The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-07

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4 Are We "a Americans abotif Ito be-
come d tea drinlinr people? For q
4 generati We have drunk more cot
lice than any other people. but our
|kcoffee Communion "a sfSliine away
land our. tea consumption Is increas-
| ling. as coffee Is dropped from the
| evening and midday meal and con-
\ fined to breakfast. and a. tea Is be.
ling introd at lunches and a. the
piece de resistance Of a new meal
1 afternoon tea. B SO q:
Time was vhet, we took coffee
and sometimes two or three cups OF
|lit. for breaEfasts Tor dinner and for
supper we aboiished stippse. : NOV
II ed dinner nm to the evening and In
vented q new midday ln1eai. which
1--we called luncheon. 'Coftee was q
feature 81 the luncheon meal.
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small postsurandiai cnt,. Y
Gradually we began To leave off
h coffee for lunch IN hot weather. anu
tit was then We took the Englishman,s
Ecup Of tea Win 4 Russian slice Of
Lemon and ptit ice into. ri. evolving
a distinctly American use for tea.
when the weather got cold again,
|lit Seemed easier "a have hot tea
than 20 back; ia coffee and thus,
tslowly. tea has been + ,pusfiinr coffee
Eout 81 the way, Al An he meal timer
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But for long wears we laughed at
1.-THE Englishman wiio Sinsisfed npon
Il his tea al sfour or fonr-thirty. We
tconldn't understand the custom. and
i we covered with ridicrIe any Anglo
!! maniac American WIN "a ,ueh aa
tdared 10 follow al home fhe custom
Inc had snickefi mn IN. britain, II :.
But ne the dinner si,onr was srad-
lualiy pnshed from six N si.-tiairfy.
and then TO seven O'CLOCK. "a real
.ineed for .1ittie somethinr., around
-four OF five O'Clock was felt. AT
i firsf-and this has IA do with the
lAtlantic seaboard \ cities. where; the
dinner hour was first pushed mn
4 The American demand Tor \ siIft1e
jsomethfng meant scocIttaflss or high
balls. with shchI sustaininr sand
lwiches Of ham or cheese as might
tappertain to the particular free
lunch counter Of the particular bar
room OF the particular day.
A Five years ago, a man would leave
This coffee at four-thirty. make for
the nearest bar, gulp down a high
hall and swallow a sandwich all
4 to satisfy that craving for. little
\ something. And. IF ANYBODY had
1.-THE nerve to tell him that five years
later he would be taking tea, the con-
sequences probably would have been
fatal.
But now the same man leaves his
office al, four-thirty and deliberately
goes to a tea room and drinks tea
and eats laiy-iika sandwiches with
lettuce garnishments. without the
tslightest shame or embarrassment.
/ or course, he Is not yet willing to
admit that 1t is the tea he cares for
lit is the dancing that goes with the
ltea, But everybody doesn't dance,
CONTRARY to the Sdictum Of a late pop
slular song. and. as matter OF fact.
4 more people are drinking tea in the
afternoons, with dancing for an ex-
cuse than are dancing.
4 The insidious growth Of the cult
of the cup that cheers, but not in
4 ebriates. il to be traced through thu
threat buildings Of the eastern cities.
4 In London. as everyone knows. tea
:. la served at one,s desk at tea time.
I quite regardless Of any other 'consid-
| erations. But 1t is only since cleo
trio cooking utensils came in ana
1.-THE tea dansant became popular that
American office men have had the
conra 90 To make and drink tea Al
\ fonrstRirty In tseir Offices.
The whole Thing is 40 new and
| Americans are 40 much inclined to
make fnn az anything new. that ii
| would he fcrueI Ia name names. bur
In washington alone there are not
/ less than fifty goyernment offices
where tea Il served at closing time,
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