Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
Steinway & Sons Records and Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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| New York, Oct 10th 1877. | ||
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Oct 10th Wed. |
Silver wedding of Theodore. Grand preparations among the family for it, to take place at my house. Four Cablegrams arrive for Theodor in the morning & two in the afternoon Splendid festival commencing at 6 P.M. My Paula crowns them both _ Theodor & Johanne; says a beautiful little poem, then Georgie steps forwards and makes a speech, and the little girls hand Theo the beautiful Album of all members of the family who are in the country. We then sit down at table I make a speech, Theo. follows moving us all to tears, we remain together til 1 A.M. present My self and Georgie & Paula and Mrs. Evers, Theodor and wife, Constantin Schmidt & wife, Henry Cassebeer wife & two children & Helene Cassebeer, Riekchen Kreischer Louisa A. Steinway and her two children Ziegler, wife & Henry Ziegler, Henry & Chas. Steinway and Frederick Steins, in all 23 persons Heim delivers Wines & the dinner very finely. |
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Oct 11th Thursday. |
All have a little Headache, am uptown taking dinner at Theodors, calling on Notary James Dixon & Womens College to perfect papers In eveg, Carl Wilhelms tells me that he is bankrupt and expects to be arrested he is dreadfully excited, I pacify him tell him he will be bailled out, go to bed at 10 P.M. and sleep well, at |
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October
10
1877
