The news that tea-drinking is invading New York business offices, and likely to spread, will be read with considerable interest. by those in Shanghai who have their cup served to them every afternoon, It was with Some surprise that newcomers from England had their first cup _of what odd at first, it soon became!
to be enjoyed. In New York it he not yet made any great ad-Vance, for only 8 per cent. of 1,200 business "houses have adopted the ractiee, though many more: are expressing approval and. making arrangements to do the same thing. The story is told of an American member of the staff of a local contem-Porary, anda very popular man. that, that th at day he assumed his duties, someone suggested he might Uke-a'cup of tea, He had never encountered such a: thing before, and was' frankly "incredulous that tea should be served during office hours. But'he was assured it was a common custom, whereupon he reached for his hat and-walked out, "Teat" he threw back over his shoulder as he went, "Teal Say, some of you people round here want a sock on the jaw. You're all going Limey, that's what you're doing." "And.he went off to procure something better calculated to soothe his outraged feelings. But "ole custom," eventually prevailed, and though he persisted in regarding afternoon tea-drinking an effeminate hhablt, he was broken in at last and constiaed the despised beverage with just as must enjoyment as the rest of his colleagues Which merely shows that a really good practice will survive even though at first it Is met with contempt and. scorn.
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