High Seas

The great ocean highways out of sight of land and common to mariners of all nations. High Tea. A substantial meat tea towards the close of the day in place of the fashionable set dinner. This is the invariable custom in Germany. In English it is usual to designate such a meal as a “Knife and Fork Tea.” See “ High Time .” High Time. A phrase employed in the same sense as High Street, High Seas, Highway, etc.-- i.e. great. The German word for wedding is Hochzeit , literally a “high time.” In America the expre ion for a festive occasion or a pleasurable trip is “a good time.”