The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-16
hiections to Eyeglasses that Must
" Be Overcome.
.WOMAN AND THE OCULIST.
me Of the Eccentricities Displayed by Women
Whose Vanity Causes Them to Endure ply
steal Pain, by Dr. w. |. Seymour.
.,,,c,, . puttIng on eyeglasses

:. AFFECTS 10 putting on eyeglasses
, S the evil day as long as pos
pn'.s ~, feminine objections are more
p tban the masculine and some
No. ~. che trial Of an oculist's life. a
nlontly that glasses are nuts
~ y. resents the fact that he has to
"a bv the besstly things, but, II
sssures him that he needs
'@ "a mat they will add TO his
81 outs chem on. and there's an
lrt .,so savs rim, glasses
'l,snce. but that isn't the serious
~, ,rralenment. A being who can,
.'snstiop. wear trailing street gowns
4, m with serious nuisance, but
voman thinks glasses are unbe-
ar that they are a confession OF
~, there's q hard proposition before
M, she cousults, and he needs In
.,danee and cousummate tact in adj
4 a Ills professional skin.
W ars queer. | occasionally ma
w would rather su1er physical pain
rsar anything they CONSIDER uhoe-
Her first remark when she comes
~ Noe Il Now, doctor, ! don't in
wear glasses. expect that as
" sypect good morning or good
and accept IL as tlresome, but
lsgs i've been having q great deal
a.sis with my eyes, she goes ON, 'but
Y. ronit help me at all. I've tried
IN. and | can see better without
! Ban with them. ! want you to, eN-
Z. ~ ewes and tell me what to do about
La say. Yes, yes, and go about
IA, ,hlugs ready for an examination,
l n she tells me all about her symptoms.
I'm need the symptoms. but IL seems
~ her a pleasure TO describe them.
.'Sr ash her TO sit down in q chair
1,s,s ofI her hat Funny how women
AN, 10 their hats. Isn't It? 1t seems TO
~ them terribly to take OFF Their
4 I, md nut them on again. | can't I'M
II, xhether X such bother to poke
/ ,1s in and out, or whether they think
IA, MN will be ma shed down when the
T,,uues of. and they will not look web.
\ aver seen a woman who could re.
| /, her hat and seem happy. without hav-
! consulted a mirror. After I've e2-
3ia NY patients eyes, through the
4 sis Instruments used for that purpose,
N settle adjustable spectncles oil the
5rla's nose. she stiffens at once. know
n 10 matter what glasses | slip into
II frames she will first declare that she
In zee as well wi h them ms " thout
In, 80 I'm not particular about the se.
Idr and use the first lens that comes
! Ind. Probably IL does obscure her
M sud she announces the fact trium-
Igily. Often, when I've put the frames
! sstore I've Inserted any lenses she
"a with great sternness that she can't
Ru well as she could before. You see
! links there are lenses in the frames.
3rr o. course now that | don't even
~ lnwardly. never point out her
EMst That would be lmpolitic. After
h bad her Judgment on the first lens /
b lroth~, still worse Then I put over
one another that positively neutralizes
y Tat she Is looking through what Is
REFlent to plain glass. If she says that
Eufse than the others ! know that she
tasr sef'deceIyed, or isn't being hon
WIN me. work gradually around to
fskn which ny other examinations have
fTh me Is the one for the eyes, and
ns patient will admit that 1t is the
ri cbiectonable. and that she can see
|kcn u almost as we'll as she could
fntrt IL ] am satisfied. couldn't ex-
~ greater concession.
lie neIt task Is to persuade the woman
FI sue ought to wear glasses at least part
hs time It's useless even to suggest
ny Ne should wear them constantly, no
Eiud a0w much she may need them; but
" nay be brought around TO the idea
IN see should use them In reading, sew
n sit ! 1T a pair Of rims with plain
\ Hon her nose and ask her whether they
X comfortable. She promptly makes
~ ~ the mirror, Comfort doesn't count
lnca With her, hut she's sure she must
"a lfe fright She studies herself care.
Ky, ana as glasses aren't always an i'm
.Nfnent 10 the appearance of every wo-
~ sae PROBABLY turns uDon me indignant
10 says that nothing could induce her
aaRe such a guy Of herself. That's
',ht natural eloquence is n blessing to
I. eeulst, He ought to convince that
,Sse mat she really looks exceedingly
" glasses: but IL he's too little In
ssM Of too dignlfed to do that. he can
yN'eat 70 her that she needn't wear the
. n. where any one viii see her. that
~ Teaslonal use Of them will benefit
/. ". rA' u she neglccts precaution now
w nave more serious trouble later
y spme times she viii not be convinced,
y W away 10 come back later IN with
\, y ges N much worse condition than at
,,,i ae Of the first visit. Some times she
y AZ ~. 70 the Inevitable. and having made
NJ ~ plunge and found that the glasses
,ssE uer eyes, she, by degrees, comes
M 49,. wearing them constantly. She
4 , achieve such mastery Of vanity
M, sauaie into genuine spectacies with
s,ny rIssu me ears, but that needs a
~, U ,rsa We a certain respect for a
"uo comes In and says Doctor.