A reader writes: Dear SP; I am inviting about 30 people to one of those “zero” birthdays in an exotic locale two years from now. I am offering lodging and most meals. I am also offering a two-night side trip. I have already sent the first “Save-The-Date” notice. Some of the guests are couples and [...]
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posted on May 27, 2009
A reader writes: It seems the toasting at rehearsal dinners is getting out of hand. Instead of a traditionally small number of people close to the bride and groom offering their thoughts, these dinners have become open-mic nights for anyone who has ever thought anything nice about their friends. I suppose it’s a good problem [...]
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posted on April 29, 2009
SP has been hitting the jackpot of dinner parties lately. Is it the same in your world? Is it because of the economy? Are people dining in more? Have you noticed? Or is it that the circle I find myself in has suddenly become gourmet? Whatever the reason, you will hear no complaints from this [...]
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posted on April 1, 2009
Introducing one of SP’s favorite things: classic, quality correspondence cards. Visit the SP Shop for details.
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posted on December 17, 2008
When does a monogram cease to be elegant and tip over the side into garish or just plain wrong? It all has to do with color, size, font, and placement. There are so many choices, increasing the chances to head in the wrong direction. As with most of the items found in a man’s lifestyle, [...]
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posted on October 15, 2008
SP loves a monogram. In this house, shirts, towels, correspondence cards, stationery, blazer buttons, cuff links, signet rings, bathrobes, tote bags, luggage, anything that’s not tied down or impossible to push a needle through, cowers in fear of being monogrammed. Bottega Veneta said it right in the early eighties when the company proclaimed “When your [...]
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posted on October 8, 2008
SP has hit his stride. Taking into account the demands of readers’ time and attention spans, SP realizes even the most dedicated reader has more to do than check in here on a daily basis, especially since the posts here tend to run on, oh a bit longer than most in this field. As a [...]
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posted on October 8, 2008
Granted there are times when the rituals of etiquette can seem archaic. The custom of a gentleman walking on the curbside of the street, for example, may in our harried times seem a ridiculous antiquated notion and one less thing for a modern man to worry about. The point of etiquette is to arrive at [...]
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posted on October 3, 2008
From the tone of the last post, you could sense SP was hanging on to the last syrup-y drops of summer, wallowing in nostalgia as the August days slipped away. Well, that nostalgia is nothing compared to the pangs we feel when the weather changes. As August gives way to Autumn, the senses tingle and the memories [...]
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posted on September 12, 2008
The Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812 With Washington in ruins, the British next set their sights on Baltimore, then America’s third-largest city. Moving up the Chesapeake Bay to the mouth of the Patapsco River, they plotted a joint attack on Baltimore by land and water. On the morning of September 12, General [...]
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posted on July 4, 2008
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