Someone told me that a man would not use cologne in the 1890s. Is this true?

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