Etiquette has certainly evolved over the years. From the strict rules of the Gilded Age — when proper language, behavior and elaborate table settings defined good manners — to today’s more casual ...

I was invited to a dinner party and to watch an awards show on TV. One of the hosts yelled repeatedly about the results, complained about just about everything and dropped a lot of F-bombs. He also ...

Our four-leaf clovers may not be up yet , but when they’re sought after and found, they bring glee to the faces of those wee ...

"I feel very hurt that I was not included in any of the initial announcements and had to find out by noticing wedding bands ...

Reading Women’s impressive run of form came to a surprise end yesterday, with a shock 1-0 defeat against Sholing at The Mortgage Decision Stadium. Kezia Holmes’ 12th-minute wonder strike turned out to ...

Some assume the septuagenarian letter writer would’ve enjoyed winning a prestigious award more at a younger age.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Tensions were riding high on the eve of my brother’s wedding, when I made the faux pax of mentioning his baldness at the dinner table. I mentioned that I, too, have male-pattern ...

Tensions were riding high on the eve of my brother’s wedding, when I made the faux pax of mentioning his baldness at the dinner table. I mentioned that I, too, have male-pattern baldness (I am female) ...

You might still influence your grandchildren, however. Generally speaking, making a bad impression is a more frequent concern among teenagers than adults. It just never occurs to them that a bad ...

My adult daughters learned etiquette from me. It was passed down from my mother. Somewhere along the line, the old etiquette has been forgotten and new manners have been invented by their husbands.

A retired teacher's grocery store encounter with a phone-distracted twenty-something reveals the growing chasm between generations over what constitutes basic courtesy—from handwritten thank-you notes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I realize it’s an unpleasant world with unpleasant people who are going to say unpleasant things. But sometimes, you have to get down on their level in order for them to get the ...