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Q: I recently received an invitation to a large “Hollywood’” themed party. It mentioned “festive attire”. Isn’t that just one step below “black tie’”? A: Festive attire calls for something that celebrates the season or the event. For the December holidays, for example, when this “dress code” is most often seen, consider semi-dressy fabrics, such [...]
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Q: We’ve been invited to several holiday parties this year. Is it okay to “double-book”? A: This is one of those times when it’s fine to double-book and go from one holiday party to another. The casual, drop-in nature of most holiday parties makes this okay. Just be sure you do each event justice — [...]
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This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily periodically. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. Giving and Receiving Gifts: Spend this last hour helping your [...]
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This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily periodically. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. Traditions come in all shapes and sizes. At my home [...]
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Q: We’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner for a slew of our out-of-town relatives. Is it OK to ask some to stay at a hotel? A: Preparing a Thanksgiving feast is a major enough undertaking without adding a gaggle of overnight guests. If you wish, and your situation permits, you can invite relatives from farther away to [...]
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This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily periodically. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. Gifts You Don’t Wrap We all love to wrap gifts, [...]
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This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily periodically. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. Sometimes when I tell people what I do, they sort [...]
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Q: Each year, a woman in our office takes a few days off from work and bakes dozens of holiday cookies, then hands them out to her coworkers in tins. If you return the tin when you’re done, you set yourself up for the next year’s cookie distribution. Is a reciprocating gift appropriate or necessary [...]
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Q: I complimented my friend on her sweater. She took it off, gave it to me, and said she had another one just like it. Should I thank her and feel grateful for her generosity or tell her I really can’t accept it? A: Wow! Her kindness really knows no bounds. Rejecting a gift is [...]
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This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily periodically. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. Greetings and Handshakes Greetings and handshakes are social skills – [...]
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