Wednesday, June 24:
Correspondence of all kinds. R. has some difficult business arrangements, I think; I live in fear that our standard of living is far beyond our means! And I can find no way to reduce it, for R. wishes to have it this way.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of June 24, 1874
Overview
The day is dominated by letters, arrangements, and the anxieties of managing a complicated household and career. The diarist fears the family’s lifestyle is outrunning their means, yet feels unable to correct it because Wagner wants to keep living at that level.