 The couple's home became a center for the artistic community with individuals like Octave Mirbeau, Jean Lorrain, and Paul Fort frequently being entertained at their house.The couple also owned a home in Normandy where they would go for the summers.Beginning with "Aglavaine and Sélysette" in 1896, she began to appear in a number of Maeterlinck's plays, several of which included characters specifically written for or based on her.