Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . kovo, close to this town. Madame Alexandra Nicolaievna Narischkine, nhTchitcherine, belongs to the rough diamond orderof human nature. A childless, benevolent woman, with more moneythan she knows what to do with, energy, brains andpractical common sense, she spends her princelyincome in good deeds. In return for her manygenerous donations the distinction of lady ofhonour has been lately conferred on her. MadameNarischkine was the first to introduce all kinds ofhandwork
Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . kovo, close to this town. Madame Alexandra Nicolaievna Narischkine, nhTchitcherine, belongs to the rough diamond orderof human nature. A childless, benevolent woman, with more moneythan she knows what to do with, energy, brains andpractical common sense, she spends her princelyincome in good deeds. In return for her manygenerous donations the distinction of lady ofhonour has been lately conferred on her. MadameNarischkine was the first to introduce all kinds ofhandwork amongst the peasant men and so-called Kustari owe their origin anddevelopment to her. She engaged efficient workmen,and had the peasants taught all kinds of first well-organised lace works were establishedby her. She sent for patterns to Venice, France,Belgium, etc., and had the old designs result was a brilliant success, and the peasantwomen now make a good income from this trade. Shealso established a variety of workshops for the Narischkines example has since been widely. MADAME VERA NAKISHKINE SOCIETY OF PETROGRAD 267 followed, and the Kustari work has spread allover the country. The latest exhibitions of peasanthandicrafts have excited genuine admiration. InPetrograd Madame Narischkine was the founder ofthe society of Help to Poor Women with its manybranches. She has also organised on one of herestates in the province of Riazane an institution forpractical instruction in agriculture. The manor-house is turned into a boarding-house for youngwomen wishing to learn farming or gardening underthe tuition of a skilled agriculturist, who at the sametime is the matron of the establishment. Madame Narischkines munificence, when anyworthy purpose presents itself to her notice, is won-derful. During the Russo-Japanese war she gaveone million of rubles for the Russian Fleet, and not-withstanding her age and failing health the old ladypers
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