The government made laws that prohibited geisha from working as prostitutes, and only gave them permission to act as entertainers. One of these laws said that they had to tie their (sash) in the back, as wore theirs at the front as a sign that they were available for sex. Geisha had to wear simpler hairstyles, less hair accessories, less make-up and simpler kimono. If an accused a geisha of stealing her customers, the geisha would be investigated.