Are Our Men Lonely?
I suppose it’s possible to be lonely in New York? People told me I’d be lonely in London, but though I tried for just on twelve years I never managed it. Anyhow, lonely men in New York can now do something about it. They simply phone up a Female Escort Service and book a partner for the evening’s frivolities: These women will gallivant round the city with a "decent" man till midnight for the modest sum of ten dollars, plus two dollars taxi charge. If the party’s going well and the client. wishes to have their company till 2 a.m., that’s another five dollars; till 4 am., another five dollars. These partners are called "hostesses." Most of them are conveniently widowed or divorced. But they are hired for their "mature, cultured and travelled qualities," and they must have six character testimonials from persons of definite and substantial position. Apparently there are rules in the game. They may never give their real name and address, and they may never accompany a man anywhere except to public places. It doesn’t say what to do if you begin to yawn at ten-thirty. Pay the lady off and lose your money? And what of lonely women?
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 31, 26 January 1940, Page 42
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206Are Our Men Lonely? New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 31, 26 January 1940, Page 42
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