Strip Tea Redux

The San Francisco Tea Party that became a legend

You know how hard it is to get good service nowadays.

Chivalry is a corpse, discretion is unheard of, and bohemian elegance—where did it all go? A well-bred woman might spend her maturity never once hearing the words "May I be of service to you?"—although she may spend her life waiting on others, particularly children and men.

Such a predicament could m…