Extra Credit Questions

[Linda Anderson]

Interesting observation about Fanny's dress, Laurie. Mrs. Seward was raised as a Quaker. Maybe that had something to do with Fanny's plain dress and hair.

In her diary from Jan 1863, Fanny writes in admiration of Kate Chase, the belle of Washington, who wore her hair, "in contrast to the absurd fashions just coming in. She always wears it all but plainly back in a simple knot or bow behind..." Here is a photo of Kate Chase.

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