Miss Manners: Simplicity, dignity remain virtues today - Mon, 07 May 2012 PST

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been reading about calling-card protocol in a few dusty old etiquette books and something puzzled me. Several authors writing in different time periods indicated that simpler is better when it came to the style of the calling card; they described using simple text, with the person’s name and perhaps an address, being careful to avoid ostentation. If that is so, why is ...

Yes, keep it simple

Dear Miss Manners: I have been reading about calling-card protocol in a few dusty old etiquette books and something puzzled me.

Couple can’t attend own shower

Dear Miss Manners: I was invited to a shower by a group of the groom’s mother’s lady friends. Apparently it was close to the “small” wedding (three weeks) and the bride and groom could not be home for the shower, as they both work in a city about five hours away.