New Manners
To the Editors:
I was fascinated by your story "America's New Manners" and Social Arbiter Letitia Baldrige [Nov. 27]. After all, when all's said and done, it's really quite simple. Good manners are best defined by the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Gloria Vanderbilt
New York City
Practicing politesse is the pastime of the pretentious.
Alex Navy
Mars Hill, N.C.
Manners permit one to function with people one might otherwise despise. A useful adjunct to civilization.
John Joss
Los Altos, Calif.
An acquaintance of mine has an excellent term for unmarried couples who are living together: covivant. It is...
