Manners & Morals: Legal Libertarianism

In the present state of permissive morals and confused manners, what outrages "public decency"? Not, apparently a bare-breasted girl. Not, at least, in California, which in recent months has witnessed the emergence of the bare-breasted waitress.

It was all inspired by last year's summer sensation, the topless bathing suit. The suit died on the beaches, but California restaurateurs saw other possibilities. Soon patrons sitting down to lunch at many a Los Angeles restaurant were apt to look up from their menu to discover a waitress wearing nothing above the waist. San Francisco's...

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