OTMA - smoking, make up and clothes

[Condecontessa]

I thought the robe belonged to Alexei. Please Sarushka, can you please post Alexei's clothing? Thank you.

[Ally Kumari]

I´m sure Sarushka will have more, but still I´m posting these:

Alexei´s christening gown

[Sarushka]

Life Guards 1st Urals:


Life Guards Chasseurs:


coats:

[Sarushka]

Other accoutrements:

[Condecontessa]

Thank you Sarushka and Grand Duchess Ally!!!

[nena]

Aleksei's uniforms 1.
Aleksei's unifroms 2.

[Robert_Hall]

Alexei grew so fast, he must have required new uniforms every year. Which is a bit of a waste, as he generally wore each one only once a year. Perhaps some could be altered when need, others replace only when the occasion arouse. Of course anyone raising growing children knows this dilemma.

[Olga Maria]

So, are their make-ups the same with what's today.
I know our make-ups are now made better. But did they have foundation, face powder, rouge and the like or something else ?

[Leyla]

So, are their make-ups the same with what's today.
I know our make-ups are now made better. But did they have foundation, face powder, rouge and the like or something else ?

I believe they wore only face powder when they would have their formal photographs taken. On other occasions and ordinary days, I don't think they wore anything at all.

[clockworkgirl21]

I think Tatiana's nose was retouched in many of her formal photos. You can see the shape of the bones in her nose in a lot of the candid photos that aren't there in the formal ones.

[Olga Maria]

Yes,it's true that coca-cola has cocaine before.
they're not informed about it.
and coca-cola is not my favorite. hohoho

[Erika]

I remember reading somewhere that Coca-cola was Queen Victoria's favorite. I am not sure were I read it. It is possible that I read it in a Swedish history magazine. I will look it up.

[tom_romanov]

I've heard this before.Ithink it was discussed on some old Tatiana thread. But I agree with you it does look like the bone was 'removed'

[Olga Maria]

and even her nose looked more pointed and aquiline like her mother's. Hers was just moderately pointed.

[yeeee22]

so did they smoke marijuana to calm there nerves or cigaretts? because wasn't marjuana proscribed in those days to calm nerves?