inhishatredofdust，hewillnotsufferafloor—carpet，evenastuffedchair；butinsistsonhavingallofwood，wherethedustmaybeprosecutedtodestruction。[Forster，i。208。]Wifeandwomankind，andthosethattakeafterthem，letsuchhavestuffingandsofas:he，forhispart，sitsonmerewoodenchairs；——sits，andalsothinksandacts，afterthemannerofaHyperboreanSpartan，whichhewas。Heateheartily，butasaroughfarmerandhuntereats；countrymesses，goodroastandboiled；despisingtheFrenchCook，asanentitywithoutmeaningforhim。Hisfavoritedishatdinnerwasbaconandgreens，rightlydressed；whatcouldtheFrenchCookdoforsuchaman？Heatewithrapidity，almostwithindiscriminateviolence:hisobjectnotqualitybutquantity。
Hedranktoo，butdidnotgetdrunk:attheDoctor’sorderhecouldabstain；andhadinlateryearsabstained。Pollnitzpraiseshisfinenessofcomplexion，theoriginallyeminentwhitenessofhisskin，whichhehadtannedandbronzedbyhardridingandhunting，andotherwiseworsediscoloredbyhismanneroffeedinganddigesting:alas，atlasthiswaistcoatcametomeasure，IamafraidtosayhowmanyPrussianells，——averyconsiderablediameterindeed！[Ib。i。163。]
Forsomeyearsafterhisaccessionhestillappearedoccasionallyin\"burgherdress，\"orunmilitaryclothes；\"brownEnglishcoat，yellowwaistcoat\"andtheotherindispensables。Butthisfashionbecamerarerwithhimeveryyear；andceasedaltogether（sayChronologists）abouttheyear1719:afterwhichheappearedalwayssimplyasColonelofthePotsdamGuards（hisownLifeguardRegiment）insimplePrussianuniform:closemilitarycoat；
blue，withredcuffsandcollar，buffwaistcoatandbreeches；
whitelinengaiterstotheknee。Hegirthisswordabouttheloins，welloutofthemud；walkedalwayswithathickbambooinhishand；Steady，notslowofstep；withhistriangularhat，cream—whiteroundwig（inhisolderdays），andfacetendingtopurple，——theeyeslookingoutmereinvestigation，sharpswiftauthority，anddangerousreadinesstorebukeandsetthecaneinmotion:——itwassohewalkedabroadinthisearth；andthecommonrunofmenratherfledhisapproachthancourtedit。