cocotte

small casserole (pot) for individual portions, similar to a Dutch oven

demimonde, courtesan

This one is a woman, with all a woman’s wit, combined with the heartlessness of a cocotte.

[…] she had had the novel experience of looking down from the restaurant terrace on an audience of "cocottes," and having her husband interpret to her as much of the songs as he thought suitable for bridal ears.