Evening star., 1924-06-07
By Consolidated Press.

BY consolidated fress.
NEW YORK, June docs the
promise to "obey" in the wedding
ceremony go SO far as to require
wife to get the consent of her hus-
hand before she has her hair bobbed?
Police Judge Joseph Connolly or
this city holds that it does not. He
believes that if man can go down
town in the morning and shock his
wife and children by appearing sud
denly at the dinner table with his
mustache or his erstwhile whiskers
missing, there is no reason on earth
why a woman should not have her
tresses trimmed without first getting
the husbandly consent. The judge
feels that the bobbing of the hair is
nothing more than new style of
headdress and he contends that GER
tainly a woman in these modern
times is entitled to that much of life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Old Style Husbands.
There are many "old style" hus-
bands, however, who fatty have for
hidden their wives to fall in line with
the new vogue, and consequently
there are just as many women "dy-
ing to get a boyish bob with lit
tie V-shape peak down the back of
the neck. but who do not dare to in
Nite the ire of the head of the house.
Some husbands have gone so far as
to threaten to leave their wives if
they succomb to the prevailing pas
sion for bobbing. 1t is all very well
to talk about the new era of equal
lty for woman. but just the same
there are comparatively few wives
who care-one might almost say
dare-to run contrary to their hus-
bands expressed wishes in matters
ofspersonal appearance. With single
girls or bachelor maids 1T is entirely
different. They have a true inde-
pendence.
Judge Connolly's thoughts on hair
bobbing were engendered by an ex-
perience in court with an irate huS-
band who was alleged to have "as-
sauhed and battered" his flapper
wife because she appeared home late
one afternoon all bobbed up and
marceled within an inch Of her life.
The husband took one look at the
at it. He was proceeding to maui
the terrified wife when the neighbors
and the police interfered. Then he
was hauled off to court
sThe wife testified that she had been
begging her husband for a long time
TO. let her have her hair bobbed and
two days ago she understood him to
give his consent. Her joy knew no
pounds. She mad already picked out
the very shop to do the bobbing, and
as soon as the housework was done
for the day she was off for the big
adventure in the barber chair. When
the artisan completed his work she
was pleased beyond all words. She
thought her husband would be glad
he had given his consent and would
admit that his fears and prejudices
we've all wrong.
A Surprised Wife.
Only a woman, perhaps, can imag-
Inc the surprise of this poor wife
when, instead of words of commenda-
tion and affection, she was greeted
with fisticuffs as soon as the tight
fitting little cloche hat was removed
from the unsuspecting head.
The husband vowed and declared in
and never would have given il. He
further declared that he would not
live in the same house with his wife
until her hair grew out again
Judge Connolly attempted to take
issue with the irate defendant on
some of the strong points he made for
huSbandly control over wouldbe
b6bbe ed haired wives. but the defend
ant laShed out at the judge, with as
much fury as he had swiped at his
trusting little wife. The judge took
the, side of the wives and got the bet
ters of the argument when he SEN
terced the man to jail for five days
for contempt of court. The wife had
rneekly withdrawn the charge of as
sault and battery. Later the husband
calmed down. He told the judge he
was needed at home to provide for his