THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017
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Wedding attire unraveled
Dear Annie: I recently you to get the definitive ruling
attended the wedding of a col- on ambiguous attire definitions.
Feeling underdressed is the pits.
lege friend of mine.
In the days preceding the — Dressed to Be Stressed
Dear Dressed: Here’s a brief
wedding, a buddy of mine
asked whether I was going to overview of what wedding dress
wear a tuxedo. I told him no, codes mean for men. If the invi-
tation says “white tie,”
because the invitation
DEAR
dress to the nines —
said “formal attire.” I
with a long black jacket
interpreted
“formal”
ANNIE
with tails, a white bow
to mean I should wear
tie and a white vest.
a suit, whereas “black
To a “black tie” wed-
tie” would have meant
ding, always wear a
men should wear a tux.
tuxedo.
We asked our respective
If it’s “formal,” a tux-
wives and decided that
edo or dark suit and tie
“formal” meant suit.
Lane
will do.
The wedding took Annie
Creators
Syndicate
Inc.
“Semiformal”
or
place during the summer
“cocktail” denotes a suit
in Southern California. I
wore a true-blue suit, blue shirt and tie.
For a “casual” wedding,
and light red linen tie. I thought
it was perfect for the venue, time go with dress pants and a but-
of year and location. My buddy ton-down shirt.
If you’re not sure, err on the
wore something comparable.
However, when we showed side of formal. It’s less embar-
up in our suits, we were sur- rassing to be overdressed than it
prised to see that almost every- is to be underdressed.
Dear Annie: This is in
one else was wearing tuxes.
Business? Business casual? response to “Babied Pre-Law
Business cool? Formal? Black Student,” who wants to attend
tie? Black tie optional? Top- law school out of state but is
tional? Is there a council of meeting resistance from her par-
elders who decide what we can ents. What was not very clear
wear and when? I am writing to was whether the potential law
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TOMORROW’S HOROSCOPE
By Holiday Mathis, Creators Syndicate Inc.
student is expecting her parents
to support the decision no mat-
ter what the cost is to them. If
her parents are willing and able
to pay for in-state tuition and
expenses, that is a boon not to
be taken lightly. If she wants to
go out of state, perhaps her par-
ents could contribute the amount
they’d pay if she stayed in state
and she could cover the rest.
If this person is truly “an
adult and able to make (her)
own decisions,” shouldn’t that
include paying her own way?
If anyone is still dependent on
her parents for all expenses, I
am not sure she is truly an adult.
— Katherine
Dear Katherine: I feel the
same way. Being an adult means
being financially independent.
I took the letter writer to mean
that she’d be taking out loans
and paying for law school her-
self, but I may have been too
generous in that assumption. If
in fact her parents are putting her
through law school, she should
absolutely not expect them to
foot the bill at whatever the cost.
Your suggestion — that her par-
ents contribute an amount equal
to in-state tuition and she cover
the rest — is a good one.
little jealous, too. It can’t be helped.
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