As an addendum to my pink post, I must include this charming fellow. During the year the Emperor and I were engaged, before I got swept away in a mountain of crinolines and corsets, he gifted me a pink parrot. It was my sweet-16 birthday present–and was probably my favorite gift of all time. In [...]
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my pink parrot
Posted in pets, tagged Empress Elisabeth's parrot, Sisi's pets on October 31, 1848 | Leave a Comment »
Some truths
Posted in pets, Victorian Culture, tagged The Empress Sisi's rules on August 8, 1848 | Leave a Comment »
Not that you asked… 1. Start each day with a four mile trek. Followed by a vial of calf’s blood. 2. Add a dram of cognac to three dove’s yokes and slather on your hair once a fortnight until stiff. Rinse with rain water. 3. If you must eat peas, eat an odd number of [...]
monkey business at the hof
Posted in pets on February 9, 1848 | Leave a Comment »
It’s no secret that I was a huge fan of pets. All sorts of pets. Parrots, ponies, kitties, wolfhounds. Much to my mother-in-law’s horror, I kept my animals in my apartments at the Hof. Many nights my bed was filled with dogs: one on the pillow beside me, another at my foot. They kept me [...]
