The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-25
KING NOW WEARSGLASSES
And No Longer CreaseS Ills
Trousers.
EXAMPLE WORTH INITIATING
II May Be a Fad and II May Be Sheer
Necessity-Rather to Be Hoped
That the Latter Is the Case.
WORTH INITIATING
EXAMPLE

A recent article in the Chicago Amerl-
can says.
Just now society is talking Of little be-
sides the new fads which H. r.. II. the
Prince Of Wales has taken up. Albert
Edward has discontinued creasing his trous-
ers. abandoned the practice of docking
the tails of his horses and begun the wear
ing OF eyeglasses.
The eyeglasses made startling change
In the appearance of the prince. He has
long enjoyed good eyesight, but now, on
the advice OF an eminent oculist, he mas
had recourse to this fashionable form of
spcctaclcs. They are selected from the
best obtanable lenses, are framed In tor
toiSe shell and form an altogether elab-
crate addition to the royal countenance.
Those who have long agitated against the
decking of horses tails have won great
victory; The queen. IN sending out an
order that none OF her horses be treated In
that way, also announced that she had
persuaded the prince 10 follow her exam
pie. With royalty taking such vigorous
will soon be as rare In London as fun.
tailed horses at present. No doubt Is felt
here that the fashion SO set will soon
spread to America.
In New York the failure Of the prince
to continue creasIng his trousers has
aroused much comment The startling
news did not come over the cable or by
word of mouth. 1t came in more re.
liable form In that of a photograph Of
the prince, showing that his trousers are
absolutely creaseless.
thing about It.. Men who have been going
about New York for the past few months
with trousers bngging at tho, knees and
the swell dresscrs" are now fully vim
dicated.
There has been a scurrylng of swell
dresserS" 10 take the crease from their
pants This. a tailor says, can he done
easily by soaking the garments for half
an hour In the washtub and then hanging
them on the line to dry. When they are
dry they Will look like those the prince
wears In the picture.
W lille the king has gone back to unironed
trousers, many of the New York million
aires have not.
It now develops upon New York dude
dom to say under which leader 1t will fol-
low--the prince or the millionaire.
There Is no doubt but that the docking
Of horses tails is nothing short Of cruel
ty 70 animals" and there is also no doubt
that since his royal highness has donned
the use OF eyeglasses whether from a
| point of necessity or fashion, many. other
| wise too proud or sensitive to wear them,
/ even though they could only half sec,
| will now. take steps TO preserve their eye
| sight And II seems scarcely plausible
| that now King Albert would begin thelI
use unless called upon to do so by de
| fective or overtaxed vision. Two-thirds OF
! the men of today would do well to follow
| his example. Mt least SO far as the wear
! ing Of glasses Is concerned Regarding tho
| creasng Of their trousers -wcll-thc mem
bers Of "dudedom' will In all probability
always follow a foreign leader, while the
| average American gentleman Is far toe
busy to think about tho matter Mt MI.
Yes, we all have our ideas, sentimentally
! politically and "fashlonahy.'
Seriously speaking. however, you can
not well afford TO let fashion, rdicule OF
prejudice stand in the way Of caring fol-
our eyes, and now that Or. Seymour has
made such a liberal offer Of free con
/ sultatlon. those who have eye troubl,
should avail themselves Of this opportunity