How afternoon tea began

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victoria felt a sinking feeling in the

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mid-afternoon so asked her servant to

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bring a tea along with bread and butter

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and a slice of cake she then started to

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invite her friends and a british

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institution was born

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in a tea room in edwardian times it

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would have been quite a different

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affair the ladies would have worn tea

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gowns these were dresses that were

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specifically created for having often in

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tea and they were tea coloured i don't

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know if that's because they were

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complementing the tea or they were

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worried if they spilt any nowadays we

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don't wear specific clothes

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one tradition which still stands however

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is the hostess pouring the

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tea and be sure to take your time

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afternoon tea is about pleasure and

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stepping away from the daily grind

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taking a break from the hustle and

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bustle of everyday life an escape a

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moment of peace a deeply civilized

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experience

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