Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-19
SPcciacies and Eye.(:lasses.
rom the New York

Four out OF every five persons who wear
glasses wear eye glasses The fifth wears spec
taeles. Ninety-nine in every hundred who con-
suit either Oeulist or Optcian are advised to
wear spectacles. As a rule four-tifths of them
refuse to accept the advice given. The only
reason given is that eyeglasses look more
stylish than spectacles. The reason given is
that 1.-The glasses fit nv eyes better than any
spectacles | could find" Some foolish young
ladies and gentlemen adopt eve glasses because
they think 1T gives them dst1ngue appear
aEce. Their use gives the wearer an Oppor-
tunity to attach to the costume bit of ieweiry
they cOulC not otherwise sport-a delicate
gold chain, which may be worn so that the
ear IS made resting place for the connecting
INK between eye-glass and vest or dress. With
this class the eye-glass is of no earthly USE ex-
cept as means OF in. uring the eve. Such
glasses have no ma"nifying power. and are as
valceiess To the weak or defOrmed eye as the
single eye-glasS- Single glasses are worn only
by EBgishmen. An@lOmaniacs. and idiots The
party who wears One-it is always man-may
be at once set down as a snob. There will be
No mistake. sane man needs single eve
glass about as much as cat needs two tails or
As tramp needs a Saratoga trunk. AS few
men about town " wear the single eye-glass
and few actors wear them on the stage
they have obtained certain amount of
popularity. mainly among the classes men,
sioucu me luOtS lilcluue the - uu0eS. -
go popular have eve glasses become
among those who are compelled to wear glasses
so aid defective sight that the use Of spectacles
10 confined mainly to elderly people and to bows
and girls. The fact that young children who
are troubled with affections of the eyes invaria-
ably wear spectacles is known to every observing
man. The fact carries with it lesson. That is
that the child does what the OcGlst tells il or
tts parents TO do. The person of maturer years.
unless he or she Is blessed with an unusual
quantity OF common sense, doesn't follow In
structions- tie or she generally disregards orders
and wears the eyeglasses instead Of spectacles
Fashions DEGREES that the former are the more
stylish Ovcrrule advice of oculist or physician
Tue advice Is given because the spectacle
10 very much better in every way for the person
afflicted with any disease of the eve. They are
easier TO wear and do not injure the nose i'm any
way, which the pnching of the eye-gass frame
does sometimes. The frame of the spectacle If
desirable because IL holds the glass firmly in its
place. The eye-glass is in a constant state OF
unrest. As a result. particularly where the
giase Is either double convex double con-
cave lens, the magnifying power Is constantly
varying. The variation is slight to be sure put
IL exists to sufficient degree to cause injury
to the eye. That Is one of the reasons WHY
people who wear eyeglasses find 1t necessary
TO purchase new glasses of constantly increasing
power. They generally ascribe the result to old
age Ii isn't advance In years so much as 1t Ii
eJe-glasSes that causes the trouble.