Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of July 30, 1873

Overview

A full family lunch with her father pleased everyone, especially because he repeatedly praised Fidi as a remarkable boy. R. worked but seemed tired and irritated, feeling he had no proper place in her life with her father present. The evening remained musical, with the children and family gathered together. His weariness and emotional strain color the day's otherwise warm family atmosphere.

Content

Wednesday, July 30:

A full family lunch with my father, who is pleased with the children and who always calls Fidi remarkable, “a remarkable boy.”

R. works, but he is tired and to a certain extent vexed, maintaining that he has no place in my life with my father. In the evening, always music, among other things the Kiddles by Weitzmann, to our