THE MONOCLE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 207, 8 September 1916, Page 4 (Supplement)

THE MONOCLE.

Monocles are beconrng fixed in the public eye. Since the war the cult jf the single .eceglass Ims been spreading slowly but significantly. "There has never been a great demand lor monocles, said a London optician, "but certainly we have sold more than usual during the last few months. The fashion seems to have declinsd in the Army, and our chief customers are men just over military age. Why do men wear monocles? Fndoubtedly the sngle eyeglass confers distinction on the i ight sort of man, but scarcely one man In & thousand can sustain the distinction. ''To wear a monocle successfully a man must ba perfectly dressed. A monocle and baggy trousers are an impossible combination. Probably one of the reasons why monocles are becoming popular with middle-aged men is the reluctance of the man over forty to be ocl'psed by the glamour of uniform. In the right sort of man the monocle conveys a subtle suggestion of superiority. It either emphasises or obscures personaVtv; th/MV is no middle way."