Show Brides Bride's Promise se to Obey I IT T had been expected b by man many that the I Episcopal house hom o of or deputies in se session slon at St S1 Louis Mo would remove from tho the marriage service the brides bride's promise to obey her husband It Is now announced owing to pre pressure sure of other business that this matter mat mat- ter will go o over to the convention con of 1919 For three thre years more then Episcopal brides and many others using this ancient form of marriage service must agree to to obey their husbands But will they do it The Ilie feminine mind is not made up like the tho masculine ne It has Its own sanctions and formulas If It it makes a promise it cherishes the right to make reservations If Ii such reservations are questioned it would neatly reply that the they are arc understood You cannot pin it down In spite of this seeming elusiveness of tho the feminine mind however it I Is hi probable that women keep the letter and spirit of or the marriage contract contract contract con con- tract better than men There do not seem to be bo man many women nowadays who obey their husbands If It they do it is because their husbands have havo proved pro to be such disagreeable boors hOOfS that it itIs itis its is s the- the cheapest wn way out of the dilemma The husband who Is a a. gentleman Is not lIkel likely to issue orders to his wife Anyway this is for him the cheapest wa way out of ot it Not ol Issuing such uch orders is Is his only va way of preserving his dignity as they wouldn't be obeyed anWa anyway The modern marriage Is of or course an equal contract with and wife equal partners There are aro of course some losses In n an any change of popular point of or vie view Th Tho old-fashioned old submissive l e wife was vas a superb homemaker and very ery efficient at ather ather ather her business But Dut the man of the twentieth century has all he can do to his own conduct without attempting to boss bos his wife L First bread went up in m price th then n meat ment And nd now leather is rising in value Even the time old-time arctic explorer had his shoes to fallback on as the last menu |