Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-19

addicted to jazz, but by the many
lone women, young and d
aged. who come to New York from
far-off parts of the country, lurei
by the widely-heralded attractions
of metropolitan life.
Customers r Well-to-dO
Some of these women. especially
those who are here. only for a brief
visit, stop at the best hotels. are
literally supplied with pocket
money and have a secure social
position at home. During the first
week or two they are content 10
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 features of ths
city. To the out-of-town woman
the fierce, magnificent glare of
Broadway is very enticing. and it is.
intolerable not to be able to explore
it. But unfortunately hat sort of
thing is not yet done by the lone,
respectable m
THE professional escort just
about solves the problem for these
lonely DANES" said a hotel man re-
Gently, land / wonder that the
hotels themselves don't supply such
a service. We have a dancing hos
tess here, of course"-and he waved
a hand toward the large ballroom
what uni wants to learn
the latest dance steps from a woman
if she can get a man to teach her?
Besides, it's only natural that they
should want 10 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 have some
thing 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 1t
is doubtful if they have a private
Office among them. Their headquar-
tiers are at the big public dance
halls, where they act is dancing i'm
structors. In these places you can
dance all evening at a small cost, r
you know how, and if you don't
know how there are these instruc-
tors to teach you at whatever price
you care to pay. No set charge at
all you understand, but if a lady
fails to pay at least a dollar for her
lesson, she is not encouraged to ap-
ply for another.
The Squires are all canny BUSH
ness men. They are constantly on
the lookout for prosperous-appear-
ing women 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 with just the right degree of adj
miration and respect. inquiries II she
desires instruction. Generally she
does. If her reward is liberal the
1-a-A. .o.tIxr .A-~ I'D AxA-~-
ually end in the acquisition of an
escort.
1t Is not at all a bad arrangement
from the woman's point of view.
She has learned to dance with the
man.; to follow his leads and steps
perfectly. He is all that propriety
could require in dress, manner and
department. And the whole thing
is on a business basis. She is under
no obligations. She pays for what
she gets-an escort-and having
paid, she doesn't have to be at all
entertaining or winsome or seduc-
tive or any of the things she has to
be to the men who take her about
at home. They go to a hotel dinner
dance. She pays for the dinner.
Later, they go to one OF the theatre
roofs. where there is dancing and
food. Again she pays the bill.
The Vocation Pays
As a means of earning a fairly
easy living. the arrangement is also
highly satisfactory TO the Squire of
Danes. He is not. as might be ex-
pected, a very brilliant or ambitious
fellow. Before the comparatively
recent dance craze in this country
he was probably a clerk. but since
the entrance of the fox trot he has
applied himself with p~ainstaking
diligence to being a courtier. In
this he has to a large extent sue
ceeded. He cannot spout epigrams
but he knows New York and its
ways, particularly in dancing and
theatrical circles. and can describe
them entertainingly. He reads a
newspaper thoroughly every morn
Ing in order to keep up with the
topics of the day. In short. he has
acquired all the technique for max.
ing an agreeable companion.
Furthermore, he has been able T.
make It. pay. His afternoons. which
are usually spent In giving dancing
instruction to q few clients whom hs
has carefully selected as liberal tip
pers, yield from IS to $40 each. Fol
his escort duty In the evening h
receives an2ther. $40 OF i15s n p: