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Comment on Will the real coronation dress please stand up by JustAnotherEmpress

JustAnotherEmpress — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:24:41 +0000

You could indeed!

Comment on Will the real coronation dress please stand up by Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 09 May 2013 06:11:27 +0000

I’ll take the necklace. I think I could pull that off.

Comment on Will the real coronation dress please stand up by JustAnotherEmpress

JustAnotherEmpress — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:53:49 +0000

That IS the truth indeed!

Comment on Will the real coronation dress please stand up by Wendilyn Emrys

Wendilyn Emrys — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:01:07 +0000

The Photo tells the truth… or near as one can get to the truth… LOL

Comment on the hills kept me alive. no music required. by wendilynemrys

wendilynemrys — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:02:21 +0000

Indeed, it seems a situation where people, some are academics and scientists, who should know better who come to a conclusion and look for evidence to support the conclusion instead of looking at the evidence FIRST and then coming to a logical conclusion. For example, Sisi was anemic and had edema, for them they say that is evidence that she was anorexic [anorexia being a 'sexy' modern diagnosis]. We already know that Sisi had ‘kidney problems’ right around the time that Franzi started taking mistresses, so most probably he gave her an STD which caused her kidney issues. People with kidney issues, OFTEN have issues with edema. They body does not flush toxins or excess fluid properly. Also, same with anemia, that can cause edema, and anemia can be caused by a WHOLE slew of issues other than anorexia. It can be caused by WHAT you eat, as opposed to how much, it can even be caused by rectal bleeding, or internal bleeding, from unknown reasons. People wanted the anorexia diagnosis and they worked backwards, instead of using the correct way of scientific inquiry. IMHO

Easy way to find out about her health, do a CT or MRI on her corpse. However, I doubt they would allow that. If I were a rich person, I’d pay for her and Rudolph’s bodies to be scanned. Especially, after the modern post-mortum of Vetsara.

Comment on the hills kept me alive. no music required. by JustAnotherEmpress

JustAnotherEmpress — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:42:05 +0000

Thanks for that! I am in the “she was slim” category myself. Folks love to toss up “eating disorder” along with other somatic pathologies when it comes to Sisi. I’m in the “crazy like a fox” camp. Was she controlling? Was she disciplined? Was she furious with much of the expectations that ran counter to her personality and politics? Yes, yes and yes. So what? She was obsessive, yes. She abhorred fleshiness and padding, but not any more than the Tiger moms of our day.

Comment on the hills kept me alive. no music required. by wendilynemrys

wendilynemrys — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:09:51 +0000

I was just thinking about how people say Sisi was anorexic, and I decided to see what 5′ 8″ at 111 pounds looks lilke. I went here: http://www.mybodygallery.com/search.html?height=5+8&weight=110&pant=any&shirt=any&zphoto=Large&new=1
and I can tell you that from these pictures I do not think she was anorexic. Anorexics look like skeletons with hanging flesh on them. These ladies are slim, size 0 to 4 depending on body type. Sisi was very slim, she was NOT anorexic. In fact, she might have been passed over as a model in our day and age as TOO FAT! Pity we cannot see, under all those skirts and all what type of body shape she had, because a few of the ladies at that website are even rather curvy, if very slim. Just a thought. Always good to see a real comparison before throwing around words like Anorexic.

Comment on mirror, mirror on the wall by JustAnotherEmpress

JustAnotherEmpress — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:50:41 +0000

Ah, Madame, yes. She seems to be the runaway favorite in the looks dept. Check out the comments under her pic. http://empresschronicles.wordpress.com/#jp-carousel-1068 And thank you for the nice compliment re: hair.

Comment on mirror, mirror on the wall by Madame de Pique

Madame de Pique — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:31:52 +0000

don’t know about you, but my personal favorite has always been sopherl with her cat-ish facial features, sylph grace and so on. not to mention the characteristic long hair, a feature you two share brilliantly.

Comment on borderline? really? by WE

WE — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:46:12 +0000

Ah, my dear Princess, you asked for it… you can find the information here… alas I cannot read or speak German. So, I have been unable to read the book myself.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Nahowski

http://androom.home.xs4all.nl/biography/p008536.htm

Anna Nahowski und Kaiser Franz Joseph: Aufzeichnungen (German Edition)

and an interesting discussion on the The Alexander Palace Time Machine Discussion Forum

http://forum.alexanderpalace.org/index.php?topic=4688.0

Enjoy, or perhaps, not so much… it is rather depressing reading if you love and admire Empress Sisi. Although, it does give an interesting insight into her psychological makeup.