Antique creamers
Green decoration: unstamped; red and black decoration: McNicol China, Clarksburg, WV; blue decoration: J.R Gibney, NY.
Pretty soon the waiter is back with our lasagna and spaghetti, and he swirls around the table as if he were dancing. "Anything else now? Mind the hot plates, very hot! Have a good lunch now. I bring the coffee later."
He swirls away, the napkin over his arm making a little breeze, and circles another table. It's a small room, and there are only four tables eating, but he seems to enjoy acting like he was serving royalty at the Waldorf. When we're just finished eating, he comes back with a pot of steaming coffee and a pitcher of real cream.
I'm dolloping the cream in, and it floats, when a thought hits me: We got to leave a tip for this waiter.
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