It is fortunate — for woman's sake and man's alike — that men's opinions as to what pleases them in a woman and what does not vary from one man to the next, and follow no fixed rule. The famous Gallup Institute conducted a general poll, from which it reached the following results on certain of the aspects man sees in woman:

* The age of marriage: What is the ideal age of marriage for a woman and for a man? The answers agreed: 21 for the woman and about 24 for the man.

* The ideal wife: What is the most important quality you would wish your wife to possess? To be a good housewife. There follow, in order, these qualities: honesty, patience, intelligence, agreeable-ness, and sociability.

* Brunette, blonde, or redhead: The poll proved that the brunette is far dearer to man than any other. Forty-three percent voted in her favor, 23 for the blonde, and 12 for the redhead, while 22 abstained from voting.

* Man and housework: It turned out that man does not

mind helping his wife with the household chores; 62 percent of the men said they were prepared to do some of those chores, among them washing the dishes. Most of them, however, mentioned that they detest cooking.

* What catches the eye in a woman: When a man sees a woman passing by, where do his first glances go? The answer: to her face and her eyes — after that to her dress — then to her legs — and finally to her figure.

* After experience: The respon-dents were asked: If you could begin all over again, would you choose your present wife as your wife? Fifty-two percent answered: Certainly yes; 27 percent, per-haps; 8 percent, certainly not; and 8 percent declined to give their opinion.

* The most beautiful women: In man's opinion: Betty Grable — Ingrid Bergman — Esther Williams — Hedy Lamarr.

* Family discord: What are the matters over which husband and wife usually quarrel? Money — private personal habits — the raising of the children.

* Beauty or brains: When a man thinks of marriage, which weighs more in his eyes: a woman's beauty or her mind? The women answered: her beauty. The men, however, said: no — her mind.

Do you not sometimes feel a weariness that spoils your whole day? Do you not throw down the book in your hands for no reason at all? Do you not intend to write your aunt a letter, and yet, for all that, find yourself unable to begin it?

Boredom is a sworn enemy of man. It is an illness — and

because it is an illness, it can be treated. Before you now is a pro-gram that takes ten days to carry out, and the doctors and psychol-ogists say that if you apply it you will be cured of that ailment of yours. Do each day what you are told, and do not think about what you will do the following day.

The first day — Buy two tickets for a picture show, a lecture, or something of the kind, to be held five weeks from now — no sooner. And invite an ordinary friend of yours, not an intimate one, to attend it with you.

The second day — Write two letters to two friends with whom you have not corresponded in six months.

The third day — Borrow a book from one of the libraries you frequent. And over the coming eight days, read one chapter a day — no more.

The fourth day — Arrange with one of your friends to go to the market the day after tomorrow to shop.

The fifth day — Pay two short visits: one to an old friend, the other to a friend whom you have not seen for a long while. And invite one of them to take tea with you in two weeks' time.

The sixth day — For months now you have been thinking of inviting your friend (F.) and her husband to dinner. Telephone her today and invite her to your house for some day next month.

The seventh day — Volunteer to help in some social project — even if you can manage no more than writing addresses on envelopes.

The eighth day — Arrange a plan to spend two days away from home within the coming three months.

The ninth day — Make today's tasks different from what they usually are. If you were going to