Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of March 29, 1875

Overview

After sleeping late, she returned to the linens while they both enjoyed the relief of having shaken off the bad servants. Richard compared the new arrangement to using cheap razors and discarding them when worn out, and an afternoon walk offered little real spring weather. The evening ended with more Gfrorer, centered on miracles, and Richard’s mind still turned toward Gfrorer’s Catholic conversion.

Content

Monday, March 29:

Slept long, then more linen preparation. But on the whole we are enjoying our liberation from wicked people, and R. declares that with the new servant he will do what English barbers do with razors - always use common ones and throw them away when they are no good, for in such matters the price means nothing. An afternoon walk, but still no real spring weather. Levi writes to say that the King is unwell and would find it too painful if Tristan und Isolde were to be performed in his absence - in consequence it will not be performed! In the evening read Gfrorer, on the subject of miracles.