Miss Manners: It’s not really a funeral. Is it OK for me to wear white? ... Does a “celebration of life” require etiquette adjustments from a funeral, which it is increasingly replacing?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...

"Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done." ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...

Miss Manners: I’m having a celebration of life for my son, not a funeral. Letter writer wonders if people make a distinction between funerals and celebrations of life.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am blessed with a wonderful doctor who is caring, highly intelligent, personable and who always has time for me.I thank her for her care and personal concern for me at each visit.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the polite way to inform family when someone is unable to attend a funeral due to sickness or injury.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve noticed that some mature women do not change how they apply makeup as they get older, which makes ...