Her legal right was only the same as that of her minor child.

Now the case is wholly different.

In spite of some inconsistent left-over laws that can make a showing of belated tyranny when culled from old statute books, the financial right of the wife in the household is generally recognized.

It is, however, still true that no logical system of financial sharing has been worked out so clearly as to be accepted by the common mind.

We still have talk of a wife being "supported" when, as housemother, she works harder and more hours than her husband.