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Imperial_Grounds

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #165 on: January 30, 2009, 04:24:03 PM »


A little-known picture of the Empress, sitting on the left with gray hair. On the back you can see one of her famous Winterhalter-paintings


Last known picture of the Emperor and Empress, taken in Kissingen, 1898. Posted earlier by Princess Susan


The last known picture of the Empress in Territet, together with Countess Irma Sztaray



The ensemble the Empress wore the day she died, september 10th 1898. A mark left by the file can be clearly seen


I've got all pictures and information from the next two books:
'Elisabeth' by Martin Ross.
'Sisi, Haunted by Destiny' by Wim Ewalt.

Both books are only available in dutch I am afraid.

Sorry for the quality of some pictures, I'll try to get them better later.


My scanner is acting up, thus I cannot redo the first picture, shall see if I found a different way to post it.

So you were the one who post it...Thanks....

Didn't we discuss her dress for a while, the one she wore the day she died? On how thin she must have been.

IrinaAlexandrovna

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #166 on: January 30, 2009, 04:28:33 PM »
Yes i remember ...It's again strange to see Sissi with gray hair....She was only 60.... Not to old...

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #167 on: January 30, 2009, 04:30:58 PM »
Yes i remember ...It's again strange to see Sissi with gray hair....She was only 60.... Not to old...

True, but remember that now people often colorise their hair when it starts to turn gray. Back then that was, most likely, not possible.

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #168 on: January 30, 2009, 04:32:17 PM »
Yes indeed if they could i'm sure she would do the same :D

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #169 on: January 30, 2009, 05:19:03 PM »
Thanks so much!! she looks weird with grey hair :-O

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #170 on: January 30, 2009, 06:17:24 PM »
She's so thin based on the dress Imperial Grounds posted here.
It's also weird to imagine Sissi looking old.

Amazing colored fotos  by the most wonderful Yelena Aleksandrovna. Endless thank you very much!

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #171 on: January 30, 2009, 06:27:26 PM »
anyone is thin using  a tight laced corset......believe me! (im not telling thatr sissi wasnt thin but tight laced corsets made her look even  thinner ! )

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #172 on: January 30, 2009, 07:02:31 PM »
Yeah, that's their fashion before..
Catherine Medici of France even wanted all heer ladies-in-waiting to have waistlines of 13 inches only! No exceptions.
Whoaaa! Sorry, off topic. ( :

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #173 on: January 31, 2009, 05:02:23 AM »
anyone is thin using  a tight laced corset......believe me! (im not telling thatr sissi wasnt thin but tight laced corsets made her look even  thinner ! )

Her waist was always 51 sm so yes it's not only the corset :)

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #174 on: January 31, 2009, 06:05:15 AM »




Would be nice to see those pictures in larger version and last one without watermark.
Does anybody have it?

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #175 on: January 31, 2009, 04:31:13 PM »
Austria is very proud with Sissi...... When i saw her memorial i felt little sad but i see that many respects her which is wonderful

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #176 on: January 31, 2009, 04:32:10 PM »
She wasn't always popular when she was alive though...

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #177 on: January 31, 2009, 04:33:38 PM »
Yes but it would be a shame to live in Austria and not to know your own history...

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #178 on: February 01, 2009, 03:20:40 AM »
I have the last one as a postcard...still cheap to buy in Vienna.

I have seen in Vienna plenty of postcard, but unfortunatelly not this one which is my favorite. :(

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Re: Empress Elisabeth, Part II
« Reply #179 on: February 01, 2009, 09:31:39 AM »
I totally adore the pictures from that session