Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dianne Isbell has written an etiquette column for the Belleville News-Democrat since 1987. She served as director of protocol for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Over the last 20 years the fundamentals of ‘table manners,’ maneuvers intended to keep the appetites of dining companions intact, ...

Good table manners should be taught at home. If your child refused to learn table manners, would you find it funny when they eventually face consequences for being rude? This man repeatedly reminded ...

QUESTION: Is there a way I could teach my child to keep his elbows off the table? Also, how do I help them learn to use napkins and to wait until everyone has been served before beginning to eat?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper dining etiquette with regard to the hand that is not holding a utensil? When we traveled to Europe, the locals did not like that my unused arm was in my lap, as ...

In an October 1985 issue of the “The New York Times,” editors published what was essentially an obituary for dining etiquette, accompanied by a notecard-size illustration of dinner party guests ...