spend on gambling, with cards and horse-betting, as well as trips to the city and new clothing, shoes, pomade and rouge (the purchase of which, while extravagant and ultimately causing her to go into debt, was not as much as critics accused her of spending). She was also expected by tradition to spend money on her attire, so as to outshine other women at Court, being the leading example of fashion in Versailles. Marie Antoinette also began to form deep friendships with various ladies in her retinue. Most noted was the sensitive and "pure" widow, the Princesse de Lamballe, whom she appointed as Superintendent of her Household, and the fun-loving Duchesse de Polignac, who would eventually form the cornerstone of the Queen's inner circle of friends. The closeness of the Dauphine's friendships with these ladies, influenced by various popular publications which promoted such friendships, would later cause accusations of lesbianism to be lodged against these women.