DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each).

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were meeting another couple at a restaurant for dinner, and we arrived 15 minutes before our ...

I make an effort to ensure that the person I’m reaching out to is the appropriate person for my question; I send a focused, ...

Miss Manners begs your pardon, but cannot imagine what -- other than some quiet sympathy -- could distress your friends if ...

The scene is the drawing room at The Grove, near Wallingford; the pink and white palette ageing in a genteel manner, yet ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My spouse and I frequently host ... Further, they include table manners in this nasty sport. Lamentation over “which fork to use” is still cited as a trap, although it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My spouse and I frequently host ... And people should be minding their own plates. A correct table setting consists of only the items necessary for the food to be consumed ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a foot condition that ... Further, they include table manners in this nasty sport. Lamentation over “which fork to use” is still cited as a trap, although it has ...

A correct table setting consists of only the items necessary for the food to be consumed, laid out in an outside-to-inside pattern. That’s it. Please. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a foot condition ...

A correct table setting consists of only the items necessary for the food to be consumed, laid out in an outside-to-inside pattern. That’s it. Please. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I really feel badly when ...

A correct table setting consists of only the items necessary for the food to be consumed, laid out in an outside-to-inside pattern. That’s it. Please. Dear Miss Manners: I have a foot condition ...