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 17th Century Style Russian Costumes worn by the Russian Nobility to the Romanov Anniversary Ball held at the Winter Palace, February 1903 ("Balnoi platye rossiiskoy znati Oochastniki costumirovannovo bala vi Zimnem dvortza", published by the Imperial Stationary Office*, St. Petersburg, 1904 )

Plates 11-20

11. Princess Yelena Konstantinova Kotchebue as the wife of a Malorussian Polish Gentleman

12 Major-General Victor Sergeivitch Kotchebue, of the Suite of His Imperial Majesty, as a Colonel in the Zaporozhye Army

13. Grand Duke Alexi Alexandrovitch as a Boyar
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  14. Maid of Honor to her Imperial Majesty, Princess Maria Ivanovna Oblonskaya as a Boyarina

plate15t.jpg (6561 bytes) 15. Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovitch as a Falconer in Festival Dress

16. Princess Sophia Livonovna Chakovskaya as a Boyarina

17. Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna as a Peasant from the town of Torjhka

18. Colonel, Prince Nicolai Nicolaevitch Gagarin as a Tradesman

19. Grand Duke Georgi Michailovitch as Master of the Bedchamber

20. Maid of Honor, Grand Duchess Sophia Dimitrevna Yevreinova as a Boyarina

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Turn-of-the-century distaff

 "Imperial Stationary Office" is the best I can make out of "Ministerstvom Imperatorskovo Dvora e napyochatannomoo Ekspeditziye zagotovlyenuya gosudarctvyennehk bumag"  To obtain a modern edition of this work look for tiny editions ( 2&1/4" X 3&1/2" ) printed in 1991 in Moscow by "Poligraphi" (no isbn #)

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