Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-18
A WASHINGTON ENTERPRISE.
A Bureau Which, VIII Afford Employ.
naent to InlPec1IniGus Young SxVcils.

Washington Correspondence of the Baltimore Day.
There is stopping in the city at the present
time gentleman whose name it would be I'M
fair to give, but whose mission here is certainly
a novel one. 1t is, in fact, the establishment
of a private bureau which will have for its object
the loanng ont of young men. For instance:
wealthy maiden lady of uncertain age desires
an escort to the theater, receptions, etc De-
spite the glitter of the wealth and all
the arts of the modiste she fails to attract
and must, perfOrce, enjoy the distinction
of a male escort by playing the role of
chaperone to younger and fairer niece or cou-
sin, or, as is more frequently the case, remain
at home. To all such the founder of this bureau
will prove sincere friend. The young men to
be employed will be handsome, thoroughly ac-
complished, sufficiently esthetc to suit all re-
quirements, educated and agreeable. They will
probably "come high" but the old maids will
have them. In social sense they will perform
the same duties that are now performed by the
niInble but humble District telegraph boy, with
the difference that the former adds tone and at
Effectiveness while the latter is merely useful
The nlOdtS OpeTdndl is briefly this: The maiden
| lady sends for the manager and informs him of
her wishes. The manager opens his album and
displays the different styles OF beauty accom-
! panying each photograph with a description of
the manners and characteristics of the original
The lady chooses her man. who immediately
calls. If suited the terms are next agreed upon
Ii the lady be particularly aristocratic she will
probably board the young man at fashion,
able hotel, where he will simply be known
as gentleman of elegant leisure The man.
ager Will see that he has a large and suit
able wardrobe BETTING a young gentleman
of his social standing. Until the contract
expires he remains the property of the lessee
1t shall be his duty to drive her out in the even
ings, take her to the different public places of
amusement and, as her escort to the houses of
hnr fog hi N h1n mr. bn i,+,o
an ''Old friend of the family temporarily resd-
ing in the city" If it be the lady's pleasure
that he talk interestedy entre-dcts. squeeze her
| hand impusively. or look unutterable love ut
her as she glides through the w!sxl OF the n'::z'
he is. of course. eE. t. do =, ':,,.
''dummys' cumpefis:it.,.s - -. s.t,-,. III /.
great degree u the .:iuh .li,i looks Of
the lessee. Tie hoEjeiie: H:.,i .oge eXactinr
she is the creator his pay
But the utility does Not end there. Young
ladies will lind him useful also. In their case
his duty as an escort will not be necessity, but
simply to arouse the jealousy and pque the
feelings OF some other young man who NAV be
too backward in coming forward. 1t is eX-
pected' that the dummy will manage things so
adroitly that the object of the Young lady's af-
fections will declare his feelings in short order
lest the stranger step in and carry off the prize
he has so long been playing fast and loose with
Looked at from O. philosophical standpoint
the scheme Is good one. At all events the eX-
PNAH VIII NC tlicu HtIc utAt WiuteF. Ii sue
cessful, branches will be speedily opened in
every large city in the country.
An English Peer Gives UD Drink;ug.
From the London Truth.
At atemperance meeting held at SOUTHAMPTON
last week the earl of Lchfield stated that. hay
| ing been total abstainer' for twelve months
| he would now join the Blue Ribbon army. and
he was forthwith decorated with the badge OF
that ASSOCIATION by Canon Basil Wilberforce.
|
An art class of young women at Faribanlt
MIMI, induced a man to let them experiment
on hm Tor plaster cast. After they had COW
ered MS face the quilts slipped from his nostrils
anu ne was SO nearly suffOcated to death that n
| physician with difficulty revived him. They
forgot TO Oil the skin, too and the plaster stnci
last damaging HIM to ah extent that necessi
tated his stay for week In hospital.
! The pop of q pistol disturbed the cororaeation
! in church at Gloucester, Mass Little JohnnH
Dow had brought his fathers revolver az q
| paything with which to while away the lone
hour of worship. e
Nunc Dunlap. a Kentucky blue grass belle
| has aroused comment by going to EyansviIle
Ind. and appearing as Hebe in a beer garden
performance of "Pinafore." She did it for finn
agreeing to sing for week without salary: bnt
her family took her home at the end of the
second evening.
The police of Philadelphia are said to have a
secret code of signals. and the chronicle Herald
/ has discovered that three quick raps on the back
door of saloon means. I'm here waiting; pass
! out the whisky"