Perhaps the woman lunching at La Griglia recently could take a lesson from Town & Country magazine's new book Social Graces (Hearst Books, $17.95). After being seated at a prominent table, the woman ...

FARGO – Training in social graces began early for Christine Chapweske. She and her five siblings grew up in Ohio, and every night at the dinner table became family manners "boot camp." "My mom worked ...

What are social graces and why are they important? If you look up the definition in an online dictionary, you might see the following: "A skill for dealing with people and society" or "the ability to ...

Q: Maybe a friend’s behavior during the pandemic bothered you. Maybe you realized you didn’t have much in common besides being in the same school, workplace or social circles. Or maybe the pandemic ...

Q: What do you do if you choose not to drink, for personal or religious reasons, and most get-togethers or outings with friends and colleagues are centered around drinking? A: As I’ve progressed ...

Apr. 7—Last Friday, the young women of Ironton Elementary School's Ladies Academy put their recently acquired social skills to the test during a lunch at Patties and Pints in downtown Ironton. They ...

Renée Rosen is the bestselling author behind “Windy City Blues” and “Park Avenue Summer.” She grew up in “a very traditional Jewish household” in the Midwest. It took her seventeen years to write her ...

Q: Do you have to tell people when they’re on speakerphone? A: Common courtesy for the people on the other end of the line always dictates that you immediately tell them they are on speakerphone. It’s ...

The way people communicate and do business is changing, and many advisors have looked to social media as a great opportunity to meet people and share influence. They’ve also seen it as a swamp full of ...

While certain wedding mainstays never go out of vogue, new times demand new traditions. Social media and wedding websites have shifted etiquette for just about everyone involved in the ceremony, from ...