A Rose for Mrs. Lincoln

[Linda Anderson]

I also found this very appropriate description of Mrs. Lincoln's Red Rose:

"Red Rose"

The red rose, symbolic of love and desire, embodies Mary Todd Lincoln’s vivacious and impulsive personality. Her life was one of triumph combined with tragedy, just as the beauty of the rose is tempered by its thorns.

Odd that you should post that information now, Laurie, since Roger just posted a link to an Abraham Lincoln "quote" on Post 572 on the Trivial Trivia thread.

The quote ascribed to Lincoln is, "You can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."

http://dannielsen.com/2013/11/27/thorns-and-roses/

Maybe that's all we need to know about the Lincolns' relationship.