When times were good
Via A Continuous Lean, a fabulous gem of a series from the LIFE Magazine photo archive: Sherman Billingsley, owner of the immensley posh Stork Club in Manhattan, had a pretty comprehensive set of hand signals for his staff. Pictured, the open-fingered, palm-down left hand meaning "music in the main dining room is too loud."
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