Someone told me that a man would not use cologne in the 1890s. Is this true? Amber Allen Via the Internet Cologne dates back at least 5,000 years, and men have been using it for about as long as women. It spread to Europe from the Middle East during the Crusades, and by the 17th century, Europe was virtually swept away by the fad. Napoleon Bonaparte used eight quarts of violet cologne every month, even bathing in it. Caswell-Massey’s Number 6 Cologne was a popular formula brought to America

June 2005
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- Someone told me that a man would not use cologne in the 1890s. Is this true?
- Why is Warren Earp hardly mentioned in the movies?
- According to George Durham’s Taming the Nueces Strip, John “King” Fisher wore tiger skin chaps. I’ve had a pair made for SASS parties (no cats were harmed in the making of these chaps). Are the original chaps in a museum?
- Which one of Bill Tilghman’s sons became a criminal and died holding up a craps table?
- Which one of Bill Tilghman’s sons became a criminal and died holding up a craps table? Was it Woody or Tench?
- Victorio’s Right Hand
- Saddle Pals
- Trailing Doc Holliday through Colorado
- Supercharged
- Capturing Protectors of Peace
- Short One Bead
- Shotguns at Midnight
- Elusive Witch’s Brew