From the category archives:
Q: What is the proper way to hold a wine glass: by the bowl or by the stem? A: White wine glasses are held by the stem so the warmth of the hand does not heat the chill of the wine. Red wine glasses may be held by either the bowl or the stem.
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Q: Should you tip the owner of a hair salon? A: If the owner of the salon charges more for his or her services than other stylists in the salon charge, you do not tip. If he or she charges the same, then you do tip. If you aren’t sure, call and ask the booker [...]
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Q: My daughter had a baby shower and received a lot of nice things. She wants to send a “thank you” after the baby is born with comments about the item. However, I say she should send it now and send an announcement later. The baby isn’t due for over a month, and the shower [...]
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Q: Our long-term housekeeper is moving back to Spain. She has known my husband for more than 40 years, comes once a week, and will also watch our children when needed. What would be an appropriate tribute/appreciation for her years of service and devotion to our family? Some sort of keepsake? Tea and cakes for [...]
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Q: When addressing envelopes informally, I have always been taught that the woman’s name should appear first, and that one should never ‘separate a man’s name from his last name’. For example, Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith would read Patty and Don Smith, not Don and Patty Smith. Someone has recently tried to correct me. [...]
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Q: How do I handle a neighbor who is always talking about where she or her family were invited and events they attended where our family was not included? I was always taught that you should never talk about a party or event with someone who was not invited. I tried telling her on a [...]
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Q: How does one put on an invitation that children are not allowed to come to the party? A: It is understood that only those names appearing on the invitation/envelope are those invited to a party. If you fear some of your guests will nonetheless assume that their children are welcome, then you should be [...]
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Entry originally appeared in Peter Post’s E Word blog for The Boston Globe. I had the pleasurable experience of speaking before the Junior League of Larchmont, New York. Close to 100 women were in the audience as I talked about etiquette in America today. The polite positive reception I enjoyed was turned upside down when [...]
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Q: When children are courting–dating for three years–and the young man has spent a lot of time with the young woman’s family, and the parents of the young man are coming to town, who initiates a meeting of the parents? A: It isn’t necessary for either to initiate a meeting based on the dating relationship [...]
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Q: What is the correct way to monograph a gift for another person. I am giving her a heart shaped pendant with both of our pictures. Do I use her initial or mine? A: What a very thoughtful gift. We’d say it would be best and most traditional to use her last name initial for [...]
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The Gift of Good Manners
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