NAMES IN THE NEWS : ‘Mayflower Madam’ on Manners
Sydney Biddle Barrows, the so-called “Mayflower Madam” who was busted for promoting prostitution, is using her expertise to promote good manners in matters of intimacy.
“Mayflower Manners: Etiquette for Consenting Adults,” includes advice on how to ask a date about AIDS, whether condoms should be left where they can be seen and when it is OK to make a pass.
The 221-page book, written by Barrows and Ellis Weiner and published by Doubleday, also describes how to approach an escort service.
“When inquiring as to which young ladies are available for that evening, don’t ask crudely, ‘Whaddaya got tonight?’ ” she wrote. Instead, she said, clients should wait to be asked what sort of companion they would prefer.
Barrows, who ran three escort services, pleaded guilty in July, 1985, to a misdemeanor charge of promoting prostitution, and paid a $5,000 fine.
She has been working as a $10-per-hour dresser at fashion shows and answering telephones at an aerobics studio, the Daily News said.
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