grandduke

This is the Grand Duchess Feodora of Saxony. In 1913 the famous German breeder of roses, Hermann Kiese of Wieselbach (who also edited a rose breeder's magazine), named a new tea rose in her honor, the "Grossherzogin Feodora von Sachsen." Apparently, he named another rose for the Grand Duke, but not until 1915.

Thanks Wystan for identifying Feodora. Interesting how the names got overlaid on the negative. We'll add her name to the caption next time we update the record.

See www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3220576482/ for another photo and information.

Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke_Alexander_Mikhailovich_o...

In 1913, on his second visit to America (the first was in 1893), his Imperial Highness visited Philadelphia, Newport RI, and New York City. In New York, the Grand Duke stayed at the Ritz-Carlton hotel. One of several photos that Bain took there is dated September 6, 1913. After his departure for Russia, the New York Times (on October 5, 1913) ran a story about the unpretentious royal visitor, and included a story about a famous joke that Alex had played on the press in 1893: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9406EEDF1E3BE633A...

During his visit to Newport, Rhode Island in 1913, His Imperial Highness, The Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich of Russia (1866-1933), was struck by the beauty of American women. According to published reports, The Grand Duke "collected photographs of the women he met in Newport, especially at The Casino and Bailey's Beach."

The Grand Duke was particularity smitten by Miss Marie Tailer of New York City, who was visiting Newport at that time, and he was "anxious to obtain a photograph of her". He declared that Miss Tailer was "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World". [1]

This pronouncement was picked up by newspapers across the country (if not the world), and photos of Miss Tailer were published for some years afterwards -- always with the "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" moniker in the caption. [2]

Marie Tailer was engaged in 1914, and married in 1915, to Mr. S. Bryce Wing. A photo of her is included in the LOC Bain Collection on Flickr -- however IMNHO there are more flattering photos of her in The (San Francisco) Call and The (Georgia) Evening Ledger.
                        "Miss Marie Tailer (right) 1913"   from Bain / LOC
                             

 

a lucky Romanov survivor who escaped after the revolution, his westernized name should probably start with a V instead of a W en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Duke_Andrei_Vladimirovich_of_...

Thanks for the additional information Kilted Cowboy. We will include some of it in our updated description of this image.

Date in mirror writing, upper left corner, 3/19/28?