Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-19
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The Injury That Dotted Wells Do 10 La.
dies Eyes.

The Injury That Dotted Wells Do 10 la
dies Eyes.
A crusade has been made against the
young men. the girl
who stops up the pores Of the skin with
bandoline and cosmetics, the women or
men who wear tight shoes or colored
stockings. yet the use Of dotted wells by
ladies' is entirely overlooked. For some
time past opticians and eye specialists
have been discussing the evils which are
wrought by the dotted veil, and they are,
with but few exceptions. right in their
opinion that their use is very detrimental
10 the vision.
The dangerous ..beautifer." This kind
OF yelling is made in a number OF styles.
but in a majority of cases the wells are
made and worn to beautify the features
and complexion Of the person who peers
through them, and the name of ''beauti-
fier'' has come to be the accepted term by
which this fabric is designated. 1t is
manufactured in all grades and at all
prices, and so universally is it worn that
u reporter counted seventy ladies out Of
every hundred who wore wells with this
fabric on.
When spoken to upon the subject
prominent optIcian said that the damage
that is done to the eyes by the use
Of this style OF veil can hardly be i'm
agined. lyon would be surprised"
said he, at should tell you that large
part of my practice is owing to the
use OF these wells. A lady with perfect
ly healthy eve and strong optical nerves
can stand the strain of them for a long
period-in fact, for years. She could en-
dure them for lifetime probably if the
stile did not change. To-day however.
we have the closely dotted veil. To-mor-
row a veil will be displayed in the store
windows with the dots sparsely studded
over the fabric; and that is the way the
fashion varies Seven ladies out of every
len are troubled in some way with their
eyes. Some have weak nerves of the
eyelid; others have weak optical nerves
and all the diseases to which the eye is
heir is shown to greater or less degree
in these several ladies'. The cause of this
trouble is the beams and shadows that are
continually flashed into the eye and the
countenance, and spasmodic twitching of
the eyeball when the person desires to
see some object which is hidden by the
dot in the veil.''
''Some wells have dots of different colOrs
from the thread of the fabric; does this
irritate the nerve to any degree" inquired
the reporter.
"Yes, indeed; it makes n material diff
ference, was the reply. 1.-The colors are
very trying upon the delicate nerves o.
the eye, and such "A veil is far more preju-
dcial to the vision than the ordinary dot
ted veil of one solid COLOR
What is your opinion Of the ZigZag
cords in the mourning veil"
THAT it is very injurious; indeed. it is
far more injurious than the dotted veil !;
vet there is one advantage that it has, and
that is not attributable to the merits of the
veil. When a lady is in mourning she
usual wears one veil. and thereby becomes
accustomed to its use but lady that wears
- dotted veil for beauti6er usually has
great variety. and she is continually chang
ing them. The dotted veil can be pur-
chased as low as twenty-fi five cents yard
and an eighth of yard will be sufficient
for veil, according to the present style. rs
they are only worn over the upper portion
of the face"
81 don't suppose you object to their
use ?" queried the reporter.
'Well, no" laughingly replied the opti
clan, mot in pecuniary point of view.
but in general sense | do. l see so
many cases of optical affections which are
handed down to the children of these peo-
pie that in my opinion, if the present ruin
Gus fashion prevails for any length OF time.
it will have a marked effect upon the ris-
ing generation"
Another eminent eye specialist was con-
suited, and he agreed with the former
optician in many particulars, yet he
differed with him in respect to the manner
in which the eve was affected by the veil
ing. The principal trouble is the
nervousness which Is caused by the
obstructed vision. A person becomes
nervous by looking at the dots, and the
nerves of the eye are so irritated that the
vision is seriously affected"
The physician reiterated some of the
facts that are given above. and in speak
ing of the general abuses which the
different members of the body are subject
cd to in the pursuit of attractiveness which
Nature has neglected. he said: 1T has
always been a curious question to me why
woman will persist in allowing the full
weight of her clothing to fall upon the
waist and hips. A woman's skirts will
weigh as much rs the whole outfit of
man. and yet the clothing of the man is
entirely supported upon the shoulders
the place where the strain can best be
borne. A woman, who is naturally the
weaker. and who should utilize all her
strength. allows her clothing to rest upon
her waist. This is an evil which certain
people have attempted to alleviate. but it
seems that the woman is obstinate and
blind to her best interests"