Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-28

and receive cylindrical motion; In every other
respect the finishing Is the same
Another important branch In the manufac-
ture Of spectacies IS the frame. without which,
Of course, they are not complete. These are
composed OF eleven distinct pieces and are
made in what is known as the steel department.
temple and rest upon the ears are punched out
OF soft steel in one piece and afterwards tenn
pered. So flexible are they that they may be
bent back or even twisted over each other with
The nose piece or bridge is another portion.
The wire nom which this tscut Is placed upon
it is cut into the required length. AS the knife
leaves 1t two dies take it and slightly turn up
the ends, making small groove therein at the
same time. AS this is accomplished magnet,
which is fastened little above, falls down and
picks up the piece, lifting 1t to small brass
shute. into which the piece is dropped immedi-
The magnet then returns to perform the same
operation, and does the work as deity and with
more precision than fingers; the pieces are
then turned over to another machine, where
they are bent to shape. The eye pieces are cut
by somewhat similar process and are grooved
to receive the lens by being passed through roll
iers designed for that purpose. The lenses hay
the different parts have arrived at what is
known as the assembling room.
Here the different portions of the spectacle
are brought together, the bridge of the frame
fastened or sodered on the rims, the joints be-
ing attached to either end Of the same and a
Sludu SSitW lllltu, Vic tGiIlple rests also Oe1QV
fastened on to the joints by a tiny pin. The
glasses are fitted in another part OF the room.
and the spectacles are then ready to be turned
over to the finishers whose duty it is to see that
the focus is correct and everything complete be-
fore being put up into boxes to nil orders
We have not been able to go more fully into
given fair idea of what is done In the diner
ent stages of manufacture. The whole process
is one of great interest, and so great is the
speed that $500 pairs Of glasses per diem is the
There are fashions In eye glasses as well as In
clothing, and he who wears them betrayS his
social standing almost as though he bore the
sign upon his hat. A glass stuck in one eye
without painful distortion Of the countenance
is the ambition OF hundreds of young men who
ape to be considered the style" A double
tached. establishes the more elderly gentleman
wealth, and may surely be set down as bank
ference to the directory. Glasses set In blue
steel are scarcely less significant, provided the
broad ribbon is pendant from them, but when
safe, however, to rate blue steel respectable,
and the same may be said Of glasses without
rims. Tortoise shell is rarely seen surrounding
the male eye, it is left for the gentler sex thus
to adorn itself. Gold rims on a matron's
glasses Indicate life Of ease, a carriage,
brownstone front; young lady who wears gold
trimmed eyeglasses has Invariably an angelic
temper, and is altogether most charming per-
son. Wearers OF steel rims are so few that an
attempt to classify them must necessarily be
imperfect, nevertheless the writer strongly
suspects that they are those who have hidden
farewell to thoughts OF love and harmony,
and have devoted their minds to maintaining
the rights of the sex. Through circles of black
rubber gaze some of the most beautiful of near
sighted eyes. some brilliant, some soft, some
sparkling with fun, some mild as devotee, all
colors, all dispositions unite upon one idea In
eye-glass mounting, but no man knoweth
whether the wearer of the rubber rims be rich
or poor, lowly or lofty until he sees her garb as
well as her general STYLE