DEAR MISS MANNERS: Many of my soon-to-be in-laws are upset that we don’t have a wedding registry, and also that they don’t have my phone number to complain. Related Articles Miss Manners: Is ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Many of my soon-to-be in-laws are upset that we don’t have a wedding registry, and also that they don’t have my phone number to complain. Nobody bothers my fiance, but his ...

Miss Manners suspects it is the fussy name and the embellishments — such as embroidery, floral motifs and monograms — that condemn handkerchiefs as frivolous. So yes, she loves them.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I remember growing up, when we had visitors who were new to our house, my mother would give them the “grand tour.” I now do that with all of my first-time visitors.

Miss Manners believes this arises from two assumptions. One assumption is that private hosts, like restaurants, count places, without much interest in who occupies them.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I remember growing up, when we had visitors who were new to our house, my mother would give them the “grand tour.” I now do that with all of my first-time visitors. I have ...

Miss Manners suggests you try spontaneity and not overthink the situation. If you happen to make eye contact, a shy, endearing smile is fine. But if they do not return your gaze, keep it moving.

Miss Manners suggests you try spontaneity and not overthink the situation. If you happen to make eye contact, a shy, endearing smile is fine. But if they do not return your gaze, keep it moving.

Miss Manners, written by Judith Martin and her two perfect children, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Marin, has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve noticed that some mature women do not change how they apply makeup as they get older, which makes their maturing features begin to look, well, clownlike. Miss Manners: Is ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes I get a thinking-of-you greeting card, or something similar, out of the blue from a friend. I feel like the mannerly thing to do, now that there’s text and email, is ...