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Saturday Febriary 28 1874. Church and his wife called. He gave us tickets for the opera matinee on friday and we went with them to see "Aida" It is a beautiful opera and gave me great pleasure from beginning to end both in its music and the perfect manner in which it is put on the stage. Torriani, Miss Cary, Campanini and Maurel were in the principal characters and each one did excellently. Miss Cary is a magnificent woman, Refreshing to look at. I enjoyed the entertainment far beyond what I had expected. We dined at John Platts with Mr & Mrs Olmstead and Charlotte and Mr & Mrs. Wheeler. Mr. Williams Jr. of Boston called to see me on Friday He would I think have bought my little figure on the bridge had I not been somewhat bound to Mr. James Is coming here again next week when I can give him an answer. I bought a quaint little old fashioned toilet mirror on friday at Grahams and it has suggested a picture to me of a boy shaving himself as all boys do, secretly to encourage a beard. Received a telegram from Maurice wanting Eastman and me to come up today. About a week ago I wrote to England to have my pictures "October Snow" and the "Danger Signal" sent home. 

Sunday March 1. 1874. This has been a bright warm day ushering in the spring with weather befitting the name. I staid at home all day arranging my European letters in a book I bought for the purpose and doing many little things which I only find time to attend to on Sundays. In the evening I wrote to Maurice and to Mr. Elmendorf at Deans Corners to ask him if he would take Platts family to board for the summer.

Monday 2. Another beautiful warm day. Walked down Broadway and stopped at the St. Nicholas to call on Franklin Simmons an American sculptor I met in Rome but he had gone. Wrote to Bayard Taylor in the evening.