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"A FIT FOR THE 'LADIES' LEAGUE.'" |
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Vanity Fair |
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May 30, 1863 |
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Mr. Lincoln, (to Mrs. Mannikins, of the “Business Committee”).
“Well, ma'am, as
the articles you wear don't seem to be large enough for you, I have the honor to
present you, by the advice of Mrs. Lincoln, with a pair of mine. They may seem
rather large; but, at the rate at which you are progressing, you'll fill them very
well by and by!”
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