Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Febr. 27th 1887 | ||
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Febr. 27. Sund. |
Work at office forenoon + home afternoon & eve’g | |
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" 28th Mond. |
Am at German Soc. Generalversamlung at 8 P.M. Make report of Finance, Revisions Com. all correct | |
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March 1st Tuesd. |
Hetties birthday. At Delmonico’ party, then we all go to Seidl Concert at St. Hall, then I rush to L.K. arranging for next sat. then to Heims where Seidl and friends are assembled, get home at 2 AM | |
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Mar. 2d Wed. |
Nice stag party at Ottendorfers, sing very nice Quartetts with the Steins and Kapp, home Midnight | |
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Mar 3d Thursd. |
At L.K. Board of Trustees +c. Splendid Ball at my house, which is not over til 3 A.M. I take Lili Hardt and Elsa v. Bernuth home, then Helen Cassebeer, to bed at 4 AM | |
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Mar 4th Friday. |
Feel remote touch in right middle finger, at 6 P.M. birthday party of George + Riekchen Kreischer which is somewhat marred by Adam Webers injudicious talk, home at 11 P.M. put Vasoline on finger | |
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March 5th sat. |
My birthday. Finger hurts me, remit $2500 to Theo. for Baker house sold by me for him at $5000. viz $2500 Cash $2500 Mortgage. Anton Schott gives Song Matinee at St. Hall, sings splendidly. Henry Ward Beecher paralized. The grand Social E’vg with Anton Schott, Dessauer, Lube +c. takes place at L.K. Brooklyn Germania & Hoboken German Club are invited. It is immensely crowded and turns out to be a glorious eveg, I preside, home at 1 AM |
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March 6. Sunday. |
Snow, Slush & rain. My finger swollen badly work all day, at Store in forenoon, and home afternoon and evg, do a great deal of work. Write articles for Staatszeitung and Musical Courier, also notice of Kaps’s death, who died at Dresden February 11th 1887 | |
February
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1887
