I was going to speculate, tongue-in-cheek, that he's given up on getting laid by anyone but his wife and is now going to desperate lengths to get back in SD's bed by at least smelling like a proper baroque royal/nobleman!
A viable theory! And maybe he did his Rhineland perfume shopping discreetly when marching to Philippsburg for the short time he was there? :)
Note also that Fritz is at war in 1745 (the year of Soor, battle famous for dognapped greyhounds and oversized shirts). If we ever turn up a month, that will be interesting. Winter quarters? The height of the campaigning season? The December peace?
Actually, for Fritz and MT my theory is that both their perfumes were gifts by people wishing to ingratiate themselves, because MT's is in 1740, i.e. when she got on the throne, and Fritz getting his in the year that makes it clear he's going to win Silesia 2 as well. Otoh, if Fritz did his own perfume shopping, then maybe he wants to smell nice for Fredersdorf when he finally comes home as Frederick The Great (tm)?
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Re: Perfume? Perfume.
Date: 2021-01-24 07:21 am (UTC)A viable theory! And maybe he did his Rhineland perfume shopping discreetly when marching to Philippsburg for the short time he was there? :)
Note also that Fritz is at war in 1745 (the year of Soor, battle famous for dognapped greyhounds and oversized shirts). If we ever turn up a month, that will be interesting. Winter quarters? The height of the campaigning season? The December peace?
Actually, for Fritz and MT my theory is that both their perfumes were gifts by people wishing to ingratiate themselves, because MT's is in 1740, i.e. when she got on the throne, and Fritz getting his in the year that makes it clear he's going to win Silesia 2 as well. Otoh, if Fritz did his own perfume shopping, then maybe he wants to smell nice for Fredersdorf when he finally comes home as Frederick The Great (tm)?