'After I lost my job as a milk girl I heard that women were making good money as dolly mops, so I decided to do that.' Alice Nuttall told Alice Richardson. 'In the evenings I left home and walked, or got a bus, to the Strand. There I walked up and down wearing a low cut blouse which showed my boobies, and tight trousers which showed my bum. I took my customers to a house which I shared with other dolly mops. Most often the men shagged me, but sometimes I sucked them off, or tossed them off. I charged one pound ten shillings for a shag, one pound to suck a man off, and fifteen shillings to toss a man off. These prices were for fifteen minutes. For thirty minutes I charged half as much again. That was an extra fifteen shillings for a shag and so on.'
'Because I was young and pretty, and being black was exotic, I got lots of customers. Most of my them were swells and toffs, and I charged them the full price for my services. But I let working class men shag me for sixpence, or for less depending on what they wanted, for up to half an hour. They were men of my class. They were the kindest, most affectionate, considerate, and polite men. They called me honey, or love, or sweet, and asked me if I was enjoying it. When I was, I told them truthfully that I was. With those men I specially liked I enjoyed floods of bliss' (Victorian slang for orgasms). 'These men told me about themselves. How they were single, or their wives refused to have sexual intercourse with them. They were often lonely and craved women's touch.'
'Did the other dolly mops in the house charge the same prices for their services, with low prices to working class men?' Alice Richardson asked.
'We all did. We were a co -operative. We each owned a share in the house. The rooms were clean and tidy, with rugs on the floor and vases of flowers, for which we all paid towards, and we all paid a share of the rent I worked for four hours a night from seven to eleven o'clock. I had about ten customers a night.'
'Did you tell your sisters and your brother that you were working as a dolly mop?'
'I did. I wanted to be truthful with them. I told them that it was to earn money for us. Our mother had told us the facts of life.'
'Because I was young and pretty, and being black was exotic, I got lots of customers. Most of my them were swells and toffs, and I charged them the full price for my services. But I let working class men shag me for sixpence, or for less depending on what they wanted, for up to half an hour. They were men of my class. They were the kindest, most affectionate, considerate, and polite men. They called me honey, or love, or sweet, and asked me if I was enjoying it. When I was, I told them truthfully that I was. With those men I specially liked I enjoyed floods of bliss' (Victorian slang for orgasms). 'These men told me about themselves. How they were single, or their wives refused to have sexual intercourse with them. They were often lonely and craved women's touch.'
'Did the other dolly mops in the house charge the same prices for their services, with low prices to working class men?' Alice Richardson asked.
'We all did. We were a co -operative. We each owned a share in the house. The rooms were clean and tidy, with rugs on the floor and vases of flowers, for which we all paid towards, and we all paid a share of the rent I worked for four hours a night from seven to eleven o'clock. I had about ten customers a night.'
'Did you tell your sisters and your brother that you were working as a dolly mop?'
'I did. I wanted to be truthful with them. I told them that it was to earn money for us. Our mother had told us the facts of life.'