It’s not every day that you break out the nice plates, centerpieces, and cloth napkins. Whether it’s a special occasion, the holidays are coming up, or you’re just feeling fancy, you can avoid ...

Planning an event – from a wedding to a dinner party – always comes with its challenges; once you’ve pinned down the date, the location and the food, the amount of decisions which still need to be ...

Pumpkins and fall festivities go together like peanut butter and jelly, which is why this pumpkin napkin from Kitchen Stuff ...

Napkin rings with cloth napkins used to be considered a necessity in some households. Typically, napkin rings are small metal circlets, usually 2” in diameter and standing about 1½” high, and used to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am planning to invite my daughter’s in-laws to a formal dinner. I plan to host it the way my late almost-aristocratic mother would have done 60 years ago: with fine china, ...

Today, a hostess setting a very special holiday dinner table might include napkin rings at each place. Napkin rings, especially the elaborate, silver-plated, figural rings, were also popular in the ...

You know, I just can’t get that song out of my head. If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it/If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it … OK, that’s actually the only part I know, so ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am planning to invite my daughter’s in-laws to a formal dinner. I plan to host it the way my late almost-aristocratic mother would have done 60 years ago: with fine china, ...