With a written note, certainly a parent must stamp and address it, and perhaps hover over the child to inspire them to write.

What she has apparently not taught is that it is not enough to send a mere receipt, such as a rote text, which is probably ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Could you please educate us on the difference between a living room, sitting room, drawing room, saloon, library, lounge, parlor and boudoir? GENTLE READER: These distinctions have ...

Miss Manners, aka Judith Martin, has long been known as the voice of authority on all things etiquette. While what seems normal in today's society may be very different from what it was just a few ...

The syndicated column, “Miss Manners,” by Judith Martin, is sorely missed when not published daily, and so I am requesting that in order for us to receive needed personal as well as civil-toned ...

We learned not to put our elbows on the table, Kaylin Garcia says, and not to be disgusting. Kaylin clarifies: No potty talk at the table. That s just one etiquette lesson she and her fellow Fritz ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Seven-year-old sisters Shawna and Elise Rippee walked very slowly, careful not to spill punch -- on the thick carpet or on their fancy clothes -- as they sat to nibble on ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I’m talking to someone who represents a company, I sometimes say something like, “This is the fourth time I have called you.” The representative nearly always replies with, ...

DANVILLE -- They greeted and escorted their special guests inside and arranged their place settings properly. This was part of Monday's Manners Mixer for 160 Danville Middle School sixth-graders who ...