Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-15
THEY MAGNIFY THE EYES.
Glasses Used by French women In
crease Their beauty Unduly.

Glasses seu by Irench W women In
crease Their beauty Unduly.
Only the woman who is hOpelessly, ire
claimably behind the times uses a lorgnon.
Along with the tomahawk and the waterfall,
the lorgnon has now become a thing Of the
harbaric past. Now, Of course there were
lots o, women who truly were near-sighted,
who honestly depended on the lorgnons for
a true view Of things and who will deeply
resent being deprived Of them For these
and for all the rest o: the feminine world
who must have glass to see through. there
has just come TO town the new French
monocle and pince-nez
For the near-siEhtod or the weak of
eye says the Boston Globe they are
great blessing. and 10 any pretty face are
excessively becoming. The eyeglGsE is just
as strong o. as weak rs your eyes require
and the two crystal lenses are set to NOSE
clasp Of gold No rim runs around the
lenses theuselvos which are cut either oval
or square, while at the outside edge OF the
right-hand lens delicate gold handle il
fixed.
This is meant to hold the glaeses by, to
set them on or on the nose with and
from this hsrdle hangs narrow, soft, black
SILK ribbon. 1t passes about ones neck,
has strung on 1t three ieweied ring guards
and is long enough to let the glasses hang
a little below the waist line. BY the
merCst wr!nklinc OF the nose these plnce-
nez are tvitched OFF just as easily set on
ana tutt Ntartfs only Keep lltu IN place
q very few moments al a time, for the
glasses have the strongest magnfyinG
power, in order to make the eyes behind
them APPEAR almost sbnormally large, and
the lashcs excessively long.
Occasionally in place Of passing the rib
bon about ones neck it is caught by
leWcled pin on the right shoulder, usually
fastened in with the pendant pin OF one S
watch and, by way OF guards, three big
pearls or q huge turquoise bead between two
hi fI4aTTa ftl.f f,Flt arll dc
the ribbon. The same women who run
10 this extravaganza have the gold nose
bridge of their glasses lined with tiny
diamonds, like the eyeglass OF the princess
OF Wales, who is supposed TO be responsl-
bic for this fashion,
In spite OF her reputation rs the most
Elrllsh-looking grandmother in Europe, the
princess is feeling her age, and in the last
six months has sucCumbed 10 the use Of eye
glasses. though she never Keeps them in
place longer than five minutes at time for
fear q soaring the bridge OF her royal nose
with the tight clasps.
Besides the pince-neZ, with 1eweled guards
and ribbons, the jewelers. are Offering for sale
exquisite little chatelaine cases OF velvet
and leather. all besprinkled with gems ana
meant 10 be pinned on ones shoulder or
hooked on al ones belt, Inside these cases
are eyeglasses so Rrtfully ground, polished,
set and colored that pair Of the least at
tractiye eyes looking through them, takes
on a most limpid, chid-like expression.
Every one Of these glasses shows vague
opalescent tint Of azure, which gives 10 the
whites OF the eyes an adorable tinge Of blue,
like that noticeable In children. Then, by
skillful grinding the iris and pupil are not
only magnihed but given the brilliant jewel
like convex form that is only seen in early
youth ana In the beautiful eyes Of genius
Some OF these costly glasses, which are all
Partisan imported, are set In delicate rims
Of turquoise blue enamel. They have neither
handle nor guard, but are meant, when not
in use, to be slipped into their very elegant
cases.
a year ago many misses and matrons who
dearly love TO exploit a novelty wore, by
long gold chains single reading glasses, but
they promptly were yulgarized, as the heart