Mary Lincoln's Fashions

[Eva Elisabeth]

I was, too, trying to recall what Abraham Lincoln said about Mary's appearance and style. I'm so sure he made at least one very positive comment at one occasion (might be illusion though).

It was most likely just this statement by Elizabeth T. Grimsley I had in mind: "As is well know, Mrs. Lincoln was fond of dress, had fine taste, and her husband enjoyed seeing her in full dress, but she did not indulge in the one hundredth part of the extravagance with which she and I were credited, on that occasion."
...and this one by Emilie T. Helm: "Any one could see that Mr. Lincoln admired Mary and was very proud of her. She took infinite pains to fascinate him again and again with pretty coquettish clothes and dainty little airs and graces."
(Thus indirect statements only.)