Brides continued

There are certain qualifications every young woman should have to make a perfect wife. And likewise, there are certain qualifications which every man should have in order to be a perfect husband. She should be :
1. A helper.
2. Womanly.
3. Loving and tender.
4. Study economy.
5. Not to be overmoody.
6. Unspoiled by luxury, parents or fashion.
7. Her beauty must be accentuated by her virtues.
A perfect husband must be :
1. Well born as far as heredity and strength are concerned.
2. Fairly well educated, either by schools or self acquired.
3. Normal in his make-up and view-points.
4. He must have wide human sympathies and not be jealous or narrow.
5. He must be ambitious.
6. He must be loyal and play fair in all matters.
Rev.Frank MacDonald."Sparks" Fortnightly, 25 February 1922, p.23.

The modern girl, when she marries, will make a good mother. She will not grow old nearly so early as the mother of the past, nor forget that she has lives around her full of the keen impulses of youth, nor fail to be the friend of her children; nor will she remain in the nursery allowing her children to outgrow her.
The Social Kodak, 14 August 1902.