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totive t has . Itrarestlusic.tricalgoesham-iftolightseator o so arvel,» yo«,ance. laee-pours seini-if itidow.looeylittletheywanthat if * own , mo* h do-i kept timu-ught i the, per--vipa-. man roeer, wmh-w ud, x uuiuub uiMppuiut iivi, out?trusted me so implicitly.”—Bruce's Life of Gen. Sir WUlktm Napier.How Mrs, Lincoln was Dressed.Our lady readers will be interested in knowing how Mrs. Lincoln was dressed upon the occasion of.the New Year’s reception at Washington. Here is what the correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer says on the subject:Half the people here were out to-day making calls. The leading feature of the occasion was the reception of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln, which was attended by at least five thousand persons. Mr. Lincoln was dressed in a plain suit of black, with white kid gloves. Mrs. Lincoln stood near him, and charmed the visitors with her queenly grace and dignity. She was tastefully dressed in heavy purple erocade silk, very richly trimmed with black velvet, an exquisitely fine black lace shawl, gloves, headdress, with jewelry to correspond_They took a position in the blue room* Messrs. Nicolay and Hay on Mr. Lincoln's, right. At twelve o’clock the doors were thrown open and the Foreign Ministers were ushered in.— Among the first to wish a Happy New Year was Senor Lisboa, Minister Plenipotentiary from Brazil, ^ccotffpanied by his suite. * Ail the other Foreign Ministers were prompt in their attendance in fall court uniform**rAs the good ifian saith, so say we *, but as the go6d woman saith, m it must be.of Penns; Draft ot Joi men). Number rawas per sta Wilson Call of July men). Last call, DTotalAn i the followi One nigi line, and lt;tain opposi light of thlt; artilery offi be put th officer, tun of the gun, “Corpor Yes, sir. “Pat a I captain. -and when dna said: “Captain “Don’t tain's rtalt; through itWhat n being inch prosy serm him Joked now arid tfi hmringbeei then*” saidcm,” h* I
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Waynesburg Messenger
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Jan 18, 1865
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