Had invited Lieut son Etzel but
he had misunderstood the
day & came Christmas Eve
when we were all out. Mr
& Mrs Plunkett called yester
-day & sent Flora a charming
little doll in a cradle -
Mrs Lussmann sent me a large
nasty cake peculiar to this season
in Berlin. A letter from Annie
this morning - children have now
gone skating - I shall go later to look
on - Mr Petrs [sic] called yesterday -
Has been ordered to Stuttgart as
Charge d’Affaires -
Wednesday Dec 27th 1871 here
at supper Christmas night
Sears * Mr Poultney
Keess * Mr Bucher
Mrs Isham * Mr Curtis
Miss Mollar * Mr Plant
Mr Tuckerman * Mr Bates
Mr Lilden * Mrs Schulz
Mrs Lilden * Miss Schulz
Mr Swans * Miss Cultes
* Miss Williams