"May I take your coat?"

Last month, 2 of my nieces came to Colorado with their new fiancés. It was part vacation, part celebration. So my wife booked her favorite Italian restaurant for a "happy engagement" dinner. When we arrived at the lakeside restaurant, we walked up to the host stand and gave them our name. The hostess congratulated my nieces on their new engagement (my wife made a note on the reservation) and offered to take our coats before showing us to our table. As we were getting seated, the servers...