sexual relief elsewhere, with men and women alike. This caused the queen to plunge further into the costly diversions of buying her dresses from Rose Bertin and gambling, simply to enjoy herself. She was also given free rein to renovate the Petit Trianon, which was given to her as a gift by Louis XVI on August 27, 1775; she concentrated mainly on horticulture, redesigning the garden in the English mode. Though the castle was built in Louis XV's reign, the Petit Trianon became associated with Marie Antoinette's perceived extravagance. Rumors circulated that