Making a good toast, or short speech, is not hard at all. If you follow the rules. 1. Adopt a mildly provocative tone. This ensures that the audience will listen. It’s the basis for the English best man’s speech. If you tease … read more →

You are probably not a nautical officer. But somewhere along the line you will need to go to a summer cocktail party. You will not want to look too WASPy and dated. You will want to be respectful, respectable, but perhaps with … read more →

Nothing is worse than an ill-fitting dinner jacket. You know, the type favored by waiters in bad, pretentious restaurants, banquet halls and function rooms. Nothing is wrong, of course, with a properly fitting, understated, classic proper black tuxedo. It is … read more →