The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-08-05

Ciey No woman has to be a wall
$751; ESQ., here as long as she a anord
nrice of one. Be she ever SO
tne In masculine admirers. and
iae : : unlikely to acquire any, she
eve. .evertheless enjoy her share OF
me- me brilliant entertaining night life OF
usw YORK by the simple expedient OF
Icing one of these professional
souires of danes.
sqama earnest student OF humani-
.-s,on nroblems has said that New
u AIs nrovides the nobiest form OF So
o ~, service of n city in the world.
ua Vas not referring to the squire OF
re- Yet the unique nobility OF
essa calling is s~elfevident. Consider
.n I'M .souirements: From early after
~ sor until past midnight, the squire
mrst devote all of his talents and
anerey to the entertainment OF lone
0 Unattached ladies. He must es-
~. them hither and thither, In de-
.snce 10 their commands, to thea
70 and cabarets, famous hotels,
saness and chop suey joints, to fam
uas downtown restaurants and fam
~ untown roof gardens-anywhere
nav want to go in their pursuit OF a
sood time. They may be homely and
ssdlv dressed: he must pay them del
ieate compliments. They may De
clumsy and awkward; he must guide
them safely and deity about a ball
saom floor. They may be dull and
Lightly deaf he must keep up a
s,,mulating conversation. Or they
NAV be beautiful. gracious and rich;
he must keep his distance and never
presume upon the acquaintance.
Under the circumstances, II Is not
surnrising TO learn from n who has
studded me species that the profess
sional squire OF danes is born-not
made. There are only a few OF them
,n New York-never enough to sup
nlv the demand-and eve these are
siways threatening to quit their cal
ling for a less exacting trade. They
ore mot to be confused with the
smooth voiced lounge lizards who
bauut the cabarets and dance halls at
night in an unofficial capacity, nor
With the fiashily dressed hangers-on
IN some of the so-called dancing
a(dQemleS Oh DIodu way chhCh
sometimes employ these types as es-
corts, II is true, but they do SO with
great risk to their diamonds, good
m and other negotiable securi-
ties.
The squire of danes, on the other
hand. is reliable, discreet, and well
yersed in social etiquette. His dress
and conduct are strictly conservative,
so that, II suddenly confronted by a
friend or relative. a woman can easily
introduce him as a perfectly proper
social acquaintance. His services
are not In demand by fappers so wo-
men who are permanently addicted
to Jazz, but by the many lone wo-
ment, young and middle-aged. who
come TO New York from far-off parts
of the country, lured by the widely
heralded attractions Of metropolitan
life.
CUSTOMERS ARE WELL-TO-DO
Some OF these women, especially
those who are here only for a brief
visit, stop at the best hotels, are lib
orally supplied with pocket money
hafC a bC1uiO cOttAA ROoAtAoh at
home. During the first week or two
they are content to shop and attend
the movies and a few matinees. but
after that they begin to feel lonely.
They realize that, without friends
particularly masculine friends-they
are missing the most interesting fea-
lures OF the city. To the out-of-
town woman the fierce. magnificent
glare OF Broadway is very enticing.
and II Is intolerable not to be able to
explore II. But unfortunately that
sort OF thing is not yet done by the
lone. respectable woman.
The professional escort Just about
solves the problem for these lonely
DANES" said a hotel man recently,
and | wonder that the hotels them
selves don't supply such a service.
We have a dancing hostess here, of
course"-and he waved his hand to-
ward the large ballroom-"but what
woman wants to learn the latest
dance steps from a woman IL she can
get a man to teach her? Besides. its
only natural that they should want to
dance with a man on the Great White
way and feel that they are a part of
It for the time being. Then they'll
nave something really big to discuss
when they get home"
These so-called squires of danes
don't advertise; they aren't listed at
the hotel information desk, and II is
doubtful IL they have a private Of
nee among them. Their headquarters
are at the big public dance halls,
where they act as dancing instructors
IN these places you can dance all
evening at a small cost, II you know
now, and II you don't know how
there are these instructors to teach
you at whatever price you care to
pay. No set charge at all, you un-
aerstand, but IL a lady fails to pay at
least a dollar for her lesson, she Is
not encouraged to apply for another.
The squires are all canny business
men. They r constantly on the
lookout for prosperous appearing wo-
men in the crowd. AS soon as one
enters the hall. she Is apt to receive
a cordial welcome from one of the
instructors, who, approaching her
Win Just the right degree of admira-
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