Restaurants: The Foam Rubber Bumpers

Apart from worrying over whether his dashboard clock will tick too loudly, the Rolls-Royce owner has one big concern: Should he entrust his car to just any parking attendant when he goes out to dine? In Hollywood last week, Rolls-Royce owners rejoiced over the news that this had ceased to be a problem. A new restaurant, the Fairchild, opened on La Cienega Boulevard's restaurant row, with two collegiate parking attendants, one of whom handles just any old American car, the other babies the foreign jobs, especially the Rollses. In fact, the fellow fits covered, foam-rubber pads on the bumpers before...

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