Early version of ECCIE (1883) :)

[HoneyRose]

The link at the bottom includes this summation of The Pretty Women of Paris (guide to Les Horizontels) 1883 edition:

The comely Berthe Legrand, of 70, Rue des Martyrs, for example, has "teeth like a terrier," but the mere movement of her hips stimulates men's desires, the author enthuses, "like the vapor of cooked meat on the olfactory nerves of a hungry man." Even so, the guide presents a wealth of anecdote and gossip that allows the women's outsize personalities to shine through, capturing the ambiance of Paris during its erotic apogee.

Link to more:
http://www.slate.com/id/2289282/entry/2289283/

[ElisabethWhispers]

Had to smile at some of the other descriptions mentioned.

Great article and thanks for sharing!!!

Warmly,
Elisabeth (With 'a well-nourished frame', to use one quote from the article!)

[LindseyLacey]

thank-you for taking the time to share this...
an interesting read...
a fun history perspective...

[HoneyRose]

You can click on "2" and see the second installment: The Clitoris of Paris.

It has this delightful paragraph:

"The eccentricities of each woman seemed to function as niche advertising. Mathilde Lassens liked to make love while her maid played a street organ in the next room. Lee d'Asco filled her mansion with animals, including a tame bear, and on one occasion ascended above the Seine in a hot-air balloon, dressed as a man holding a revolver. After tossing her clothes to well-wishers below, she returned to the ground stark naked."

[LuckJack]

Thanks HR, very entertaining read.

[DustyHands]

Thanks for sharing.

Read the title and was hoping for Gus's reviews of poking Lorena and Maggie somewhere outside of San Antonio.

[CoHorn]

Originally Posted by DustyHands

Thanks for sharing.

Read the title and was hoping for Gus's reviews of poking Lorena and Maggie somewhere outside of San Antonio.

Captain Call would have banned him