In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader's question about using tablecloths as lap ...

Are you a steakhouse regular? If so, make sure that you're not committing the dining faux pas that's standing in the way of a ...

Etiquette used to be a strict set of rules everyone followed, but times have changed. You might find some old manners a bit ...

Proper table manners are essential in any business dining situation. Start by waiting for everyone to be seated before ...

GENTLE READER: George Washington already did! General Washington, as he correctly wished to be called after his presidency, ...

(She) pulled the tablecloth up from the floor and set it on her lap, proudly saying that she wasn’t going to get any food on ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner event I attended at a hotel, the tables were 10-foot rounds with tablecloths that went to the ...

As times change, so too do styles of etiquette. However, this old school (we're talking Middle Ages) dining rule your ...

True, it specifically prohibited using the tablecloth to clean one’s teeth, and your dinner companion was at least not guilty ...

The woman sitting next to me pulled the tablecloth up from the floor and set it on her lap, proudly saying that she wasn’t ...

True, it specifically prohibited using the tablecloth to clean one’s teeth, and your dinner companion was at least not guilty ...

The woman sitting next to me pulled the tablecloth up and set it on her lap, proudly saying that she wasn’t going to get any food on her gown.