of the 50% stated that he must have a college education; 95% of these were under twenty-one years of age; 50% did not state his intellectual attainments.
Ninety-one per cent of all the ideals handed in were written by persons under twenty years of age; the other 8½% were over twenty years of age.
Physical Culture, on another occasion, invited its male readers to express their requirements of an ideal wife. The proportions of the various elements desired are given as follows:
| Per cent | |
|---|---|
| Health | 23 |
| "Looks" | 14 |
| Housekeeping | 12 |
| Disposition | 11 |
| Maternity | 11 |
| Education | 10 |
| Management | 7 |
| Dress | 7 |
| Character | 5 |
| — | |
| 100 |