It might be dyed, especially when it was of wool, any desired color, and be decked with a figured border woven into (not embroidered on) the fabric, but it was not brocaded or patterned all over, and still less made stiff and heavy with gold
There was an attic fire in 2011, the backstage death of a performer in 2017, a closure and layoffs during the pandemic, then a leadership scandal involving allegations of sexual misconduct and racism that were disclosed by The Times in 2020
Salads are always popular but I think there's one salad type that's often overlooked: the fruit salad
Scatter slivered butter on top
Sure, you could drizzle it with olive oil and lemon and call it a day, but wheres the fun in that