# Mr. Eisman — Gentlemen Prefer Blondes character guide

> Mr. Eisman in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** himself

**First appearance:** 0001-gentlemen-prefer-blondes

## Snapshot

Chicago's Button King, a married businessman who funds Lorelei's education in shopping and sends her abroad with instructions to improve her brains.

## Who they are

Mr. Eisman shuttles between button factories and the Ritz, treating Lorelei's self-improvement as a serious project while his wife waits at home. He's generous but possessive, happiest when she's dancing only with him, and genuinely eager to meet famous writers like Mr. Lamson. His telegram dispatching the girls to Vienna sets the whole Central European journey in motion, and his button-profession pragmatism anchors Lorelei's glittering world in commerce.

## Relationships

### [Dorothy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/characters/dorothy)

_romantic_

Dorothy and Mr. Eisman have a romantic relationship, with Mr. Eisman as a wealthy suitor.

### [Mr. Gerald Lamson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/characters/mr_gerald_lamson)

_professional_

Mr. Eisman and Mr. Gerald Lamson have a professional relationship, likely as business associates.

## In the story

### [II: Fate Keeps on Happening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/chapters/ii-fate-keeps-on-happening)

Lorelei's benefactor who sends her flowers and books, and plans to meet her in Paris on business.

### [III: London Is Really Nothing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/chapters/iii-london-is-really-nothing)

Lorelei's benefactor, who sends her money for education but is reluctant to fund a diamond tiara.

### [IV: Paris Is Devine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/chapters/iv-paris-is-devine)

Expected to arrive in Paris next week; Lorelei plans to tell him she is learning French from Louie and Robber.

### [V: The Central of Europe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/gentlemen_prefer_blondes_se/chapters/v-the-central-of-europe)

Arrived in Paris, then went to Vienna to buy a button factory; sends Lorelei and Dorothy on the Oriental Express to get educated.

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