It is with a very heavy heart that we announce, after a long courageous battle with which she showed incredible strength and grace throughout, our beloved mum could fight no more and passed away on ...

A friend told me that it is pretentious to dress in all black when the deceased is not a close friend or family member.

I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, ...

I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, ...

A reader is confused about what color to wear to a funeral for somebody she was not especially close with. Is all black ...

A reader questions the appropriateness of wearing all black to a funeral when the deceased is not a close acquaintance.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, this seems to have changed. "Church dress," or subdued ...

A friend told me that it is pretentious to dress in all black when the deceased is not a close friend or family member.

I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, this seems to have changed. “Church dress,” or subdued outfits in muted colors ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I believed that wearing all black was proper dress for anyone at a funeral, or any such service. In recent years, though, this seems to have changed. “Church dress,” or subdued ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to readers divided over whether all-black outfits are still appropriate for funerals, or a claim to mourner status one hasn't ...

Friend told the letter writer “it is pretentious to dress in all black when the deceased is not a close friend or family ...