May I have the pleasure of escorting you home this evening?

(Calling Card) Escort Card: May I have the pleasure of escorting you home this evening? [...]. N.p., n.d. [19th cent.]. 1-⅝ x 3-⅜ in., printed recto only; darkened, small loss at top corner. “May I have the pleasure of escorting you home this evening? If so, keep this card. If not, please may I sit on the fence and see you go by? Strictly confidential.” Such flirtatious calling cards, a.k.a. “acquaintance cards,” were popular in the US in the late 19th-century. $50