Dear Miss Manners: We have a small half-bathroom downstairs that is mainly used by guests. As a courtesy, I usually have period products readily available to visitors. For larger gatherings, I’ve had ...

In old-school California, dinner came with unspoken rules, polite habits, and family routines that would totally surprise ...

Students with the Sylacauga High School chapter of FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) recently received ...

Students with the Sylacauga High School chapter of FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) recently received ...

I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed -- china, crystal, linen, silver -- that other relatives ...

My question is how to react when people do not respond to an invitation, nor to a gentle nudge and arrive anyway.

I hold formal dinner parties with limited place settings. But there are friends who never respond to my invitations and show up anyway. What’s the best way to accommodate them?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed — china, crystal, linen, silver — that ...

Saying "please" and "thank you" is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to children's etiquette ...

Hayden Shryock listens to his mother Christina Shryock on Thursday at the Winston Dillard School’s Fine Dining event at McGovern Elementary School in Winston. WINSTON — Fifth grade student Hayden ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I frequently attend team lunches and dinners with my immediate department members, both supervisors and associates. These dining experiences are mostly personal affairs and come ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I frequently attend team lunches and dinners with my immediate department members, both supervisors and associates. These dining experiences are mostly personal affairs and come ...