamonds, rings, DE. Mrs
Lincoln5 propensity to sell things was
manifested early, and before any necessi-
tv was foresccn.'
We have rofr8inai from any notice Of
Ms LncoIns peculiar way OF putting
on the market S25, 900 worth of presents
she has received, until the facts have be
come too notorious to escape the most
unpleasant comment. She seems to i'm
agine that because she has received q
wonderful amount in voluntary gifts, the
donors are under obligations to continue
to give, and that when they refuse the
scandal her exposure of their past bencv-
olence occasions, will give an artificial
value their presents that will enable her
to realize more money from their sale.
We are, in common with the whole
country, mortified at the exhibition Mrs.
Lincoln has made of herself, and are not
surprised that it promises to be of no ad-
vantage to her. She has, by her extra
ordinary advertisement, succeeded, as
yet, in selling only few hundred dol
lars worth of her wares, and very few
purchasers will have the temerity to ac-
knowledge that the articles they own
were once "presents' to the indscreet
wife of a worthy Prcsident-New Hayen
Journal and Courier, { Radicol.)
The Chicago Republican says:
Mrs. Lincoln is not sought, and does
not receive company and, so far as can
be ascertained, Mrs. Lincoln had ample
means with which to live as comfortably
and in as good style as any sensible wo
man-though President Lincoln's wife
would desire or need to receive company.
We do not regard it as indicative Of any
want Of respect or reverence for the
memory Of Abraham Lincoln on the part
ofthc people that his widow, who seems
to be wanting in all the true instincts and
delicacy which belongs to worthy women,
is not furnished with all the money she
may desire to spend or squander Dis
tasteful as it is to write in this way Of
any woman, and much more of the wild
ow Of man endearcd to the people of
the country by the memory Of his most
eminent services and martyrdom, the truth
is better said and plainly. The people
have no sympathy for woman who has
neither sufficient respect for the memory
Of her husband, Eor for herself and her
family, to restrain her from seeking such
notorety as the past few days have given
her
In view Of the late publication Of Mrs.
Lincoln's correspondence, showing the
condition Of her finances, it may be inter-
esting to know that Judge Davis, Of the
Supreme Court, as administrator of the
estate, invested for Mrs. Lincoln $4,000
in ive-twenties, the interest Of which has
been regularly rc.inyested since through
the First National Bank OF 'h,sc!ty -
Boston POST October l.
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