The American color of mourning is black, although the code is only sporadically observed (except in cases of funerals for ...

As Miss Manners has pointed out, when people are friends, they either both have their clothes on or neither of them do. You ...

GENTLE READER: Although she resists making every etiquette problem into a medical question, Miss Manners is willing to make ...

A fine diner wants to know if it’s impolite to pick up a rack of lamb to chew off the last of the meat; a party host is tired ...

Then, I realized she was still looking at my sleeve with an anxious, guilty expression, and she started brushing at the spot ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration ... Does a “celebration of life” require etiquette adjustments from a funeral, which it is increasingly replacing? Funerals used to be set ...

GENTLE READER: Although she resists making every etiquette problem into ... but stay far away from father Miss Manners: It’s not really a funeral. Is it OK for me to wear white?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration ... Does a “celebration of life” require etiquette adjustments from a funeral, which it is increasingly replacing? Funerals used to be set ...