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Dates: during 1980-1989
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GENTLE READER: How many times has Miss Manners said that . . . for the bridal couple or the guests to consider a wedding invitation as a solicitation for dry goods is in disgusting taste...
...triumph of Miss Manners is both a cause and a consequence of something stirring in the American subconscious. Since etiquette is largely symbolic of manners, and since manners stylistically express what people think about other people, the revived interest in what used to be called proper behavior implies a new sense of what behavior should...
...DEAR Miss MANNERS: I am remarrying my ex-husband . . . How do I inform the proper relatives . . . and not appear to be asking for gifts...
...DEAR Miss MANNERS: Some time ago, a lady was dancing with her male friend at the White House and her under-slip dropped off on the dance floor, and the lady just kept dancing as if nothing had happened. Was this the proper thing for the lady...
...DEAR Miss MANNERS: Some months ago, I was mugged . . . Everywhere I go [people] ask me for the details of what happened. Why do they do this? It was a nasty experience and I would like to forget...