Mary Todd Lincoln's faux pas (plural), worse, and much worse

[LincolnToddFan]

If someone can convert a PDF file to a JPG file (or tell me how to post a PDF file here), I'd be happy to post the story from the Boston Daily Advertiser about the chattering party of ladies.

The story was published during the Old Clothes Scandal, which may have had the effect of lending some color to the author's memory of the incident.

That explains a lot, I'm afraid. The clothes scandal was Mary's media low point after the assassination, second only to her incarceration in the asylum.

Eva and Roger...I love the "dearest partner of greatness" quote, I think it's charming. This is the first I've ever heard of it.