For an afternoon event, tea-length (something that falls around midcalf) is expected for women in dressy day fabrics (silk, ...
I gently hint that if someone is being rude, and the hostess does not ask them to be more mindful, then yes, people will stop ...
It is true that we no longer dance around in the elevator so as to allow all the women to get out before the men. There is, ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a ...
It is true that we no longer dance around in the elevator so as to allow all the women to get out before the men. There is, ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when one tea party guest drives others away.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Once a month, my grandmother hosts a group of friends at her house for a chat and an afternoon tea. She ...
When the elevator doors open, I spread my arms and say in a loud voice, “It is not polite to crowd in when people are coming out.” ...
How can I respond with dignity when people insist on defining my husband by a mistake from decades ago, instead of by the ...
It is a simple matter to preserve your dignity with former victims of your husband’s crime who now wish to maintain their ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even ...