尽管未决的迹象革命,俄罗斯的沙皇尼古拉斯二世和他的妻子,亚历山德拉,扔了一个壮观的政党在1903年被称为“假面舞会”。举行在圣彼得堡冬宫,它由两个事件。2月11日,首先是一个聚会的晚餐和跳舞,加上一个音乐会在隐士庐剧院。第二,选框,事件是实际的化装舞会,2月13日举行的[来源:赫米蒂奇博物馆]。
客人是在华丽的装饰,用宝石来装饰的,17世纪的衣服。晚上10点。,everyone moved to the Concert Room for a warm-up dance of sorts, while the dinner was set up. Once dinner was ready, the guests ate, then returned to the Concert Hall. First, they were treated to three special dance performances. Next, the guests took to the dance floor to take part in waltzes, quadrilles and mazurkas. No wallflowers were allowed; young officers in the Russian Guards Regiments -- Horse-Guardsmen, Life-Guardsmen and Lancers -- were made available as male dance partners. To commemorate the event and to raise money for charity, Empress Alexandra commissioned St. Petersburg's finest photographers to take individual and group photos of participants, which were made available for purchase to guests [source:赫米蒂奇博物馆]。
之后,大公爵亚历山大Mikhailovich宣布化装舞会罗曼诺夫帝国最后的壮观的球。今天,它被认为是俄罗斯历史上一个具有历史意义的事件[来源:奢华,赫米蒂奇博物馆]。