Black Roses
“All the top hotels held them – the Esplanade, the Bristol, the Eden and the Kaiserhof – but the Adlon was where the cream of Berlin society took their tea. With its palm court and its fountain and its magnificent view of the Brandenburg Tor, the Adlon’s dances were so well attended that two orchestras played alternately, to ensure the music didn’t stop.
They were especially popular with elderly matrons who would order an Eintänzer, a professional dance partner, the way other people might or...der Apfeltorte or Spritzkuchen. The Eintänzer, a breed of fetching young man, would approach the old ladies and ask politely for a dance, before steering them like ancient tugboats round the dance floor. Some were said to provide services that went beyond professional dancing, but there was very little erotic frisson detectable among the potted plants that afternoon as Clara threaded between the marble-topped tables, determined to tell Frau Goebbels that she was sorry, but she would not be available for modelling, after all.MoreLess
They were especially popular with elderly matrons who would order an Eintänzer, a professional dance partner, the way other people might or...der Apfeltorte or Spritzkuchen. The Eintänzer, a breed of fetching young man, would approach the old ladies and ask politely for a dance, before steering them like ancient tugboats round the dance floor. Some were said to provide services that went beyond professional dancing, but there was very little erotic frisson detectable among the potted plants that afternoon as Clara threaded between the marble-topped tables, determined to tell Frau Goebbels that she was sorry, but she would not be available for modelling, after all.MoreLess
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