Milford chronicle., 1953-08-21
-- These Women
THE RIGHT BAIT
GETS YOUR MAN
By CYNTHIA LOWRY
AP Newsfeaiures Writer

AP NewsfeaiUEes Writer
Girls! Having trouble getting
your man? Do the fellas fee when
you approach? Does a married fu-
+ ture look unlikely,
/ The trouble may very we'll be
that you are not using the right
color bait. This l read in one
] of my favOrite newspapers, and
the theory was credited to Sara
WinsbOTOugh, identified as dolOr
cOnsultant.
Miss WinsbOrOugh's idea is that
girls fishing for beaux should learn
their lessons from those who fish
for fish. The thesis is that an ang-
Ter wouldn't dream of setting out
on fish-catching expedition with
out a box of cOlOrful lures-bits of
cOlored feathers artfully fastened
together-each designed to cause a
species of fish to swallow a hook.
/ Miss WinsbOrOugh cautions that
a girl, like a fisherman, must know
what kind of bait to use, pointing
out quite sensibly that what at
tracts a marlin won't get so much
as a tumble from a striped bass.
! I've been thinking over Miss
/ WinsbOrOugh's fascinatiOn-theOry
quite carefully, and am now pre-
pared to give some specific infOr-
nation on its practical application.
Now then, the reason that a poor
fish leaps onto the end of a baited
hook is because he sees something
that he stupidity suspects is some
thing he's fond of eating.
Everyone knows that the most
direct route to a mans heart is
through his stomach, so Miss
WinsbOrOugh is on solid ground
when she suggests that the most
effective man-bait is something
suggestive of food.
Therefore, the best and 'wisest
plan of attack is to pick arbitrarily
some poor fish. Try to find one
without obvious scars indicating
/ he's already been hooked and brok-
en- away. Without Indicating i'm any
way you are contemplating an angl-
ing expedition, try to get a line
on his favOrite foods.
After that, organize your ward
robe and makeup so that every
time he looks at you, his thoughts
Immediately turn to the joys Of
the grOaning board.
Here are a few concrete exam
Piles on how to proceed:
Let's say you trail the elusive
quarry repeatedly to an Italian
restaurant. That means you'd bet
ter plan your dresses around a
color scheme of the dead white of
the pasta and the deep rich and
stimulating reds of tomato sauces.
The intricate design, suggesting a
steaming plate of spaghetti, is i'm
pOrtant.
But let's says he turns out to be
stew, ragOut or gOulash man.
Then deep, gravy browns, light
ened by the pale yellow of an
overlooked carrot and the delicate
white tracery of well-boiled onion.
A subtle Paisley design, carefully
chosen, may be just the bait for
this fellow.
If he goes in for Oriental dishes.
| anu is IOnQ OF rice ana SaHrOn,
perhaps the best lure would be to
1 adopt a definitely yellow makeup,
one that would approximate the
complexion of one suffering acutely
from jaundice. This cannot fail to
remind him of his favorite dish.
Sometimes, of course, it is i'm
possible to ferret out the favOrite
foods of a likely victim. In that
case, the fisherwoman is wise to
stick to a color scheme involving
the Chinese reds of rare steak
with just a touch of charcoal hues
to mark the silhOuette-livened by
the delicate golden brown of
French fried potatoes.
A precautionary word or two:
never go in for such cOlors as let
tuce green, parsnip yellow, or whip
ped cream white. For dressy wear.
the best combination is apple-pie
yellow with vanilla ice-cream white
accessories.
Good fishing, but for goodness
sake watch those calories.