DEAR MISS MANNERS: Regarding towels to be used in a powder room -- what size towel is correct?
I have seen tiny towels the size of a washcloth, hand towels, printed paper towels and full-size bath towels. If I encounter a tiny towel and it becomes totally damp after I use it, should I tell the hostess?
My friend uses printed paper towels, but the dye often comes off on my hands. The only other towels in her powder room are very fancy and tied with a ribbon, so I assume they are not to be used at all. Help!
GENTLE READER: Oh, no, not the guest towel fetish again. Miss Manners hardly knows who is more ridiculous -- guests who refuse to touch anything except paper, or hosts who imagine that cloth towels are untouchable works of art.
She can only advise you to do the best you can, leaving the wet towel in its used state without complaint.
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