The moment I realized my eye-rolling at etiquette wasn't about the rules themselves but about the deep shame I felt for not ...

For an afternoon event, tea-length (something that falls around midcalf) is expected for women in dressy day fabrics (silk, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter acted poorly and has now been distancing herself from one of her good friends. This is the second time in a few years she has done this. I’ve spoken to her for weeks, ...

Readers: I have had many of you chatting with me lately about “respect” — how some feel there is a lack of respect in today’s world — how being respectful shows you have proper manners, how our daily ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How can you be responsible for ghosting someone when they never write to you? Just because I have decided to accept their silence, and return it to them, doesn’t mean I don’t care.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A genteel, proper tea at a traditional hotel requires one to sit demurely at a table too diminutive for any other posture, while awaiting the arrival of the scones, cream and jam.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are disagreeing on what a proper RSVP is. I sent out digital invitations for my son’s birthday party and requested people RSVP to me. Many of his family members ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the polite way to eat large sushi rolls? Sometimes they’re too big to comfortably eat whole without gagging! GENTLE READER: Dissect them. Miss Manners does not usually ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have read much on the proper construction of a pousse-cafe: a cocktail having each ingredient carefully layered over the previous one. Unfortunately, none of these guides has ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How can you be responsible for ghosting someone when they never write to you? Just because I have decided to accept their silence, and return it to them, doesn’t mean I don’t care.