Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1925, Page 87

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.—GRAVURE SECTION—AUGUST 23, 1925. At the Optician’s By W. E. HILL. Copyright: 1925: By The Chicago Tribune. A row of near-sighted patrons. This will give you a pretty good idea of what an optician and his assistants have to look at all day, year in and year out. From left to right we have, the young man who tried to adjust his bifocals and bent them; the fond mamma who wants Doris fitted with a pair of spectacles so that her work in high school won't suffer from eye strain; also another mamma, waiting to have her little offspring outfitted with a pair of spectacles. (Too bad, because it's going to spoil Ethel's looks, and will take away that cute resemblance to Jackie Coogan). In the background is the man who brings joy and gladness into the life of opticians. He breaks on an average three lenscs a week. “My dear! will Just listen to him will you! “Some ] vou look! They people,” the assistant is assuring Mrs. ~ Fell right on the Moisten, “can’t wear eyeglasses, but | ~ pavement and never they arc wery becoming to you.” broke.” This is the sort of person who saddens an optician’s life. She is one of those people whose glasses lead a charmed existence. She drops them on 3 AR cement and hard wood with im- The trick spectacle £ R 4 4 punity. One pair lasts a lifetime. frames which ingenious 3 and fun-loving opti- cians design for their Somcwhat unsteady eclderly party, on the cilstomess. way out, getting used to the new bifocals. The fussy customer is The thoughtful ontician is back again. “Yes,” she watching the passers-by is saying, ‘“they seem and hoping, no doubt, that to fit perfectly, but after four out of five who wear I have worn them a while glasses will break a lens I become awfully con- today. There's the wife scious- of them. Can’t you and kiddies to think of do something about it?” you know. “Now look straight at- me, while I adjust them.” Optician's assistants all have beautifu! eyes, so that ladies with poor memories will stop by and call for the extra pair. WSAW S i s