Première femme de Chambre

Première femme de Chambre ('First Chamber Maid') was an office at the royal court of France. The Première femme de Chambre was in charge of the preparing of clothes, cosmetics and other things in the queen's wardrobe for the dressing and undressing ceremony, and supervised the femmes de chambre ('Chamber Maids'), who often reached a number of 16 per annum.