Cosima's Diaries

Diary Entry of July 6, 1877

Overview

Fidi’s illness continued, and the day was shaped by fatigue, a brief walk, and a visit from friends who came with an Old Catholic priest. The diary also notes a political remark about Baden’s leadership, followed by a letter from the writer’s father.

Content

Friday, July 6:

Fidel still indisposed, his tonsils inflamed, we take a stroll on the splendid terrace. But we are tired.

In the evening, visit from our Mannheim friends with an Old Catholic priest. Like her mother, the Grand Duchess of Baden is supporting the Catholic party; the Reich Chancellor said to the deputies for Baden in the Reichstag, “Your Grand Duke has always been very good to me, but now I hear he has fallen among the women.” Letter from my father.