Practicing German today instead of participating in salon, but pausing briefly to share the following episode reported by Horowski:
It's January 1733, so Christmas 1732 has just happened, Wilhelmine is in Berlin, Fritz is in Ruppin, Fritz is engaged but not yet married, and it's Carneval season.
So what does Fritz dress up as, as an act of silent protest against his upcoming wedding, in his Ruppin Carneval festival?
A widow.
You couldn't make these people up.
(No specific source given, but sources given in this passage have been letters between Fritz and Wilhelmine, so it might be one of those.)
And yes, Witwe, not Witwer. In addition to the normal penchant for crossdressing during festivals like these, I assume the mourning attire for women was more elaborate?
Widow
It's January 1733, so Christmas 1732 has just happened, Wilhelmine is in Berlin, Fritz is in Ruppin, Fritz is engaged but not yet married, and it's Carneval season.
So what does Fritz dress up as, as an act of silent protest against his upcoming wedding, in his Ruppin Carneval festival?
A widow.
You couldn't make these people up.
(No specific source given, but sources given in this passage have been letters between Fritz and Wilhelmine, so it might be one of those.)
And yes, Witwe, not Witwer. In addition to the normal penchant for crossdressing during festivals like these, I assume the mourning attire for women was more elaborate?