Advice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
I spent considerable time shopping for just the right statement necklace to complement my fairly simple wedding dress. I thought I had made the perfect choice with a piece of costume jewelry. But at our wedding reception, a friend of my husband’s approached me and asked, “So, are those REAL diamonds?”
I could not see the stage at all unless I leaned uncomfortably left or right, and each time she shifted in her seat, I had to shift in mine. I couldn’t imagine anything I could politely say to her about this, so I just did my best to look around her. Miss Manners has witnessed enough awards shows to notice that extreme hair and costume choices may be photo-worthy, but they ignore the comfort of seat companions who would like to watch the performance -- or at least not get an aggressive feather in the eye while doing so.
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