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ne stayed after seven o'clock. Most tea rooms today serve tea from three to five o'clock. The menu has also changed from tea, bread, butter and cakes, to include three particular courses served specifically in this order. Savories - Tiny sandwiches or appetizers Scones - Served with jam and Devonshire or clotted cream Pastries - Cakes, cookies, shortbread and sweet British people are so loving their tea, even the afternoon tea becomes a national movement at about 5’clock in afternoon. Today British families do not have time for afternoon tea at home, but in the past it was a tradition. It became popular about one hundred and fifty years ago, when rich ladies invited their friends to their houses for an afternoon cup of tea. They started offering their visitors sandwiches and cakes too. Soon everyone was enjoying Afternoon tea. Therefore, the authentic afternoon tea has a series of etiquette. When they are drinking afternoon tea, they show their polite thoroughly. No matter the noble or ordinary people, who want to drink afternoon tea he or she must know the etiquette of afternoon tea. B. Nobility in the Etiquette of Afternoon Tea The etiquette of drinking afternoon is as follows. Pick up your cup and saucer together - holding the saucer in one hand and cup in the other. The best way to hold a tea cup is to slip the index finger through the handle, up to almost the first knuckle, then balance and secure the cup by placing the thumb on the top of the handle and allowing the bottom of the handle to rest on the middle finger. Hold the cup lightly, by the handle –the pinky doesn't have to be extended (Contrary to popular belief, the ring and pinkie fingers should not be extended, but should rest by curving gently back toward your wrist). Hold the saucer under the cup while people sip tea. When stirring the tea, please do not make noises by clink the sides of the cup while stirring. Gently swish the tea back and forth being careful no to touch the sides of the cup if possible. Never leave the spoon in the cup and be sure not to sip the tea from the spoon either. After stirring, place the spoon quietly on the saucer, behind the cup, on the right hand side under the handle. Milk is served with tea, not cream. Cream is too heavy and masks the taste of the tea. Although some pour their milk in the cup first, it is probably better to pour the milk in the tea after it is in the cup in order to get the correct amount. When serving lemon with tea, use lemon slices, not wedges. Either provide a small fork or lemon fork for the guests, or have the tea server can neatly place a slice in the tea cup after the tea has been poured. Be sure never to add lemon with milk since the lemon's citric acid will cause the proteins in the milk to curdle. Because of afternoon tea firstly prevail in aristocracy, so it must succeed to the etiquette of the noble people. Now in some degree people can say the etiquette of afternoon tea is complex. During the time people drink tea, people have to abide by the processes and be attention to what people should do or what people should not do. Though the etiquette is tiresome, the humble people always like to pursue it. Because they think it is a noble style. In Britain’ history, the humble people are always tending to imitate noble’s life style. In 19th century, with the rising of the bourgeoisie the Britain’s economy, society and culture were changed. The new richer wanted to mould their new statues of socie