things which he deemed inappropriate for women to wear in public worship services: braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes. Paul never intended his letter to be a fashion guide. We must define modesty and decency in the context of our own culture. His targeting of specific practices of dress was aimed at the women in Ephesus where these particular styles were disrupting and interfering with worship. Perhaps some insensitive women were flaunting their dress and jewelry before the poor