Milford chronicle., 1952-03-28
AP Newsfsa.urss
I BY VIVIAN BROWN

Af NeWsteatuHe8
1t is true this is Leap Year, but /
are you going about your manhunt
in the right way?
In the opinion of bachelor Nor |
man Scott, handsome new addition |
to the Metropolitan Operas roster,
you're getting all the wrong ad-
vice. Says he:
'Defenseless females are get
ting plenty of wrong info given
by pOmpous males taking advan-
tage Of the situation to sound off.
One list of dos and don't's even
suggested that girl point out to
her swain how economical mar
riage is, the obvious advantage of
two incomes contributing to one
rent, or the pooled savings ac-
counts that can buy an automobile
earlier. How silly can you get?
In Norman's opinion, if you have
to point out the economic advan-
tages of marriage, you've got a
pretty weak case. The average
young man in seeking a mate isn't
| looking for a girl to balance his
| budget, but one who is going to
/ flavor his life. Most men would
rather a girl be a lot of fun than
a paragon of thrifty virtues, he
says.
Norman does agree, however,
that romance isn't as spontaneous
as FINLAND and would have us be-
! lieve, and sometimes a good pro-
\ gram will help Dan Cupid over the
! hurdles.
No matter what your campaign,
according to Norman, make sure
it is based on one fundamental:
/. Arrange to be cOurted. Do this by
joining a church, club, community
! chorus, dramatic society, philan-
thropic organization. By the ma
p ture of your choice, you are likely
= to meet people with whom you
l have tastes in common.
| There's a tradition that women
[ are frail, Norman reminds us. They
) should encourage the idea, hi
thinks. It brings out the chivalry
in the male. Sometimes romance
Y springs from odd experiences. HI
e recalls that once when touring witt
r the City Center Opera, one of thu
a girls III a minor part slipped ant
v fell while carrying her own suit
d case. A male member of the com
I pany calamity assisted her to he
@ feet, carried the suitcase the res
n of the way, and charmed by he
+ feminine gratitude for masculin
S aid is still carrying suitcases 70
d her Says Norman:
when an emergency of acci
It dent throws you in contact wit
r. a gentleman you'd like to knON
II better. make the most of it,"
It He cautions against the aggres
= sive approach, although he's
If favor of not sitting and waitin
g for the gentleman to make th
first move. There are endless val
iatiOns to the traditional techniqu
of dropping a handkerchief" as
young man passes by, he says. YO
Y don't rave to trip him. Norma
thinks the best plan is to have
go-between, a mutual friend, al
range the first encounter, trying I
~ make it look accidental rather tina
4 planned.
= Another way the advice-givel
are off the beam, he says, is ii
idea of finding something in con
~ mon in developing a new romano
n A girl deliberately seeking pOin
w of similarity often is a bore to Il
- young man. Points of Different
to are more stimulating, he thinks.
Most unattached men are bore
- with their solitary state, he b
j. lieves, and as much on the loo
Of at out for a permanent partner
= any girl. It's all up to the girl.
n Why isn't Norman marriel
That's a good question: he hasl
q met the right girl.
- If you've been successful so +
~ in attracting beaux stick to yo
-, own formula. 1t is easy for Othe
~, to give advice, but if you have t
ar personality men admire, W
change?