Lush crinolines of dresses could reach several meters in diameter. The height of the hairstyle was limited by only one thing - the height of the carriage in which the noble person would travel. They did not wash their faces every day in order to preserve their makeup, and under the hundreds of frills of their dresses the girls did not wear elegant shoes at all, but real felt boots, since even the palaces were not heated. Even the princesses in the 18th century had a hard time, the more interesting are the memories of the greatest women of their era, wisely and elegantly ruling the roost and changing the course of history over a cup of tea. How to perfectly master the art of weaving intrigues? How to be a ball hostess? What was the life of the princess like in the 18th century? Read and find out!