Standards For Employees
The Everleigh sisters had standards for their working girls:
- "A girl must have a pretty face and figure, must be in perfect health and must look well in evening clothes."
- "Be polite and forget what you are here for. Gentlemen are only gentlemen when properly introduced.... The Everleigh Club is not for the rough element, the clerk on a holiday or a man without a check book."
- Employees had to come to the house of their own free will; the Everleigh sisters would not deal with pimps, panderers, white slavers, or parents eager to sell off their daughters.
- Girls needed to prove they were 18 years old and undergo regular exams by a doctor.
- Drug use was grounds for terminating a girl's employment.
These standards at the Everleigh Club led many prostitutes to desire employment with the Everleighs, as the girls would have a safe environment to work in, good accommodations and a better clientele. When Everleigh House opened, admission was $10 (the equivalent of $246 in 2007), dinner was $50, a bottle of champagne was $12. Private time with one of the girls was another $50. The prices only went up from there, so that it was difficult for a caller to leave without spending at least $200. A decent working wage at the time was $6 a week.
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