In La Fille aux Yeux d'Or is found a description of the salon in the rue des Batailles. It is of the most scrupulous fidelity, and one will not be displeased to see the lion's den painted by himself. There is not a detail to add or to subtract. "Half of the sitting room described a delicately graceful circular line, opposite of which the other half was perfectly square, in the middle of which shined a fireplace of white marble and gold. One entered through a side door concealed by a rich tapestry and which faced a window. The horseshoe-shaped section of the room was decorated with a real Turkish divan, that is to say with a mattress placed on the ground, but a mattress as large as a bed, a divan fifty feet in circumference covered in white cashmere, embellished with tufts of black and poppy-colored silk, arranged in a diamond pattern; the back of this immense bed was elevated several inches higher by the numerous cushions that enriched it further by their stylish compatibility. This sitting room was hung with a red fabric on which was mounted a muslin from the Indies that was fluted like a Corinthian column by piping that alternated between hollow and round and stopped at the top and bottom with a band of poppy-colored fabric, on which were drawn some black arabesques. Under the muslin, the poppy color became rose, an amorous color that repeated in the window curtains, which were of muslin from the Indies lined with rose-colored taffeta and ornamented with poppy and black fringes. Six silver arms each supporting two candles were attached to these wall coverings at equal distances, to illuminate the divan. The ceiling, from the center of which hung a lantern of matte silver, sparkled with whiteness, and the molding was gilded. The carpet resembled an Oriental shawl, it presented the designs and recalled the poetry of Persia, where the hands of slaves had created it. The furniture was covered in white cashmere, set off by black and poppy-colored accents. The clock, the candelabras, all were of white marble and gold. The only table in the room had a cashmere covering; elegant jardinières contained roses of every type, and white or red flowers." I can add that upon the table was placed a magnificent writing desk in gold and malachite, the gift, without a doubt, of some admiring stranger.