The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-13
THE "FEEVE O'CLOCK, :"
FRENCH ATTEMPTS TO INITIATE A
SACRED ENGLISH CUSTOM.


Nous allons shopper ct puts nous
observation-disclosures vers quotre heures Ell
demie" So says the beautiful Pari-
sienne to the mother, cousin or aunt
who Is up from the country for a few
days. And then the two ladies get into
the carriage to explore the wonders OF
the Rue de la PaiX, and end with the
''feeve o'clock" at Seraphin's, where
tea, toast and marvellous cakes are ex-
changed for sums beyond all proportion
to the size of the repast. But, except
for the new word in her dictionary,
France owes little to England in the
way of afternoon tea. Here in Paris,
where every one dimes late" to p.
me. has for years been the hour of nom
descript refreshment, and bereft of Its
concomitant Indian tea, the 'feeve
o'clock Is only the old "gouter" mas
querading in go ahead circles in a for
eign dress.
1t is curious to mark the gradual
transition from English afternoon tea to
the gouter-which Larousse, guilty
herein Of the sole anachronism to be
found in his admirable dictionary, de-
scribes as .'leger repas qu'on fait entire
lie diner ct lie souper." In the triangle
between the Louvre, the Opera and the
Place de la Concorde are huddled to-
gether many tea shops. They are
things Of recent growth and wear come
thing of a suburban air, but at any rate
they provide real tea-rlot the straw
and warm water of the cafes-and real
bread and butter. and the only objection
), to them is their terrible abundance of
"Afglaises'- in the least to be con-
founded with Englishwomen, though
unfortunately they are the only type of
our sisters that get into the French IL
Illustrated papers,
A half house between afternoon tea
and the COULTER, between England and
France comes Seraphin's, rightly SO
called. Here one sees the most beau
tifully dressed women In the world re-
freshing nature after shopping. There
is curious sense Of mixture In the air.
The meal is called tea, and, indeed, real
tea is provided to drink. But there is
Frenchitied air about the whole bust
ness; one is not the least deceived as to
the history Of the would-be English
bread and butter; many little sand
wines ate ea.en WIZ G
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