Saturday, December 16:
Went shopping with the children, then a very nice and lively breakfast in our hotel, with the syndic, Baron Liphart, and Prof. Hillebrand. In the afternoon a quartet by Buonamici, very pretty and very well played.
Cosima's Diaries
Diary Entry of December 16, 1876
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After shopping with the children, the family had a cheerful breakfast at the hotel with the syndic, Baron Liphart, and Prof. Hillebrand. The afternoon brought a quartet by Buonamici, which was warmly praised for its beauty and performance.