The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-13
BIRMINGHAM PEOPLE AT CAROLINA RESORTS
Many Still Returning From Abroad - Engagements AnnOunced-Fall Plans of the Various Clubs-NOtes and Personals About People

1t has been said that "ff England had made an enemy of foreign power the thing to do would be to have their army swoop down upon them in the afternoon at o'clock and capture them while they were drinking tea Now that England has an enemy such a prediction seems frivolous and entirely out of date but since it might be well to forget the sorrow and seriousness cf 1t all for a time this little statement is recalled. You know all English people drink tea.
 Many friends have looked forward ithis summer to the return of bright Birmingham woman from her trip to Europe. She has been over a number of times and always talks or writes most charmingly of her tours She tells of what she sees or hears in that easy gossipy way that makes her adorable in an interview and which makes her most interesting a dinner guest. With this in view several friends were 1nvited to a cup of tea with her as the honor guest one day this week l"Now tell us of your trip, everything you saw and everything you did and everything you thought" l said Real ly l could not do that and make it ap- p1opriate for the society page" sho replied T saw so much that was sad. Heard of so many heartaches ana Thought such terrible things of the war agitators that | would rather for get almost all Of it. So much has been written. The papers have been n of of the serious this.summer that l am going to talk of tea Yes, tea Let's have B cup and forget the war, forget the high price of sugar. the high price Of everything that is high priced. Let's have cup of tea and forget that travel in Europe this summer has been ito many of us a terrible nightmare Let's have a cup of tea and forget If We can that thousands of mothers sons are being sacrificed and that there is aught but good cheer in the world, 3n Birmingham particularly Some one has said that Tea is the cup of hu- manity-' It is more than a beverage it is an institution. It is an art.
 'lt might even be characterized as I state of mind. America is only now discovering tea" ] remembered that not a single entertainment has been announced for this fall That everyone Is thinking of economizing on account of the war and high prices and I won dered if it would not be a good idea to remind the housek eepers of the charm of a tea party. One of it's prime recommendations is its inexpensive ness. Of course, large teas have been popular here for a long time, but what q pretty thing, what cheering thing a cup of tea is. What graceful and becoming thing a tea t9b1p
 The English women and men, too have their o'clock tea just as regu- larly as they have water to quench their thirst. T wish" said my friend. Who is just back from Europe, that we sAmericans were more addicted to the tea habit. It is the most restfuI. so eiable and delightful drink I know of. f1 ou know when men want to discuss Serious subjects itkis a custom to have something to smoke. something to eat or something to drink Wouldn't tea be as pleasant a drink as anything else if one acquired the taste for it recalled at this juncture the presence Of a young girl house guest in a Bir- minghan- home last winter. The hostess prepared the tea table on Sunday aft. ernoon when she knew there would be number of young men calling. She remarked that she knew the "Birming- ham. men wouldn't drink tea" but the little girl had lovely hands and arms. and she thought she might find il easier to entertain her callers if she could keep busy-she was debutante and quite timid-and as yet unaccus- fomed to entertaining alone The hostess was surprised to find Chat the samover had to be filled and refilled any number of times because every man who called took at least one cup and many two They enjoyed it. the young lady was put on an easy footing with the young men at once So she forgot the embarrassment of short acquain- tance.
 Birmingham girl home from col lege this summer said to a married friend: "I like the boys when I can dance with them every minute. I like to go to dances because I have some thing to do, but I don't know what on earth to do with the boys when they call Sunday afternoons. I don't know what to talk to them about So I take them into the orchard and gather fruit. Then l come back to the house and take them into mothers kitchen and feed them. Then I turn on the Victrola and play and play until 1t is time for them to go." I though this was a pretty good campaign of enter taining. but I also thought what nice thing 1t would be if she had tea ta- ble and iced tea. in the summer. or nice. hot cup on a winter afternoon So the tea table will undoubtedly be more popular this winter than hereto