The Lafayette gazette., 1900-05-26
The Man Supply.
New Orleans Picayune:

learth of men in society. Worse
still, this seems to increase year by
year, and from all parts of the
comes the same mournful
report Of the total inadeqnacy of the
beau crop for domestic needs. 1t
becomes more and more common
to see bevies of girls solemnly treat
ing themselves at the soda water
counter. Hostesses acquire gray
hairs and wrinkles trying to corral
few black coats for their entertain
ments. The battery supply of
men is only kept up by the
drafts on the infantry
from the kindergartens. The num-
Der of hen parties at all public
places Of amusements indicate that
the men who have the. price of two
theatre tickets in their pockets are
few and far between. while as for
the former general utility beau, the
fellow who was glad to- dangle after
any woman and fetch and carry for
her, he is as extinct as the dodo.
Under the circumstances it seems
be found for man; but, alas! in
society he is not only a luxury, he
is necessity. The mirth of any
exclusively feminine gathering rings
SO false and hollow, no matter how
loud it may be, it wouldn't take in
even a boy baby. The strongest
minded female must admit that
there is moral support in the mere
presence of a masculine garb after
nightfall. A picnic without man
is as tasteless and insipid as an egg
without salt, while the forlorn and
detected spectacle of two girls
dancing together is enough to make
wooden Indian weep. To meet
this crying need of beaus for the
beauless some enterpris1ng young
women in one of the northern cities
have organized and incorporated a
company which will supply escorts
of handsome appearance, guaran-
teed good manners, and irreproach-
able character for the small sum Of
IS cents per hour, and car fare. A
handsome uniform, closely resem-
bling the fatigue uniform of an army
officer, has been provided, and
everything will be done to turn the
hired escorts out in a style that will
make the ordinary volunteer beat
look like 80 cents. This commen
dable enterprise ought to meet {
long-felt want. Heretofore ther,
has been small choice in method:
for the girl who wanted to go some
( where. She had either by hintin,
to inveigle some young fellow int
taking her, or tag along in the walk
of some other girl and her beau, o
else drag her unwilling and grum
bling papa with her. Now she cal
: go in self-respect and peace, merel
by ringing up an escort who is Pai'
to 90 where he is wanted, an
to look pleasant about doing it
So far the company only designs te
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foryone success will doubtless sue
gest that its benefcents service
may be extended with advantage t
; the summer resorts. A new schedul
of prices with futher accom-
plishments might be arranged-s
much say per hour, partners in tn
two-steps, or golf, for stroils on tn
mountain, and rowing on the Lake
: Experts in any line would, of course
. come higher, and fancy figures coul
be asked for the society of youn
men who could play the banjo an
sing rag time ditties, or who had
peculiar facility for reciting sent
mental poetry, and looking soulfu
!, IT is needless to point out no
eagerly the lonely summer girl, WI
:, has to pair with another girl at II
hops and strolls with sister, wou
= jump at the opportunities tn,
offered her. While as for the prof
of the scheme-it is enough to NAL
Colonel Sellers turn over in h
grave to think he never thought
it.