Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of June 5, 1877

Overview

They arrived in Ems, where R. was expected to begin the cure, and were met by the children at the station, with Fidi showing tender concern for his father. News of hostile newspaper attacks on the London concerts also reached them, adding an unpleasant note to the welcome.

Content

Tuesday, June 5:

Arrival at 6 o’clock in Ems, where R. is supposed to take the cure. The children, except for Loldi, at the station; Fidi’s gaze fixed in tender sympathy on his father. The Bayreuther Tagblatt is said to have published some really disgraceful articles about the London concerts; the boy seems to have heard about them, and that is