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302 Behind the Scenes.
It is not necessary for me to dwell upon the
public history of Mrs. Lincoln's dnfortunate
venture. The question has been discussed in all
the newspapers of the land, and these discussions
are so recent that it would be useless to introduce them in these pages, even if I had an inclination to do so. The following, from the New
York Evening Express, briefly tells the story:
" The attraction for ladies, and the curious and
speculative of the other sex in this city, just now,
is the grand exposition of Lincoln dresses at the
office of Mr. Brady, on Broadway, a few doors
south of Houston street. The publicity given to
the articles on exhibition and for sale has excited
the public curiosity, and hundreds of people,
principally women with considerable leisure
moments at disposal, daily throng the rooms
of Mr. Brady, and give himself and his shop-
woman more to do than either bargained for,
when a lady, with face concealed with a veil,
called and arranged for the sale of the supera-
| Title | Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House |
| Creator | Keckley, Elizabeth |
| Publisher | G.W. Carleton & Co. |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1868 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000307 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 302 Behind the Scenes. It is not necessary for me to dwell upon the public history of Mrs. Lincoln's dnfortunate venture. The question has been discussed in all the newspapers of the land, and these discussions are so recent that it would be useless to introduce them in these pages, even if I had an inclination to do so. The following, from the New York Evening Express, briefly tells the story: " The attraction for ladies, and the curious and speculative of the other sex in this city, just now, is the grand exposition of Lincoln dresses at the office of Mr. Brady, on Broadway, a few doors south of Houston street. The publicity given to the articles on exhibition and for sale has excited the public curiosity, and hundreds of people, principally women with considerable leisure moments at disposal, daily throng the rooms of Mr. Brady, and give himself and his shop- woman more to do than either bargained for, when a lady, with face concealed with a veil, called and arranged for the sale of the supera- |
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