Eventually, the custom of taking a mid-afternoon tea break became standard across British society, ... At a country tea, you might add a patterned tablecloth, ...

Shunned for more than a decade, white tablecloths are once again being embraced by New York restaurateurs who are eager to add back a sense of ceremony to going out.

The great British tea and biscuit break is becoming a thing of the past, with 15 per cent of workers ‘not allowed’ to have one.