Quick Wit and Lipstick

steampunkporn:

And the lady of the house frequently gathered their friends and staff together regularly for events in the learnings of the sapphic arts.

Having learned the basics at their finishing schools, it was important to grow their talents beyond the simple introductions. The aim was to be able to pleasure themselves to control the recognised condition of “hysteria”.

Or that is what they told their doctors …

goodforyourstomach:

Herric, aka Chéri Hérouard

L’écrin du rubis (1939) and Le Libertinage du Retroussé (1937)

(via gimmedangerlittlestranger)