The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-11

WHY is A BACHELOR?
Letters From 500 OF Them Con-
tain Hints Of Answer.



A woman's magazine recently sent
out a list of questions TO about 800
bachelors in various parts of the coun-
try. These questions dealt with the
question of matrimony.
The first one was: What yearly in
come do you regard as necessary to
a man of your social standing before
entering upon married life?'
The second was Are the young
women of your set rightly brought up
and trained. do you think, for the re-
sponsibilities and self-denial of wife
hood and home making?"
About half the young men question
ed express the belief that the girls are
not adequately trained for the duties
and responsibilities and self denial of
wifehood. A sizable minority, between
City and sixty, pronounce the train
ing satisfactory.
In regard to income, the estimates
received vary from $500 year ia a
Connecticut village to $4,000 year in
Chicago. The average among the 500
men figures out S2,439.40. A favorite
figure is Sl,500, but the $4,000 mark
and several estimates Of $4,000 bring
the level up.
Those who think il essential that
newly married couples should have the
comforts and Injuries of the parental
home are forty i'm number; those who
think this unessential, 116. Those who
believe such comforts and luxuries out
of the question for the young husband
to provide, 127; those who think such
comforts and Injuries are not greater
than the young husband can provide
if they so desire, ten.
Here are some of the letters which
were received by Good Housekeeping,
the magazine which sent out the LETT
tiers:
1.-TWO people can certainly live in the
Middle West on $500. but IL will take
every cent of that amount to live as an
educated man wants to live. l certain
y should not attempt marriage on any
less, and I'd almost be frightened to
try IT on that sum- This from Oma-
IA, Neb.
\ man from Texas says: you
couldn't want a better living II you are
home man and live moderate life
than you could have i'm Texas on 81 800
year. That sum would not only al
low you to live well and have plenty of
recreation but would enable you to en-
terrain your friends and relatives oc-
casionally."
I'D want to be sure of $40 a week to
marry" says a Chicago bachelor. "A
man can't ask the girl he cares for to
make too many sacrifices"
One who describes himself as "a
bachelor of arts" says Eighteen
hundred dollars a year is the least de-
gree of poverty man should ask a
girl TO share with him.
Health, courage and $780," says a
Massachusetts youth
"As ! look at IL you need, If you're
living in New York city proper, an in
come of at least 800 week to marry
on. / wouldn't try IL on any less for
my part. II you haven't got that, wait.
That's what I'm doing. ] can make out
now on $50 n week. But / don't know
a girl i'm New York-a girl really worth
while-that I'd ask TO share that with
me-" This is a New York opinion.
A composite opinion from five bach
elors keeping house by themselves In
Kansas City, Mo: "A couple must
have $4,000 a year in the Middle West
(more i'm the East)"
Il do not think the question OF self
denial has ever been practised, IL con-
sidered, by the young ladies OF my
set writes a city man.
on the other side is a Chicago young
man who SAYS tersely: yes, it's a
question OF common sense and most OF
them have It."
"Thev can make excellent fudge, but
I would not like 10 try their biscuits