From forum.alexanderpalace.org-index.php?topic=5534.45, posted by synnadene on 18 November 2009; sepia tone removed by gogm.
Hildegard is dressed for the evening in a dress with a vee neckline, a bertha in sections that cover the shoulders and central section of her bodice, and cap sleeves. The top could have been worn in 1840, although her coiffure would have been out of place.
Keywords: 1900, Müller, Hildegard Maria von Bayern (1881-1948), Princess, Wittelsbach family, German, straight coiffure, bun, off shoulder vee neckline, modesty piece, bows, bertha, tight cap sleeves, necklace