Mary Lincoln's Fashions

[Eva Elisabeth]

Thanks Roger, Laurie, and Toia! (I'm glad it was worth it to dig all out a second time - but it's summer break anyway.)

Just to add: I came across some sites that decared this as Mary's second inaugural gown:
   
Not true, Mary wore it during the Washington winter social season in 1861–62. It was made by Elizabeth Keckley whom Mary first met and hired the morning after the first inauguration (see here: http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...age-3.html ).

As for the $2,000 price tag, the oldest mentioning I found was in the NRTA (National Retired Teachers Association) JOURNAL of Jan./Feb. I968: "She was extravagant, though, paying $2,000 for an Inaugural gown."