The traditional paper doily, for decades a symbol of British suburban gentility, is on the verge extinction, sales figures reveal. Supermarket chain Asda reported it sold only 400 packs of the ...

Once, no self-respecting cake stand or plate was complete without one. But now the traditional paper doily, for decades a symbol of suburban gentility, is on the verge of extinction. Asda reported ...

The new owner of this onetime paper doily factory in a mixed-use district turned to Ridgewood-based husband-and-wife architects Glickman Schlesinger to renovate the entire circa-1900 structure. The ...

And now the traditional paper doily – the ultimate symbol of gentility – is back. One popular kitchenware store has sold more than 17million of the decorative placemats since 2003.