Friday 22nd (22nd September, 1876)

Made the acquaintance of Countess Luise Voss,^[1] went with her to the Doge’s Palace, total indulgence in richness and beauty. In the afternoon, an excursion to the Lido; in the evening, a play, “Parini”^[2]—not very pleasing.

^{[1] Countess Luise Voß, née Countess Henckel; later a long-time friend of Cosima Wagner.
[2] A play about Giuseppe Parini (1729–1799), a classical Italian poet who protested against poverty and the lack of freedom.}