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In the nineteenth century, an English Duchess of Bedford combined both qualities in seeking a remedy for her mid-afternoon "sinking feeling." She began the tradition of afternoon teas with fine pastries, allowing her to revive her spirits in style.
Afternoon teas are still a primarily English phenomenon. Many Americans are unfamiliar with the pleasantries that afternoon tea provides--or they envision afternoon tea as a luxury reserved for the idle rich.
The full tea ($15 per person) is an extravaganza of delectable sandwiches, tasty pastries and fine "loose" (not bagged) teas served in quantities that could satisfy most Harvard students' hearty appetites. particularly notable are the fresh, warmed scones and the savory salmon sandwiches.
Afternoon teas are also served right here at Harvard. Adams House has an elegant tea every Friday in the Masters' house at 4:30 p.m.; Lowell house has a Masters' tea on Thursdays at 5 p.m. and the Signet society hosts Friday teas at 5:30 p.m. (It's a...
But Frank O'Hara was the funniest man in the universe. Never ever met anybody so funny, with his putdown epigrams. I knew Frank very well. We were in Eliot together, and he gave the best parties in Eliot. Big cocktail parties. Everybody drank all the time back then. We...