A Bunny’s Tale Part II — dy Gloria Steinem Ealitor’ note: Ax you will vemember from last month, our intrepid reporter had adopted fale name (Marie Och, on reed ¢clasifed ad ("Yes i's true! Attra tive young girls cen now eam $200-$200 a tweek at the fabulous New York Playboy Club.) and surved two interviews and 1 tryout in conume tobe hired asa Playboy {Club Bunny. After a fting for folie ee lashes, a phyrical examinetion, a Bunny Mother Lecture, « Bunny Father Lecture, tte indoctrination sesions in Bunny School to learn drinkserving ritual, «study of the ‘Bunny Bible and the revelation that nearly fll Bunnies ae required to stuf) their bo fons, Movie had been called into emergency evict the hat-check stand “hs the story Teopens, owr undercover Bunny is prepevng for her very fist might’ exposure "on the floor.” “The Bunny Room was chaotic and jammed swith the ual swortment of girls in high heels and itl ele was pushed and wg and sipped into ey elecricblve costume by the wardrobe mistress, but ths ime she allowed me to stuf my own bosom and T tras able to get away with only ball 2 dry Cleaner’ bag. L added the tiny collar wit lipon bow tie and the starched cuts wit Playboy eaflinks, My name plate was ce tered in aibbon rosette like thse won in horse shows, and I pinned it just above my bare right hipbone. A major policy change, was to, Ra just sifted name tags from left hip toright. The wardrobe mistes also fave mea Bunny jacket: it was a below-zero high and T was to stand by the front door. "The jacket turned out to bea brief shrug of Jmitation white for that covered the shou! ders but et the bosom carefully bare Tweat in tobe inepected by Bunny Mother Sheralee. "You look svee,” she sid, and advived that I keep any money 1 had with ime in my costume. “Two more girls have had things stolen fom looker" shesaid, and filded that I should be rite and tell the Lobby Director the exaet amount of money Thad with me. “Otherwise they may think you stole tips” Table Bunnies, she ex plained, were allowed to keep any tps they Inight receive in cas, though the Club di take up to 50 percent ofall their charge tips but Hat Check Bunnies could Keep no tipeat all. Instead they were paid a fat $12 for eight hours. I told her shat $12 2 day seemest good deal less than the salary of $200 0 $900 mentioned in the advertise ent. "Wel, you won't work Hat Check all the time, weet” she sad. "When you start ‘working ar a Table Bunny, 10, youll yee how tall averages out took last look at myself in the miror A creature with 4° eyelashes, blue satin cas land an overflowing Bosom looked back, I asked Sheralee if we had to stuff ourselves so tmuch, “Ol courte you do,” she said. "Prac tically al che girls jon staf and stuf. That's the way Bunnies are supposed to look” T hodded and tomed toward the door of her ‘ral, coment block ofee, "Good luck” she said cheertlly, "sd if anybody tres to pull Your tai, just report him to the Room “The elevator opened on the metzanine and T made my professional debut in the Playboy Club. It was crowded, noisy and ery dark, A group of men with organiza: Tima nme tags on their lapel stood nearby Here’s my Bunny Honey now.” std one, and flung his arm around my shoulders 28 it we were fellow halfbacs leaving the fl "Please sin” Lead, and uttered the Fi Father leewte, "you are not to touch the Bunnies” His companions laughed and laughed. "Boy, oh boy, uc she told you!” sid one nd tweaked my tail fe walked aay. 1 climbed down the carpeted spiral stairs beemeen the mezzanine (‘Living Room, Piano Bar, buflet dinner now being served) nd the lobby (“Check your coats immedi {te seating im the Playmate Bar”). They are Separated from the sueet by only a tWostory Sheet of glasn Costomers were lined up on the sidewalk, nd group of men in work: men’s jackets were standing with their faces ‘prewed tothe plas. The only alternative was {broad stairense that descended into the tack of the lobby fom the Living Room, but that too could be seen from the set. Allo us, customers and Bunnies ale, were intended to be a living window display. 1 reported to the Lobby Ditecor. "Hello, Bunny Marie,” he sad, “how's things?” T told him that {had $15 in my costume “TL remember," he said. Thad a quick vision of Bil the Hat Check Bunnies lined up for bosoan inspection. "There wat a four deep crowd of impatient ‘men surrounding the Hat Check Room. The Head Hat Check Bunny, a lite blonde tho had been imported {som Chicago to ftrnighten out the sjtem, told me 10 take {hit ickets and ell the numbers out. 040 “hang boys" behind the counter “Tl give you my number if you give me your,” sid balding man, and be turned co the crowd for appreciation ‘After an hour of helping men on with coats scarves and hat, the cocktail rush had Stbsided enough for the Chicago Bunny to Show me how fo pin numbers on coat lapels with straight pins or tuck dhem in hatbands ‘She gave me more ritual sentences. “Thank ou. sir, here i your ticket," "The Informa- tion Bunny is downstairs your right." and ‘Sorry, but were unable to take ladies coats” She emphasized that I wc put all tips in a slowed box attached o the wall, smite gratefully and not tell the customersthat the tips went tothe Club, She moved to the other half ofthe check room (The blue tickets are next door, si”) and sent tall, beac Swise Bunny to take her place. “The two of us Look care of small stream. ofcastomers and talked lite Lsettled down {omy ever prevent worry that someone, any. ‘one, 1 knew was going to come i, recognize foe and say “Gloria!” If che rumor was true that one newspaper and one newsmaga tine reporter had tried to become Bunnies find failed, the management must be al the posiility, and I had seen more than enough Sydney Greenstreet movies worry bout the Club's reaction. I decided that if fomeone I knew did come in, T would just Keep repeating, “There must be some i take” and hope forthe best. Dinner trafic began, and soon there was 2 crowd of 20 men waiting. We worked ‘lckly, but coats going in and out atthe Same time and in the same place mate for ‘confusion, One customer was blundering Shout Behind the counter in search of a Tost, hat and two more were complaining loudly ‘thatthe had been waiting ten minutes, We ran out of checks and began sending men to the third oor cheek room until we could tort out more “The reson there's a ine futside this place," sd one, “is because theyre waiting for their coat” Aman ina blue silk suit reached out to pull my tail. 1 dodged and held » coat for # balding man twith a row of ballpoint pens in his suit pocket. He put iton, but backwards so that fis arms were around me. The hang boy yelled at him in a thick Spanish accene to "Leave her alone.” He told the hang boy to shut up. Three women in mink stole stood trait for thet husbands, and 1 could see them staring, not with envy but coldly, as If measuring themselves against the Swiss Bunny and me. High up on the opposite wal, «camera stared down a¢ all of us and tranumitted the scene to soreens imbedded in walls all over the Club, including. one Sercen outside over the sidewall, "+= the Closed ici television camera that Mashes your arial throughout the Club..." ex plained publicity folders. Iwas overcame by nightmare sensation of ‘walking. naked through crowds, but the only way out was 0 Climb that winding, gaseencased stairway fgain, Men were sill pressing forward with ‘oats outstretched. Turned tothe bang boy for more ticket. “Don't worry.” he sid Kindly and smiled "You get used to it. Busines let up again. 1 asked the Swiss Bunny if she ied the work. "Not really, she shrogged. “I was am airline hoses for while, but once you've seen Hong, Kong, you've seen it” A man atked for his coat. turned around and found myself facet face vith two people whom I Kaew well, a tle Vision executive and his wile. I looked ‘own a4 {took his ticket and Repe my back toed while the boy found the coat, but I hha to face his again to deliver it. My tele vision frend looked dizecly at me, gave me 1 S0-cent piece and walked avy. 1 breathed Again, Neither he nor ie wile had recog: heed me. I Belped slight, shy looking nan put on bis coat and a Tong ive and white warl, To celebrate my victory, Lasked him i€ he and the sarf were from Yale "Yes," he sid, and looked startled, as if he had been recognized at a masquerade There were no clocks anywhere in the Club. I asked the hang boy what time it was. “One o'dock," he said. Thad been ‘working for more than five hours with no break. My fngers were perforated and sore from pushing straight Pins through card- board, my arms ached from holding heavy coats. Iwas thoroughly chilled from the icy ‘wind that blew in exch time a customer {pened the door, and, inside my dhe inch black satin high heels, my feet were killing te I walked over to sk the Chicago Bunny if could take a break. Yes, she said, I could havea halthour text, but no mote ‘Down the hall from the Bunay Room vas the Employeer Lounge, where our meal tickets enticed us to one fee seal a day. 1 pulled 2 metal folding chair up to 2 long bare table, took my shoes of gingerly and sat down next 10 two Negroes in gray work Uniform, ‘They looked sympathetic. One vas young and quite handsome, dhe other ‘middle aged an graying atthe wemples: Uke All employees at the Club, they seemed ‘chosen, at leat partly, or their appearance The older one advised me about rolling hotles under my feet co relax them and getting arch supports for my shoes. 1 asked were very kind ‘Back downstairs, I tied to categorize the castomens a I checked thei coats With the fxception of 4 few teenage couples, the ‘majority seemed o be middle aged business men, Les than half ad women with them, fd the rest came in large, expense account bunches, Isaw only four ofthe type E had imagined, the type pitured in Club adver tiements—the young, len, natily drewed Urban Man-and they were with slender, fashionable girls who looked rater appalled by our sulle conumes and bright makeup. ‘Many of the businesrmen's wives appeared to be measuring themecives aginst ts, but tome, the least confident ones, didn't 1 ‘They scemed to take it as matter ofcourse that their husbands would be attracted 10 ts and they stood aside, looking embar aud, There were a few customer, 2 vey few, either men or women (I counted ten, ‘who looked at ue not at objects but sailed nd nodded calmly at it we might be ‘human beings “The Swiss Bunny took 4 break, and the thang boy wh had told me that | would "get ted 0” Began to give mea gentle lecture Ta foolish he sa, to pot all that money inthe box. Thetipe were eth. Nobody knew how much money there was, If we didn't take it the man who counted it might. 1 {old hit that I ws afraid they would lookin my costume and that I didnt want to get fred. "They only check you girls once in a while,” he said. “Anyway, Lake you adel ‘You give me money. T meet you outside, We splie it” My feet ached, my fingers were icky from dozens of sweaty hatbands and marion im on rons. me ye! ates Paral hom Ses fawn $3380 {M80 #100 1036 140767257 what they di. "We're garbage men,” said the younger. “Ie don't sound so. good, 1 now, but ics etier than your job.” They told me I should ext something and gestured to the beet stew on their paper plates "Fri ay we get fo,” one said, "but every other fay i the same stew." "Thesame, maybe rept it get worse,” said the other, and laughed. The ole ane tod me e fel sorry for the Bunnies eventhough be knew that some of them enjoyed "showing of their Tooks.” He told me tobe careful of my feet sand not to ty to work double shifts. They iy skin was gouge and sore from the bones fof the costume, calculated that even the halthour dinner break had been on my own time so that the Club was getting full eight hours of work, and 1 felt resentfal enough to take him up on it. Sil it would hardly to to get fired for stealing old im that 1 twat anew Bunny and to0 nervous to ry i "oul get over that” he said, "One Satur day night last week, this check room took in $1,000 in tps. And yor know how much we fet paid. You think about that was amount and quiting timeThe Lobby Director came over 10 tell us that the cotomer count for the night was bout 200. {aid that sounded good. "No, he ai. "Good is 4,000: Trent back tothe Bunny Room, curnet in my come and ext motionless, oo tired {o move, The aay had made precise inden tations in my skin and the zipper hae left a welt over my spine complained ofthe coe Tuime’s tightness tthe Bunny who wa st ting next ome, also motionless. “Yeah” she sai "a lor of gil 3) their Legs get numb From the knee up. J think ic press on a rere ot something The street was deserted, but 2 taxi waited atthe cb, Tet by the employees exit and merge ext (0 the white canopies of the sentrance, The dever held a dalla ill, fou the window, "I go four more of these hes." that enough?” T hepe on walking. “What matter?” be ssid, intated. "You work in there, don’t your ft Avenue was brightly lit and its se walks sparkled with fost, Ae T walked the Tose Block to my sparement, I pred 29 English car with the motor running. A ‘woman was sitting in the drive's seat, ok Inga cigarette ant watching the stece Her Ipir was bright blonde and her coat bright rei. She looked at me and smile. smiled tack. She looked available and was. OF the to of us, ae seemed the more honest. Or maybe Iwas just ovesired 1 got up jst in time to rash back ro the Clb for ny twooelock Table Bunny Train ing asl are feeling that Una ever lt. ABT changed into my conme, one of the ‘Bunnies was reading aloud from te current inne of a weekly tabloid called Leo Shul's Show Guide. "Listen this” she said "Te says ‘Although 2 thousand girls were inte: iewed for the dub and 125 are working there now, the Playboy Club's fantastic bus ress the lines and crowds of customers thronging there daily, have made ic necessary to add another 50 Bunnies’ 1 had heard Sheralce sy tht she was very shorthanded with only 108 Bunnies on schedule. I asked the gel who wa reading i we telly needed ‘hat many more. They probably diy she said, becate the Club had opened with 10 Bunnies and nearly 50 of them had quit Another girl disngreed. "I hear that 20 of hem were fed and 40-more quit, bot 1 think ies more than tha Because ewe only fot abouts fundeed now and 21 of them fre new Bunnien” Tssid I was going to ask ‘Mis Shay, justo of curiosity how many of the orginal Bunnies quit. "Don't bother, sweeties Nobonly around here ever tells us anyhing 1 picked up the paper and read on: "The irl in this teporter's opinion are the mast beaut adie ever een together under one roof. Mos of them have superior education brvell and fine breeding, They ae trained to give the optimum in restaurant service Ther earninge are thee to ten ines as mich as they could earn in any similar position, ‘Average earings are $200 to $300 and "Bu nies meet the mos atrative people The article endet with the address of the Club and instrvctons on how 0 apply ‘wa unde las to $800 a what" sail thedissidene Sunny, "armondh?" Laske how much te extned. "I got $108 this wee.” she Said and the girl with the biggest check fo S165" T asked if she was waiting on Tables, She sil se was. "The next time Leo Shull comes in hete, Tm going to ask him frhere he gets his figures” "Wate out” said the newspaper Bunby, “he's a Number One Keyhokier. Besides.” she said seriously, ‘omeborty told me that a couple of the gis have made $200 ‘Sherale called me into her office She was sul Gesperate for “over 21 girs” who could ‘work ntl four ia the morning. Wowk! T Take the hat check concesion again hat right Tleliberated, Kwa a chance 10 work tgain befone Miss Sha, the Pesonnel Dire tor tri to check some of ry unicheckable Felerences. ov remembered that I had exer turned in the requested birth crtfiate to prove I was over 2, or got word from the Michigan bth regitration ofce that there tras no such person 33 Marie Ochs On the other hand, { had slept six hours since my Tax ordeal and would be training asa Table Funny from 2:00 co 6:09 that afternoon be fore going right back 10 a full day's work again at 180. My fect were sil so swollen from the night before that 1 could barely fet my regulation three inch heels on, an Thad game wrapped around my middle Ivhere the costume had dug if decided co Take a chance on not being found out for 2 Title Yonger ant explained my zedness to Sheralee Coulda't she find someone else? ley she sa, and Tooke! anoyed. "Buc ‘Lean, Fm all counting on you. Took dhe elevator to the merzanine again an crossed co the spiral stain To be in chat fostume waking town tht titese seemed feven more surrealiic in broad daslight with dren Kunctime shoppers staring it though the glass than i bad the night be fore: One of the Room Diteciors was waiting forme atthe bottom. "Ga back up and come dlown again;” he si gesturing toward the ‘rome the sect “Gave the boys teat Dusobeying a Room Director was an auto matic 15 demerits, acoeding 10 the Bunny Bible F searched for an excuse, “Look,” 1 said, ate to meet « Number One Key holder." "Go ahead, i” he said and smile. “Geta move ot {wake down the sats at the back of the Tobby ta the Playmate Bar, where 1 was to report for training. Ie had Been ark ana Alseted when I came there for my frst iner sew with Miss Shay. Now evasive with 3 Tunchtime crowd andl the wall behind the bar glowed! with blown-up colo wansparen ces of setninude Playmates from the center Spread of Playboy: (Continued on poge 110)A BUNNY'S PART IL Continued fron page 68) Ter to the serice ea 3¢ the colot te banal setup eay with Be loth, layboy Tighter and all the ser items ae ad been pre Serban Bianny” Schon! the Say tefove. My "Training. Bunny. gave fe heck ol me lon er lon she tntetacel me. at cack {able aping, This Bunny Mave Sse wa Bunsy in teaming” At the law ele, two men told me ‘woul be O.K. if Laid everying they sa andthe fst thing 10 do fess gett of ms sourpuss Tatning Bn. "Don’t pay ane atention to thon eke" shea." They ve been uoningali afternoon and jen Theyre omar Tsai, tye they Woe irom Wilmark® an being (Siheul jae wo test her. "Dont be Sly shtsaid "Vou ean abways spat Winmark man, Henever hae mee ign wo drinks Too of her tables were empry, snl ahe told me to wait on anyone whoa sere My eo ones Seterane tons in ther lapels, T ‘proached hem at conidenty at eben emarked on thesers ing Fival. “Good atiemoon, ne, Em hn hunny Maries Taide al pt 2S Napkin In frome of each ts recede informerise Room Die Soc gee ane Ben sere aking eae to look directly a iis oe comac cach ‘one guests iminedtey May Tete member ky, please" Ona ol the canomer give me his Phy for Cin key together seth roan Lot fiom she Hotel Avior. 1 gave back the ote Key ara treed «fil mute check. "Well hero Geet Blame aman for epie Soper sunt is friend "you cat tells your adres but nothings stop you rom remembering ot He sapped the table aod ge ‘They hath ondeve! OL! Fashioned Tdi glass with ic, elle the onterinat the bara asked bow ws maproed to pati the proper Envingesy "icin your handy ow EePatd the bartender, 1 picked ‘ipo orange tlices and edge ston ina lage rg ul of juice Sim oul two cess With the {inks Danced om ray tay, a pon shew" Areyo nied?” asked the taleslappe auto, “Well it woul tater an eam mated ip ty ight hip into the table, felt neil myst back wand nthe required Bunny. Dip at place ehe gles squarely of ‘he saphins fel ike anion Voweee doing est fie” my Training Bunny whispered sel tnt eed, “One JR. one GC an two Martinis staight up” a the T'S on theee more parties, ivnmgy ca Take yu haeme? and fave sake i’ my puture ws above TALE the bag, My veterans left ea dolla tip thanked them and told the they! ere my fist caomers. The tableslapper paneled is rind the arnt and doubled. over with ga tan Been pe co hs i 6.00, 4 turned my checks back to the Training Bunty A the tps that fad been charged on them wert to her which was presumably her fevard for sraiing T tol fer the Seterara had lefts lla. "You can Eeepit” she std magnanimous tucked it into the Vault,® as T had Seen the other ents do ad went “putas to change wae untuling the plastic dey leaner’ bag trom my boson whch MissShay entered the Bunny Room. Thad never seen her there belor fn lwassremny lak of resents Fad caught up with me, She might phot have beeh aware of my ere enc call toa check day, at he rotably did kyo about tomo ows assignment of serving ernks frm 8010 mung fs Say fond work she a, confilentaly Tear you've avery good Bunny. Ion elated decided to Fisk asking sbout “the other Slorie Gene ever since my frst meres ‘when Mie Shay started me by 139 Ing that another girl with my name hat applied, Da been curious ad 2 lice worried. "Wht other are Geha? she said an dasppeared fino ihe Bunny Mother ole. 1am at home aod: Sheralee bas just phones! to ay that she found tnother Hat Check Bunny for to ‘ight My luck ining an riwrtay A I een to the Bunny Rone at oul ea buy sa Be, {fh sendin newspapers before the hs pena at any te ee Atisie Take the Bunny dre thare were quite few foreign si working the VIP Room. (A-ha Feat Um the Bunny Bible, “That Stns ot Very Important lab fof comme”) In fc they hl to be fever and speak Engloh with ah cent to wow fn ths four special ining in dinner ant midnight sup pene sait sounded 35H Bunn Minie a Jot of money there. “Not Teall ae said" only seats 50 R'siow. Youre beter-of serving rine an gesting the jerk and niase Texkel about the college iis "Oh sores aes a {ere are dice of four wo gp tO lies daring the weekand wotk on Srechenise” How could they ales ott weckeat, bh were the Sig tp mates "stn, tend she sa ese wm ope ro Here who get to pick whrever shit they, wants and ihe reve of et ck wit 3 week of lunches Rat Towsy hatcicer bits Monty the iris fom Chicago o smebosy wo’ gota “in” with the manage sent "Coui'e dat jos be senior iis "Sure” she si earcngfor 2 place a pat the Bunny ene on het Upswepe hat, only there fin Mippoua. to be a senor) system. ‘Vureall sented alike, thar what they tell tees Lake hat she had fone belore becoming a Bunny ‘ovhing. tary litle exteling fonce ns hile And what di she Hope working ay a Busany would Fett cat“ ought maybe F could Shotsand s composted Lould be areal motel" she ssid. "But alter thyee snot of this ane 10 et snared, Guys I would took at be [oiernow think they are’ tso bad TTmnoved to the other sie of the dresing table where four gil were fauingS doughnuts and rinking fGhocolate mk (eating in the Honny Room, lewerits ard Innvouced pelt new Baring. Fasename invention were made a around They semed la of 3 iverson an wired me dough tna Patt aout the college Jasin, “Yeah, there are somes fe meta gi the other day She way taking & couee fn photon fapiy danke what they had dome tf, at what they nate coo, "Tee saat hey ante very much ie psp he ely Drthegement ulstry The four sai ha she, was, aie ad a by in was joe picking wp money ook Timmy because she. sent tained or asything. They asked abort me ana repeated what Th yruton my appleation blank 3b 4 {iter bat nat tarsing backgro Tox ny hat 1s worked 984 Wires (rue, though it ene cg College vations) at I had danced ints ote hop oe m profesional ances (so Sr Tndugh Thad to so some see otiates to make myself younger} Gnd that hal ost revert sere mac sek one, heoaly thing f could make up re freneesfon) Say, youre done. Tone Sid the gh who {or cathe” garment inate ‘hat the fll dow wan 0 be 8 Busy for?" tol them tat ever thing’ Ua heat about the Club sou great and fread to hem thelatet Playboy Clad News “Ba bles on give up wages or glamor Anny can cay ex ice the Smount ina seek thats good sete ithe anecipation of being disco fret: Many Ronnies have moved on Sino’ the entertainment. field and how can be seen im movies, nigh Cy ets ae model There fear a small silence. "Wall, sure Si ones i he ay ha i mt Five happene to tome girs” Aw Dlher sat shat ome of he Chicago apie had heen om the coer of Playboy about year ago, snd that thee wes suppose to be a Bunay ‘ona cover again soon. "east Pein ut Ler that fast be Zause theyre shor of Bungies nd theyre ering t0 Ret more tee neatly eight otek, time to put om my) bright orange ‘ow inte (one comfortable. | hoped, tht he" eleerie ie) “and serve rinks. in she Living. Room. ‘Again I hd Training Brony tne checks I use bt ths time L haa whole station to take care ot toecatae one Table Bunny wat mi singer you kn a sna ent acentent and ithe to be from my ait ly" tables were in the Cartoon Comet tes a comer of the Lie {ng Roots dha wus walled. with ‘ounted cartoons trom Pleyboy. I tras considered a dificult sation Boraase it was the depth of the biking fromthe: bor with foc eps 10. clanb in between. The Bunny Tray. Techaigue involved arying ou all toubd ways high Sn batsneed on the palin ol tie ‘elthand as we ooket raighc ahead sod i the styl nty egy inn Wi seemed Sle ng ways lone wth ce cubes ul ‘otter of mixes anda halldoven inks ny Tet aoa Began to shake Sn the blow seemed permanently ‘rained from is agers and hand Ami 1 was all now getting paid 1 omplained vo my Training ones inthe Fal hat na ron for it, The girs hired ‘belore the December onening of the Cll Rad tine for three weeks with mo ay Ti Tenn aft Tservea 22 us tomers, piled to dias (one on tne are oe on a customer) sm got propositione twice Tato lear Blok the musicians atthe Pano Bae that thete ea song called "Playboy TThewe"> and this these ste se i ric 17 your boy's a w-avnor Hi hecoje meande Who gor Jor the litte Soap cen ave heat iattementber Ut the bay And te ga that makes fie Tovtn’ tt the boys ewer nfl toh but sweety When heplas it indiacert Newer kes the play completly ‘One of the diverse duties of the yin ig fo ake ne sat {his theme te played at the beg ng an en ot every musa shove very evening, Like “Gad Save the Queen rey O" Tenet wasn fit a ule froletonal ‘Table Bunny. bat at thesoment, 1am skmon totally ab sorbed ny fee Becaune ey bat They ache tke teeth sd te 6 spear Ten gt seaer om The thought foremom ins ed isthe chee ay be ang bat tem I had a the tables a ih ffm S00 the mar tng with no break. Loaded trap to balance om one hand, 16 rou pn to the bar each hour unl 1 tnefount, three, iced dinks_ spied {otal evening Why Sat ost fe up he down, Kk rea? “en: The barenderin the Living Sear teen bey de foom f0ing almost single ately. "Last Seo nclaling. avereime and Tong” he sai 4 spade S180 and To he highest-paid bartender In fe hose" Why doesnt he quit? Tn going. enn Cosomess drinks are gar ished by" Bamny hand, and em byes eh onthe rom om Ante plaeo foo swiped trom thecastbmery buflce Wet one big tami Tteb: $2085 in cath cps in onciolo bill aa sihermates for prosperity anda very uncom ferebte Contme. And P txt ve pounds lat nigh ‘* [My arches didnot fll. put on my talon ad ent io fron. Gist Cio allthe Copa gis) bo Sh foe was oshing song wih tiv fect except Tong, bowss high Fees td tle stain. "tn a job He tha” he an cheery, “your feet are bound to get 3 lee ies DBiggee Forked he Living Room again tonight, bur at 2 sation right next, tothe bar an 4:30 to SDD stead ing burboys to help me cary heavy js: Lacinaged to get toh te eas sewated wth the follow Ing bie of tatormation 1A Bunny who has been Ply tmate-that bho has pose forthe {oidcout pice in Playboy ete $3 a day me slaty than other Be. ries "She alo obliged to 3pproach Estomers with, “Tat your Paaymate Soe" Instead of "Tim your Buns 2a eter written to molify New Yorkers wh had bought keys tothe Gluby which is-now open to the public Hugh Felner std that no embers ast secure 4 temporary pst good for one isi only and they Frunpay cash tm advance Tor any thing they order before they are ferve” Beshape itis contrary to Sev Hetnersintrctions, bat Bus pics ate told to collet afer each ond on cash safes, but there ate {eno do even that. Now of the tones questioned sy that they allow ooh cdstomers to run up bar bile fe Sei they were keyholdes. IE Bpdsing, Bunnies ce to preter Servings nonmember becatse they Me ane of geting a ash tip i Nod ot split charge Up th the house SB Snnies and busbors havea fs inating Lind of lovehate Pelton Ship. X goo busboy eam make Buty wealthier by. keeping het {ables cleaved for nets enstomers. Bai oaoy cane her oe pe house by whisking away cas tips Helore she sees them ad Tossing or7 S004 ty wearingborrowed , that the customer sife® het. Asa Shoes hee sires too args com WEDGWOOD Fine English Bene china lof Theodore Roosevelt i revived tor 1963 in Black Colonnade 29.98 or Gold Colonnade 39.95 the five piece setting. The Galleries. Nei Daliae «FR, Worth « Houston BACCARAT 78.00 the dozen. The Galleries, : Nano. Dating « FE. Worth & Houston i Teale, @ Bony way spend all her working hours cajoling and samp. Fiyea boy whom she worn ft spending. tne. on outside the Chub Ies's hothonse relationship, Sut lowe one. Like women ar the’ hainivesers they tell-cach ther everything {tae dy ans bg ae waded as dangerous saing by Eiany Bonnier because they Take Jou perspire, thereby croing 3 eis were you least want Kleenex snd absorbent cotton ate preerres Prete Way to Get Something 40 Eat Though 2'Table Mummy i 10 Snitch fe from dhe easomners bute, Sra tos recent mer) and hide iin te supply room, You can then rab a be "whenever you Pass Ffrough, Almost no one goes tothe Employees Room to eat ste sent LO" got home at 4 At. and had to be Dat the Club and in costume by Thenat for publicity photon Twat furious at Bist (2B demerits iT tlre show up). but once awake Sn outst, Ye glad? Te wah the inst time in easly three days that Td seen fall slight The Playin photographer was pong gifs on the bread curving Metre at dhe back of he lobby Ech of ws wae pot through a cheese. fake series siting on the steps wath fogs auteretched, sanding wih our Iiinds poset onthe railing ("bend ver ftom the is, dear, over 4 Thule more,.) and walling down the sae with ray eld igh sted what the_ photography sould be wed for "1 don’t know, Rese, Jon got rush orders fom Chicago." Me's maer of routine few Bunnies were aed vo sign 4 Feleae ofall photographs. Would boy Lit promocion, or in Playboy {elt Noone knew “A voice ualed To me fom the darkness of the. Playmate Bar, Sas Mise Shaye siting a the desk Mere I hat Bist seen her, wating Tor prospective Bunnies to come it tor ineersiews, ‘The photogrpher Inn asked we could urn on oped mhusiessMarie wil ply." she Manic plays the plano very wel day dar? No aid ae play at aim sute you tol me Boten I interviewed you." she $id ty "The oversight of my credentials an other Satie Ochs sn nove my plano playing seemed that Mist Giay thong sery efile in most nea dt have a very good men try, {thought ofthe several times AR head her call busboys by an fhsct rt mame but not the Fight She, "That war the explanation. For the ret time twas dite sure that Ainlew somegne actly recogni tien count work a the Playboy ‘Chit as ong a Tike. ‘Outing ty ain wondered fat how tong did ane otay Tt Marie wasnt going to be ‘Sutovened would hase to end ee ‘Geers anit my imple was 10-00 itiromedtely Stil T halved through those | | | i 1 rece | ceceemvecrsweekend nights which were the Wrens of i Avcording to this weeks Runny Schedule, would be serving Tome fr four hours each day and ppormore: Ie wasiean envied asim fen because the pe were bad, But FRiwould give me more tie to eae to Bunnies decided shat Marie could tive sunt next Fri sewayL |" ny ways Menoolin Dalian a of te nm Koons, One of two exci wh lg tcl fr tao tp sad mareprsenation” has told te SEL nee imeditcly ae gia sew Pay Sand ald oe gi ar nots bay 5 gore hee foe sated TS Ble Fy made sre to give out good publicity shows” Di Be dle ge nea, woe pide tp for pia a Togs deartgped aye abe jo Se all ete chu oat IKE half ber tips and maybe her ‘Shar ae lot lower than she had ape Oo the other Bard maybe SRESjse ad her boyirend call up | Ena’ threaten her so she'd get her { tame in the paper. Who, knows? i ivent dito the iayronm 12"began setting up tables. for i Tineh Ot the ux hee Bunnies, | had mie tee: a Chinese Bun, Bunny who announced that Aida’ have to sult her bosom and the big, babyvoiced tedhead whom a net she frst day in the Bunny Room: The Room Director assigned eaur staonsand west dow ont the apron ofthe sage to wait for isiomers “The unstoled” Buen) falked about how snuch bewet ps tees in Chicago, and T asked wy ‘Well, theyre daraber there” she said. "Lime is easier to make {em thin youl go one with ther Sd hen they sip you more" “Irs iotsy ar che Nismi Club, to,” said baby voice "One time we all got together and sail weld qui if they fine pay ue more, but they said fo go aighe ahead shey'd just hire tote gis” T suid maybe the gis fhad been outblolfed. A ite dark hired hunny std re, Ht would Con the Club'a hel ofa lo sf weal ogee. What woul the do? ‘ring’ in its from the her Clutge sia aby voice. "You can't Suin "There was piano at center “ihe, She went ove an pe fended to play 4 jovz szrengertent that way ‘belog piped into the thoy voice, A. Bunny with Tong Frown hair got up and went through the motions OF avery pro- [eins sipteme "They asked me to bea Playmate once she sad ‘but I couldn’ do it now. Tim 100 thine The lite darkhaited Bunny {old her ic didn’ mater because they always tse fake, composte tadyanyaey, and that she penn: ally’ knew the gil who. did the incase T sand Pedoubeed it very * LuxuryatEconomy Prices! 1295 DELUXE ROOMS FROM $8 Center for Conventions! (On Stage! ith Titanic Euition LE LIDO DE PARIS Call 922.4886 in Chicago 79566111, Las Vegas such, because there's only so much You can do whan aie brush “Any Ways they must ase liferent gil aid che keripping Bunny, "because ths bres i dere shes Theapommetn diferent sap sang baby voice, snd gor up 40 40 Jferown tuiptesse. She took of et bow tie collar and culls and tosied thom of the stage, accompanying fac wath expett bum ‘Orky girly said the Room Di sector “Cle se" Thnee middle aged ‘istomers, the Brat of the Luncharme ‘Omlaughe, ere syuinuing tno the Spaclit gloom from te Joorva ‘Wout your hnow it" aid baby voice, ditgusted. "Here come the tucker ‘Seruing lunch is somewhat easier. Four hours ht quite ehough 10 pen up all my old foot wounds ec ihe iledp plates of roast beet (hich fe sll we serve: our Room Birecor i called "The Rous Beet King) snake a tray even heavier (hate ull oad of dein. Buanes phe so each room seem to eta al iy" face I aguin athe station Rhee bom the bar and the Kitchen, And the eastomers ate all men Tie heavy spring of dats nd wives ithe evening Gowed ds Spears and the average ale us. ‘ehter ste older and fi face more florid, One sold me over and over gain that he was vice president of Ensrance company and that he trould pay me to serve ata prtate party i is hotel Another You up [Ronis fourth arin to breathe Reavity down my: neck. When 1 pulls auray, he wa sincerely ang. "What io you think come eve fon" he eid vonat beet ‘eS, when she final table had tucen cleared I went back 10 the Bunny Room, The teardeobe mis tess slopped meas I passed. "Bab the said, that costime i way tof tig om you" te ws tre tha fad Tots ten pounds te few days since the coutme hal been made, and i trav ala que eat forthe fae ne, was no more uncomlortable tt 2 dg girdle. She marked tse waist, thik pits an gold me to take i of TH have e fusing you rg wien Neat inches on each sie took the same copy of Playboy Cu Recs oot of my oekers "The Pliyboy Club world ie ll eth food entertainment, besuttal gis, Riiloving playboys.tsalwas on the go, fide a continuous house pe Cheertat Bunnies feel as Thovgh they are among te dit gues” My coworkers Irom the Piiproom giggled. "Some party ssid aby force "You're not even Rippoved so go out with the can toh Ladd Hany of she Will pan rcpt fp Saat thoughtfully, "but one did oles athe Bing $0 jue for promising abe meet hh alter Bonk “Whar happened?" “she Took i” said baby voice conte {oval and shook hee head in wot dere She should have. known. Nobody but shmuck or 2 Will frase man would fer you the Las Vegas’ Complete Resort Hotel! 500 DELUXE ROOMS & SUITES iN Superb Cuisine « Olympic-Size Pool + 18-Hole Golf Course Now! On Stage! DANNY KAYE Call 922.8793 in Chicagos 736.1122, Las Vegas With Clarke. . DESERT INN » yoy, S COUNTRY CLUB Zmoney befor,” she sid wisely rey 12" Two of my classmate fom Bunny School, Glovia and the exmage Gan's asistant, joined us inthe Playroom ay [own syst ex plaining how fo serve drinks snd east eet and how to convince the fostomer that it was rate, medivn fe well done, hough iw, fh, ithe same ome fices were closed for cons thay ad bates was slow Isat atthe edge of the sage a itened ache unstuf Boty fxplain that she liked older men etatwe they ave you money. sf stent ous mith this old guy Time in ‘eClub ast week and fixed up oo ‘other Bunnies with his frends You nov, he gave me a hundred-dolar sfeek jst bese he he ef Aide to anything, honest He jus thes me asad how she knew ‘Well if they drink more than wo rinks, youre safe. Anyhow, thats there use “le unatted Bunny west on to all how one of the Playboy ex eotives bad ven er $10 or Ges." had $300." she said, "and T bought adress for $1200 and he {oak the co 2 party init” A dtl Haired Bunny Sad yet she knew the sme. guy. ia Chicago, "Doesnt rerybou?"" sad the unstalfed Bunny. "If you counted all the Bunmes who went out with. at roy. you.. well you couldn cout Rete tie darkbaned Bunny Tooked pensive "We hat this rary thing going for three webs" she saideT was wild. [gues {shoud Base Anon hat hing ‘oul ome of "aU the gil sink Semeshing il come oi ithe lunstufled "Bunny. comfortingly, butt never docs” hey went on spac th pron site af this executives his huge sparane his geeatwesith and his comanic Imptlsivenes, He sun like an arta in overkill “Somebody ought {warn lls that-nowhing’s ever ing to come of "aid the dark Fired Bunny. Unstated gor up to serve 2 customer, andthe dark aired Bunny took aftr her with dissin. “dont believe he over ee 200 ora de he Sad rly "Nobody ever get thoney ata him 13" ‘The Chinese Bunny disclosed today that she uses gpm socks to sul het bosom, thas completing my unt Feal lit of Bunny Bosom Stuer 1) Kleenex 2) plastic dry cleane’s bags 5) Tinorbent ction 3) eveup Bunny tas 5) foam rubber 8) lamb woot 4) Kotex halves 8) sikscarees 3 gymsods wale “otk today 1 hue stough the stacks of Bunny litera ture tt Sherlee's ice a fund ‘memo dated December 4, 1962 that chell of the Daily Mirror is not Televinon’ men appest om "The ‘ment in New York or Hugi Hefner's wt 15" ier Pa ne waned alte ‘ing carnestly that our costume +4 ACTING CLASSES AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS: DISCOVER THE OLD WORLD ae 18cm Eps a9 A feos alate monet tee arateYOU MAKE ME FEEL SO YOUNG! Doug McClure, star of "The Virginian”, lends his boyish good looks to WSB-TV's White Columns ,..an Atlanta landmark. WSB-TV is the most experienced station in the South <2 pioneer broadcaster who ws TV youthful ideas. Channel 2 Atlanta stig a faring ae yo Roe wth me ‘ougietsay” Shea been ner suaStd faneled al weet she wed tent seth fo de tgs be Bucy Bote“ prictou hoe thet the ight teser become an Cane eee Te cropaning as Bunny: “i work that Lato Cols Cae at arkecaNbat pate pany and they Be 1 Biot ctapetihe Clu sometnesSipack ge Meee it Coat i day of ances and an glad Somehow, the usual tal Beats pigs andpropostons and YE Pana aioghoghcmel ll the Nan: "IC tule girs were Bat a sing when, ouide is gra what would lle oy Spotlitcblankeaed room, the sin Bunny: “Una. .lawn mowers ee iining MantNo. craahoppens 1 Jount Scrat inher fie and They keep clanging the sve ofthe shots, up and do tipand down ls enough to hie CGustomer: “Tm jn the New told her the story Thad planned to SHE. PEN rhs your home {ely thac my marker we it and ed LDR Relectore vba Sr was E25 dam throw ime “ie were 90 shore of 1" Sonn neu! she mids mate Busboy: “The money's com se told het Taidnrt know, that | YUNE slepE with im oF noe or two nights a the Living Room. Reom and took olf ny costume. for training,” said Sheralee tno ised to take another it's lunch Bunny "He's ral gentleman. He tall to the bookkeeper” she sa ttoubeall i tine to go nme ti beeween, Tasted sg a Bunny 1 knew HH) sed "Well shes "he ile REN SSy8 ny key taney ot too ba Last week 4 amy makeup, tone S200 TA ay {ad found inte the promise ay Talked im Sheraie’s, ole Pinned to the bulletin bow Was Tavot eis next i ine for Pla Gib (Pitaburgh, Boston, Dalen fn Washington, DG) and yellow reed ei wast 5 7 unny,” began dhe eat, “ike ane Playboy Playmate iy the, gt ene door She beautiful desi Sle and a nice uncoving person "Well do everything aus owe iS hhdpinake ouch Bune frost dhvied gat tm Ametin, work sok ett the wor T carmel im my contung forthe tas ines 'S0 ong, honey a he girl who Nearly a week had passed, 1 called SNeralee so sey that Pad jus comme ick to pick up my clothes ad that Twouta! have to gust permanently She pleaded witht mero work the Playhnte nr tonight one more rights and vomehow (inght learn sofhething en?) 1 Voured myselt roy DD” uti wes just the same Room Director: “That's your sta Sons four fours snd three deaces Gantamer: “HE yourte my Bunny When writing 10 us about your subscription. ns) e { ' \ | 1 | \ \ | | ora cnange ot cress pease alow at least a month. 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