Dec 18th Monday 1871
Berlin & Hohenzollern St Bel Stage
mild sloppy & dirty beyond expression
Yesterday at the Dover with Mrs Isham
and her sister - a few words with
Countess Bismark who was on her
lover’s arm - in mourning for her
father (grand) She has a genuine &
pleasing manner - free from all
pretention [sic]. With my husband in a
carriage yesterday afternoon &
made a half dozen calls - Mr
B brought young Lou Allen of St
Louis home with him to dinner
Carroll was here as usual and
to tea came Gilden a nephew of
old Mr Sam - and the ever faithful
but unappreciated Tuckerman
At 8 we walked to the Meullers whom
finding out we spent an hour at
Meulas - written Haer Reid cousin
Mary Thomas & Mr Armory a
business note to Mrs von Bunsen
The Goodnoughs & [illegible]
called yesterday while we were
out -