Russian Queen - Indian Princess
Fritrik Charlotte Wilhelmin Prussian - Empress Alexander Fedorovna, wife Nicholas I
This queen did not leave any noticeable trace in the public life of Russia. But she was a real mother for their children. "It is very difficult for me to convey that I gave my mother to my children's heart," Her daughter wrote, the great princess Olga Nikolaevna. - She was precisely her mother, and describe it is impossible. With her, we felt at home as in paradise. "
"For the empress, the fantastic world surrounded by her worship of an almighty spouse, the world of magnificent palaces, luxury gardens, fun villages, the world of spectacles and enchanting balls filled the entire horizon, and she did not suspect that behind this horizon, for the pharmaceutical diamonds and pearls, jewels, jewelry, Flowers, silk, lace and brilliant baubles There is a real world ... When she heard of unfortunately, she wouldingly gave her gold, if only something remained at her secretary after paying for vast accounts of fashion stores ... ". (From the memories of A. F. Tyutcheva.)
As contemporaries from the highest society remembered, "evening meetings" for a close circle was regularly organized at the Tsaritsyn Half Palace. In the program of such evenings, it was necessary to musitizing on the piano and reading out loud, and the rest of the time the men were talking, the ladies were engaged in needlework, the youth played on board games.
At the request of Alexandra Fedorovna, a cottage was built in Peterhof, called Alexandria. This cozy cottage is designed in English style and is abundant in the interiors of Gothic, the fashion on which the emperor Nikolay and his spouse himself (Alexandra-Wilhelmina Prusskaya was still in love with his romantic tournaments in love with his romantic tournaments.
Bathroom Alexandra Fedorovna. Photo: Garf.
In the personal rest of the Empress, the albums were lying everywhere - "Pisk" of the romantic fashion of that time. Some of these albums of the sovereign filled with their own drawings, in other recorded quotes from books. And necessarily - dried flowers and leaves between pages!
You won't call the tsar's spouse. Alexandra Fedorovna actively performed its "secular role". The Empress always looked flawlessly, watched novelties of French mod. However, for some time she had to make certain adjustments in the novelties of their wardrobe: On February 27, 1834, Emperor Nicholas I signed the "Description of the Ladies' Dames to arrive in solemn days to the highest yard", the legislative consolidation and drawing of the so-called "Russian Dress". (Here is a fragment from this document: "... Stats ladies and camera Freople: the top dress is velvet green, with the gold sewing on the tail and board the same with the sewage of the frontal uniforms of the court ranks. White skirt out of matter, which wishes, with the same golden Sewing around and on the front of the skirt ... "To" Description ... "Sheets with the highest approved patterns of parade outfits were attached.)
Court costume in Russian style. Length of the plume - more than 4 meters. Photo: Garf.
In her homeland in Prussia in honor of the Russian Empress were repeatedly satisfied with the grandiose theatrical holidays-masquerades. The first one of them was held in Berlin in 1821. On the occasion of the arrival of Alexandra Fedorovna and her husband to the wedding of her sister Princess Alexandrina Prussian. As the basis of all the acts at the proposal of the "conviction of the celebration", then the Poem Thomas Mura "Lalala Hands" took. The statement carried out the court composer of the Prussian king Gaspare Spontini. The main role of the beautiful Indian Princess Lalla's hands, who made a trip to Kashmir to meet with the bridegroom, performed by Alexander Fedorovna herself. And the role of Groom Lalla Prince Amiris played the future emperor Nikolai Pavlovich.