Miss Manners: How to treat cleaning woman working on Thanksgiving

Dear Miss Manners: I have hired a cleaning woman, and she needs money to save for a newer automobile. She has no family in ...

How the Kentucky Rifle Turned Frontier Deer Hunters into America’s First Snipers

Why was the Kentucky rifle (originally the Pennsylvania rifle) so successful? Because the long rifle evolved in response to ...

Miss Manners: The wedding guest used the tablecloth as a napkin?!

(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 ...

Miss Manners: Did you know one of the founding fathers had opinions on tablecloth use?

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

Miss Manners: I didn’t steal my sister’s socks. Why is she harping about it online?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My sister loves socks and only buys expensive ones. I was visiting her recently, and a favorite pair (gray ...

Miss Manners: She posted online that I stole her socks. What do I do now?

When I was leaving and she was embracing me goodbye, she whispered, “I know you took my socks. There was nobody here but me and you, and they vanished.” I assured her again I did not take her socks. I ...

Miss Manners: How can I help my cleaning lady without making her feel inferior?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to hiring help versus inviting them to Thanksgiving ...

Dear Miss Manners: Can my cleaning woman join in on Thanksgiving?

Dear Miss Manners: I have hired a cleaning woman, and she needs money to save for a newer automobile. She has no family in ...