Dear Miss Manners: At a dinner party, the hostess had set a lovely table with flowers and candles. I complimented her on the ...

She moved them, but muttered loud enough for everyone to hear that she had set a beautiful table and I was ruining the look.

In case you (the human reading this) need a refresher on table manners, here are some reminders compiled by Kent State University: Put your napkin in your lap. Do not talk with food in your mouth ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I host an annual holiday dinner for a group of neighbors, one of whom has asked in the past if he could bring a guest. My wife, on our behalf, has always said yes.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of coffee to look at the novelty message on it. When my husband returned ...

GENTLE READER: If your husband was suggesting you did anything wrong, Miss Manners will disagree. But perhaps he was merely ...