GENTLE READER: Such an unpleasant invitation. There is no need to serve alcohol, but there is also no need to issue a warning ...

Ordinarily, Miss Manners would advise you to treat this like the fundraiser it is — that is, to accept only if you consider ...

Ordinarily, Miss Manners would advise you to treat this like the fundraiser it is -- that is, to accept only if you consider ...

There is no need to serve alcohol, but there is also no need to issue a warning, as if the guests were likely to smuggle it ...

There is no need to serve alcohol, but there is also no need to issue a warning, as if the guests were likely to smuggle it ...

GENTLE READER: The correct procedure is that the lady goes up the stairs first, and a gentleman keeps his salacious thoughts to himself. Should you go first, however, Miss Manners, unlike your wife, ...