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Saturday, March 28, 2009
Sissi
A few portraits of Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary (1837-1898), the aunt and godmother of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium.
With her brother, Karl Theodor, father of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium.
She was very beautiful, wasn't she? She was a bit obsessed with taking care of her looks, however, and anorexic, poor thing. Still I'm interested in trying out some of her beauty 'recipes' such as egg yolk and brandy for the hair!
The story goes of the dessert dish 'Kaiserschmarrn' that it was served the Emperor and Empress. The Empress refused to eat it. So the Emperor uttered: Let's see what 'Schmarrn' (garbage) the cook has made today, whereafter Franz Josef ate both dishes.
The love of one's neighbors, the sense of duty, truth, and justice, if applied to daily life, would spare mankind countless sufferings, troubles, and anxieties ...
The solution of the problems which oppress the world can only be found in the practice of Charity between individuals and between nations.
6 comments:
Oh I absolutely love this!!
So do I. She's so beautiful!
She was very beautiful, wasn't she? She was a bit obsessed with taking care of her looks, however, and anorexic, poor thing. Still I'm interested in trying out some of her beauty 'recipes' such as egg yolk and brandy for the hair!
Thanks for visiting, Viola!
I didn't know she was anorexic- that's sad!
Very beautiful woman, though.
Dear Sir or Madam:
The story goes of the dessert dish 'Kaiserschmarrn' that it was served the Emperor and Empress. The Empress refused to eat it. So the Emperor uttered: Let's see what 'Schmarrn' (garbage) the cook has made today, whereafter Franz Josef ate both dishes.
Quite a story!
Thank you, Mr. Baltzersen, for visiting and commenting.
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