New-York tribune., 1884-02-02
ABOUT OPERd-GL1SSES.
WHAT THEY ARE MADE OF AND WHAT THEY Co

WHAT THEY ARE MADE OF AND WHAT THEY COST.
What with sapient eyeglasses, and owl
eyed opera-elasses the average playhouse a"u
ence has become an aggregate 0 petty masked bat
teltes each Of which is trained the others with meTo-
less directuess and continuity. Some facts rs 10 the
"ereat guns" in this rakng fire were recently learned
fro,n a courteous salesman at Ti1anys Said he
should say that Judging by our experience the sale
OF has increased hreefoid over sales or Two
wears ago Indeed. 10 meet the heavy demand, we I'm
pored as many a thousand pairs for this season I'M
ported yes for there Operagass makers in this
country known 10 the trade vogtlacnder. Of Vienna
and Chevaie of Paris arc considered the best makers
though others ike Lcmare and tho firm OF BaTiou ct MS
both Of Paris are without reputation London runs
to the hrst two the rs New-forR Besldcs slOcK
ru Nortiacider and Chevailer we keep glasses stamp
ed with our Own and made for rs IN Paris we con
slider eso oue NJ good as the former but sell them at
slightly cheaper rate Tell you something about the
materials used Well opera glasses have either six or
twelve The latter you may suppose, possess
power they also more achronatic-haVe less
foreign cooring than the sxcDs glasses For the eye
pieces nnt- glass IS used also rockcIystal which Is
smoother and clearer yet For the end-pece hint and
crown glass is used tho first being best made concaye
and the other or course the quality OF the glass
varies ana thcn the grinding focusing and adjusting are
Of importance depending on the maker We might look
al The frames and mounting now. Onr cheapest pIrs
have frames, aeouered black and monntncs OF seal
leather These range liz price - 10 $l5, depending
o the size and the number OF lenses six or twelve. Only
one qualify glass Is used IN them Those of the next
higher n;.dc range from l5 TO so, aud have aluminium
frames the price varying with the qualify or glass anu
the size The aluminium frames have silvcrsl color
which uCN furnishes. MOreO these iTancSaTc sOd thal
u any other kind their extreme phtness making iheIh
popular Sometimes the sveIish color Is EXCHANGED for
black ny of lacquer. The next grade OF opera
glass Includes tlOs with nOuntug6 OF m0the0lpeal,
of smoked Dcu and Of oriental pearl The eoorlng of
frame Sl3 to SJO and the Hight aluminium frames $50
to $T5 The mother 0ipeari Frames cost from SO TO
Ia IN ihr-c the heavy frames gided with French gilt
Now we come 10 what called the fancy glasses
Ivory and shc longer included IN thesc, the first
diSc0lors quickly and both OF them crack and break
rsiy under atmospheric influences. The fancy glss'5
have frame aud mounting alike, and are the onam"le'i
nc cold, the silver and the aluminium. The c0amclied
glas.cs cost 800 Sl75 the plain gold fomPl5O
Ia 5000 the plain silver 800; the etched silver $3.50
and the aluminium plain S75, cnamced $50 OF course,
You know there exceptionally high priced glasses
also See, here's OF gold inaid WITH diamonds and
sapphires aud costing 5000 We have had one maid
with rulrs costing - 600 The novelties Just now
in this class glasses mOmtings OF what Is called
Persian gold Ca color brought out of the gold
by chemicals acting the alloy. and causing also
an cuamcl rflrcD, a mounting OF White cafthn, ana a
mounting made entirely OF aluminium Here's very
striking ground OF the silycTy aluminium covered
with licc-WOrk Of gold Ii costs 500 TIC Persian gOid
mounts cost %1SJ and $50 For dress occasions, Il
frame of aluminium and mounting of m0iherofpcaTl Is
popuar Are Vest-pOckct glasses still s0ldf had 81
dozen two ago ana have only one left now. Vogt
laPuder makes these also, their prlcc bein" $lS.'