The Washington times., 1913-09-28
on; MONOC[E MAID!
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Fair {! !Femininity in single-Eye
Aids. Take F Street by
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- Storm! My Goodness!
Hail to the Monocle Maid.

Hail to the Monocle Maid,
. She has taken F street by storm. and
II doesn't take a weather bureau sharp
to observe. the atmospheric disturbance,
either
For her name is legion. The Eyeglass
on the eertoise half-sheu now adorns
blue eyes. brown eyes, hazel eyes
dreamy eyes. 'twinkling eyes. and all
other kinds of, eyes that belong to fair
femininlty. -. l-
1t only adorns one eye at a time,
however. for this :faif-portion spectacle
does a solo stunt exclusively.
But IT takes practice 10 do 1t grace
fully. Ws--haxe.-it- on the word of
washington's . original monocle girl.
Miss Dorothy Landon, charming
little belle of the Washington Country
Club, who first wore the mo socle in F
street AE.s
Il did it first on a dare" she relates,
fastening 80 the tortoise shell trimmed
or,iament lin. on. or in front of one
sapphire blue eye. us-is ~ = H.-=,
1t. distorted the features somewhat.
but the effect was quite pfquant-qui.e
piluant, bah Joyei
THE boys were wearing monocles at
udewncesi ,QtsM wish Middle West
Aavored raccentxb0e. they dared us
girls TO wear them, too. OF course We
had to after that and, well, people did
stare at US a little, but ii was really
great fun, don't you know"
BUT arfle street isn't the only place
the gmonoclej has invaded successfully.
1t made It's social debut at George
town prom. and the battery of single
eyed glances from the fair maidens
.zEl zAal Of ~ lev
brothers to surrender completely. There
is woe in the ranks of the Eta Bita
Pies. the Phi Tappa Kegs and the rest
of the Greek alphabet.
They've got our pins, they've frisked
our scarfs and our little green hats
with the bows astern, and now they've
got our sole remaining decoration" the
fratres lament.
The monocle has long been used in
our best dramatic circles to identify the
Engiishman in the play.
But il is now reaching out into a wider
field of usefulness. Not alone have the
college boys and the Tango girls sue
cumbed Business men, bankers, clerks.
statesmen and even a few reporter per-
sons have felt its sweet, seducing
charms.
True it is that many of them only
"dangle" the single-eyed windshield.
and assume il facialiy onfy when an
impression of awe or distinction is to
he given.
Take dancing for instance. lit takes
zeal skill to manipulate the genus
nonocle when doing a one-step. or our
old friend the turkey trot But it can
be done. 70 'ss'
III the monocle is adjusted properly
and the head is carried at proper
tilt, IL is easy TO manage. But. il takes
practice. even at that declares little
Miss Lapdon, whose graceful dancing
has led the younger set at the. Wash
inston Country Club 10 dub her the
Tango Girl" - -
The jewelry stores report an increased
business in hitherto slow line. I'VE
sell the Jewel rimrs0i one for evening
wear" said AN + street dealer, though
our greatest de:uand is for the tortoise
shell trimmed ones for street wear.
Women wear them On. yes they re
our best customers in this line just
now Women like jeweled dew-dads to
dangIe from their necks. even II the5
serve no other earthly purpose.
''I believe the men are really Jealous
Of our wearing them, beamed Miss
Iandon. when she heard what the mere
man said about Them ..-
But there's a real reason for the
rnonocle. ut is specially ground
lens says a serious-minded optician,
designed particularly for person who
is near-sighted III one eye.
But only one person In l0.0oo has any
real need of one" he concluded.
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The fat girls find the monocie much
easier TO adjust than the anti-fat ones
do. A well-rounded cheek holds the
glass securely the first time II comes
TO bat. but IL takes a thin girl almost
as long to adjust ii as il does TO powder
her nose.
Here are explicit directions which &c
with every box: Take the monocle In
the right hand and place it In the
corner of the right eye. Then draw the
skin of the face downward by qtiick
lowering OF the jaw. Release jaw to
normal position and squeeze onto the
glass. Keep on trying till YOU get it
EDITH DOBERT.