Alix of Hesse prepares for her first ball in 1889. Arranging her hair is her English nurse, Mrs. Orchard, while her sister Yelizaveta Feodorovna (“Ella”) supervises.
The Parure of Princess Olga Paley wife of Grand Duke Pavel Alexandrovitch.
The Parure was designed by Cartier, it is composed of Aquamarine and Diamonds.
EDIT: Olga and Anastasia in the winter with Anna Vyrubova, who was the Tsarina’s best friend and lady-in-waiting. (Thanks themauveroom)







