What was Booth wearing?

[L Verge]

Karin, what is the source of your statements on Booth's dress? It would be highly unusual for a man to be without a tie unless he was doing hard manual labor -- and certainly not at night entering a theatrical performance.

What is your source for him having on a double-breasted frock coat? I don't ever recall seeing such a description. Wouldn't such a formal coat make it difficult to ride a horse? Would it have a split tail in back for adjusting to a horse? Didn't men unbutton their coats in order to ride more comfortably (especially when riding at top speed)?

The eyewitness account posted by Joe earlier (Joseph Hazelton's) is the most detailed description that we have to go by, I believe. I just wish that Hazelton had included a description of the tie, but neck attire was something that just went without saying because it was so standard for men to have on.