A special attraction of the establishment was that the women employed there staged small erotic shows, with which they proved special craftsmanship in the application of their vulva. The writer Henri Calet describes this in his book "La Belle Lurette", published in 1935: "The ladies won forty sous at a game; we had to put the coins on the table edges, while the ladies "sucked" them with the slit of their belly [...]" The brothel was also known for its tableaux vivants, in which erotic scenes were portrayed by women who were partly equipped with strap-ons. The Brasserie du Moulin was situated at 16 rue Blondel, Paris. The facade has curved floral art nouveau decoration. Located at 50 rue Saint-Georges, Chez Marguerite had a large painting of the abduction of a naked Sabine on the stairs, and a sculpture of a woman in an ancient tunic. The brothel at 10 Rue Frochot first opened in 1934. It was popular with Allied soldiers during the Second World War. Since the closure of the Paris brothels in 1946 it continued to operate as a sex club filled with cabins for lap dances and provided 'other services'. In 2013 it was converted into a bar. At 3 Rue Racine was a 'brasserie de femmes', La Cigarette. The price charged was not only for whatever the patrons consumed, but included the waitress. It closed in 1906 and was replaced with the Bouillon Racine restaurant. "Aline Soccodato", (known as "Madame Billy"), opened her first house at Rue Cardinet in 1938, called "Madame Billy", and soon became very popular. Personalities from the highest circles quickly went to and fro. She later opened L'Étoile de Kléber. Located on rue du Papillon, the basement was themed as harem of Beirut. Writer Maurice Dekobra described a visit to Madame Denis: "Eleven women without veils, lying pell-mell in languid poses, wait at the edge of a luminous pond for dawn with pink fingers. The dances are beginning. The bodies move ..." The house of Marguerite Gourdan was located at 23 rue Dussoubs in the 2nd arrondissement. It opened in 1774 and shut its doors on clients for the last time in 1783. Madame du Barry, King Louis XV's last official mistress (Maîtresse-en-titre), worked here for a while.