The way you handle your napkin and position your fork is silently telling everyone at the table whether you belong there or ...

The Missouri Governor's Mansion hosted children Wednesday for a formal day of learning, fun, friendship and food. Manners at the Mansion has taken place in Jefferson City during the past two days and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In connection with a question about butter pats, a letter writer stated, “I know that dinner rolls and butter are not traditionally part of a formal dinner service.” You didn’t ...

"I’m not a snob, but I know others noticed how she was eating—for example, talking with food in her mouth with her elbows on ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had a formal sit-down dinner for eight guests at my home. One guest was on her phone nearly the whole time -- texting and even watching live videos that her friends posted while ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had a formal sit-down dinner for eight guests at my home. One guest was on her phone nearly the whole time -- texting and even watching live videos that her friends posted while ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner event I attended at a hotel, the tables were 10-foot rounds with tablecloths that went to the floor. The dinner was buffet style, but we were all wearing semi-formal ...

The People's House was busy this week hosting groups of well-dressed, well-mannered children. Manners at the Mansion invites youths ages 8-12 to the Missouri Governor's Mansion for lessons on ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am planning to invite my daughter’s in-laws to a formal dinner. I plan to host it the way my late almost-aristocratic mother would have done 60 years ago: with fine china, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In connection with a question about butter pats, a letter writer stated, “I know that dinner rolls and butter are not traditionally part of a formal dinner service.” You didn’t ...