DEAR MISS MANNERS: My grandmother lived her life to its fullest: making calls on Tuesdays, remaining “at home to guests” on Wednesdays, and serving tea promptly at 4 every day. Throughout her life, ...

MADISON -- A Wednesday evening class on table manners and good posture will start Wednesday, Sept. 10. The course is offered through the Madison Area YMCA Dance Department. "We are just ahead of the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband’s father has poor table manners, or at least I think he does! He is 95, and the family doesn’t think there is anything wrong. When we go out to a restaurant, he blows his ...

Dear Annie: A few months ago, someone wrote to you about how uncomfortable the bad manners of children of a relative made her feel at large family gatherings and dinners. I read your column faithfully ...

Take this quiz and find out how refined you are. All the situations pertain to eating in someone's home, not in a restaurant. Check your score at the end. Answers are courtesy of Letitia Baldrige's ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While dining alone at a family-friendly restaurant a couple of days ago, I was resting my forearm on the table as I ate my salad. I grew up in a family where we were reminded to ...