DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a dinner party where the hostess ... I made sure to lower my chair so that I sat lower than him.” The four other women in the room were stunned.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a dinner party where the hostess ... I made sure to lower my chair so that I sat lower than him.” The other four women in the room were stunned.

Dear Miss Manners: I was at a dinner party where the hostess ... I made sure to lower my chair so I sat lower than him.” The other four women in the room were stunned. We pressed her on this ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a dinner party where the hostess ... I made sure to lower my chair so that I sat lower than him.” The other four women in the room were stunned.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a dinner party where the hostess ... I made sure to lower my chair so that I sat lower than him.” The other four women in the room were stunned.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude not to push a chair back to the table when you exit it? My husband drives me to distraction by leaving chairs pulled out at odd angles away from the table.

Dear Miss Manners: My husband and I recently gave a jazz and dinner party in our New York City apartment. His five-piece band performed a concert, then we served a buffet dinner for people to ...

As for the chairs, you have not told Miss Manners which birthday it will be, and whether your contemporaries will be happy standing around or sitting on the floor.