Alfonso looks about three-years old dating this photo to 1889 or 1890. Maria Cristina's sleeves are adorned with ruffles and flowers. This particular dress worn by María Cristina will be back with a different bodice and sleeves in about ten years, but with the skirt and headdress retained. When dresses had separate bodices, as this one did, changing bodices was easy.
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