"An imperial ball began precisely at 8:30 in the evening, when the
Grand Master of Ceremonies appeared and tapped loudly three times on the
floor with an ebony staff, embossed in gold with the double-headed eagle of the tsar.
The sound brought an immediate hush. The great mahogany doors inlaid with gold swung
open, the Grand Master of Ceremonies cried out, "Their Imperial Majesties," and hundreds of
dresses rustled as ladies sank into a deep curtsy."

A playlist inspired by the beauty and the glamour of a Russian imperial ball.

Songs here: (http://the-last-tsar.tumblr.com/post/134674418415/an-imperial-ball-began-precisely-at-830-in-the)

16 tracks