Just to put this out there...Romanov style!

[Romanov_History_Buff]

Alexandra and OTMA all had gold bracelets they received as children for luck (i believe) if u do a search using "gold bracelets" u will be able to find some threads... in the end as their wrists grew they could no longer take the bracelets off which is why when Yurvorsky took their jewelry and put in a box for "safe keeping" he let them keep their bracelets! Other than that i don't know! sometimes if u play the game i call and sometimes play when bored "Spot the gold bracelet" you'll be able to find it (lest of course they're wearing long sleeves)   

[abbigail]

Thank you RomanovHistoryBuff! I'll research it.

Another question (I've asked this before but haven't really found anything). Does anyone know of some specific piano pieces the girls played?

[blessOTMA]

....! sometimes if u play the game i call and sometimes play when bored "Spot the gold bracelet" you'll be able to find it (lest of course they're wearing long sleeves)   

lol! I thought I was the only one who did that! However the big pair took them off when nursing, so it seems they could take them off.

[abbigail]

Are there any photos of those bracelets? Meaning, modern-day, color photographs? Or are they lost?

[Grand Duchess Jennifer]

Alexandra and OTMA all had gold bracelets they received as children for luck (i believe) if u do a search using "gold bracelets" u will be able to find some threads...    

From Anna V's Memories of the Russian Court - Each girl [OTMA] received on her twelfth birthday a slender gold bracelet which was afterwards always worn, day and night, "for good luck" So you're right about OTMA getting the necklaces for good luck.

[abbigail]

Thanks, Jennifer!

[Tasia]

Thanks Jennifer!
I want to see that Sherlock Holmes movie too. I'm reading the book!!
I think that Rachell is playing Irene Adler...

[Tasia]

I watched the SHolmes Movie! Very gooooooooood ^^!!
I understood what she said!!!
When she was seeing Holmes' newspapers she said: The marriage between the Prince of Hapsburg and the Romanov Princess.
At least, it was that what I heard in the portuguese movie!

[IrinaAlexandrovna]

Habsburg*

[Katya90]

Thank you!!!! I'd thought she said something about "missing." It was bugging me that I didn't know, lol.

[Tasia]

You're welcome Katya!! And that's it Irina!

[Naslednik Norvezhskiy]

Since it was deleted from the thread "Book Discussion  -- Gogol's The Nose" for being off-topic, I'll just put it out here, Romanov-style:

So cool that Its Highbornness the Nose, State Councillor, has its own thread! I read it, enjoyed it and became convinced that we need poster ranks from the Table of Ranks. So all Gogol and nasal lovers, please petition our Sovereign and Autocratic Forum Administrator for it!

P.S. As a reader's aid, here is the Table of Ranks with the appropriate titles and predicates and links to the military ranks and the Russian version: Wikipedia: Table of Ranks

Your obedient servant,
F. P. Bergov,
Provincial Secretary

[Naslednik Norvezhskiy]

Having reached 200 posts, I awarded myself rank 12 in the Table of Ranks, Губернский секретарь, Gubernskiy sekretar or Gubernial Secretary.
But I am still "just" adressed as Your Wellbornness. :-)

Your obedient servant,
F. P. Bergov,
Gubernial Secretary

[blessOTMA]

Having reached 200 posts, I awarded myself rank 12 in the Table of Ranks, Губернский секретарь, Gubernskiy sekretar or Gubernial Secretary.
But I am still "just" adressed as Your Wellbornness. :-)

Your obedient servant,
F. P. Bergov,
Gubernial Secretary

LOL!

[abbigail]

Congrats Roerik! Haha.