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Too late, she began to see how foolish she had been, and that even make-believe tea-parties were better than this.

From The Black Poodle And Other Tales by Anstey, F.

They are going to have tea-parties and soirées, and all sorts of amusements.

From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by Winter, John Strange

Well," said Robertson, "I have heard of ladies taking cents to church; but I never knew before that they had any occasion for them at tea-parties.

From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza

She didn't like dolls, fairy-tales were childish, and one couldn't draw all the time; tea-parties didn't amount to much, neither did picnics, unless very well conducted.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Alcott, Louisa May

At visits, at tea-parties, at evening-parties, at the Witte or the Plaats, at Scheveningen, everywhere, the rapid cross-fire began, as a pleasant sport for all of them: "You know, Mrs. De Staffelaer...."

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis