Disease at the National?

[MaddieM]

(03-09-2013 06:34 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Can't you just imagine the scene if Mrs. Lincoln had the call of nature and nowhere to go!?!

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In searching for information on the National Hotel, I clicked on one of my favorite websites about the Streets of Washington: http://www.streetsofwashington.com/2009/...otel.html. No mention of toilet facilities, but interesting history.

Just realized that the whole page doesn't automatically show. Type in National Hotel in the Search bar to get the article.

The dining room was renowned for its terrapin dinners and rare old wines. Ooooh lala... fat good that is when you're desperate to go. How did those women shift? It's bad enough wearing a long skirt and trying to sort that out without negotiating a crinoline! Did the woman just hike the crinoline over the pot and squat? I'm intrigued and I need to know. All this history and nothing of toilet matters.