DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it customary to put return postage on envelopes for RSVPs in invitations, or does one expect that the guest should pay for his or her own postage for the return? It seems that if ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation to a 95th birthday celebration. While it’s lovely to be included at such a momentous occasion, I was a bit taken aback at the wording of the invitation.

I guess this is an etiquette question? I have two elementary school-aged kids. As you can imagine, we go to a lot of birthday parties. Sometimes, an invitation says, “No gifts please.” I always ...