One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I had a houseguest for a few days, and we fell into discussing some books that I have. She, the guest, expressed interest in borrowing one, but I declined.

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Your children's manners in public can be a source of pride or frustration. Help your children develop the manners you value by modeling them. Manners are simply just the way we do things.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the years, my husband and I have collected a nice variety of books, which we keep in several large bookcases in our small living room. I refer to some of them regularly, as ...

SAFE CONDUCT—Margaret Fishback—Modern Age ($.75),* Harcourt, Brace ($2). Normality, says the psychologists, is to be judged by your adjustment to your social environment. If the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I had a houseguest for a few days, and we fell into discussing some books that I have. She, the guest, expressed interest in borrowing one, but I declined.

ALL SUMMER LONG — Wilder Hobson —Duell, Sloan & Pearce ($2.50). “You’ll be happy working for me. I really am a man of parts, you know,” said suave, gentlemanly J. (for Jack) Bates Upham ...

Advice; Miss Manners: I loaned a book to friends that was never returned. What should I have said when I saw it on their shelf? Published: ; Jul. 01, 2024, 9:13 a.m.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have been invited to the wedding of a couple in their mid-20s.I’m irked at the dress code stated on the details card. Related Articles. Miss Manners: She won ...