(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 ...

GENTLE READER: George Washington already did! General Washington, as he correctly wished to be called after his presidency, was a master etiquetteer. It was he who issued the first rules of American ...

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.

True, it specifically prohibited using the tablecloth to clean one’s teeth, and your dinner companion was at least not guilty of that. Nevertheless, the rule should be understood in a broader sense: ...

Would Miss Manners provide guidance on this practice? GENTLE READER: George Washington already did! Much earlier in life, as a schoolboy, he had copied down a list of etiquette rules circulated by ...

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 ...

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General Washington, as he correctly wished to be called after his presidency, was a master etiquetteer. It was he who issued ...

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

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