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host and impress your coats and let ladies know make sure that any elderly from our Holiday Traditions special section
guests with your good where they can safely stow or pregnant guests are
manners. their handbags. If you’ll given the most easily ac- on Nov.27,2014.
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own. common interests more Peggy Post reminds you to
■ When guests arrive, is it quickly. mind your table manners.
OK to just leave the closet ■ Do you have to follow Sloppy eating, chewing
door open by the front any kind of special seating with your mouth open or
door, thinking they’ll hang plans, like not seating even eating very quickly
their own coats? married couples together? should be avoided.

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