HOW MUCH SPACE AN INSULTED LADY NEEDS TO LEAVE THE ROOM

Francis de N. Schroeder (Illustrations by Nino Repetto, Henry Stahlhut, and Mario Carreño), Anatomy for Interior Designers, 2nd Ed, and How to Talk to a Client, Whitney Publications, 1948

The figures on this simple drawing tell you how much space an insulted lady needs to leave the room, the size of a restaurant table top, the diameter of a wolf's smile, and the area occupied by a waiter with the check.