. Lincoln caricatures : during his campaign, after his election and during the Civil War . *has sent us the annexed sketch. Although the Kilt cannot becalled a very definite article of costume, yet, as the definite articlais worn by the chieftain for a prefix to his name, the adoption ofthe kilt can hardly be looked upon as a misdemeanor. The pre-cautionary measure of letting his whiskers grow, taken by TheMacLincoln, will now be fully appreciated by the public. Scottishchieftains invariably let their whiskers grow: they are obligedby feudal tenure to do so. Pipers also: so that Thurlow WeedLa
. Lincoln caricatures : during his campaign, after his election and during the Civil War . *has sent us the annexed sketch. Although the Kilt cannot becalled a very definite article of costume, yet, as the definite articlais worn by the chieftain for a prefix to his name, the adoption ofthe kilt can hardly be looked upon as a misdemeanor. The pre-cautionary measure of letting his whiskers grow, taken by TheMacLincoln, will now be fully appreciated by the public. Scottishchieftains invariably let their whiskers grow: they are obligedby feudal tenure to do so. Pipers also: so that Thurlow WeedLad better consult authorities as to the best mode of producingthe necessary articles. It will be remarked that the Feather wornby the chieftain in his bonnet, is peculiar if not abnormal. It wasplaced there by Weed, unknown to the wearer; and is describedby our ubiquitous artist as resembling the wing-feather of a swanrather than that of an eagle—being remarkably large and White. x\ceompanying the cartoon on opposite Vanity Fair, IMarch 9, 1861. After-Inauguration Cartoon 51. The MacLiiNcoln Harrkbueo Highland Fling. From Vanity Fair, March 9, 1861. 52 Civil War Lincoln Cartoon
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