THE FISHERMAN'S SPECTACLES 279 



they restore our sight, become in other respects an 

 intolerable nuisance. 



Not only do they occasion the loss of time, but they 

 are continually being mislaid and frequently injured. 



Pince-nez are perhaps the handiest form of glasses 

 to wear, but even these invariably get in the way, the 

 hand, etc., continually catching in the silk cord, and 

 the glasses being jerked off the nose. Spectacles are 

 too much trouble, and take too long to place on the 

 nose when the crisis of a " rise " is on, and the fly 

 has to be changed, etc. After a variety of experi- 

 ments, I have invented and patented spectacle-frame 

 attachments which can be fixed to the cap, and which 

 can be riveted or readily attached to the arms of any 

 pair of spectacles, and by means of which the spectacles 

 when not in use are kept on the peak of the fishing, 

 bicycling, or shooting cap, the fez, or the smoking-cap, 

 etc. ; a single motion of the hand places the spectacles 

 on the nose, or replaces them securely out of danger 

 on a hook placed on the front of the cap, which hook 

 prevents the glasses from coming down. 



In both positions they are absolutely secure, and 

 the cap can be lifted from the head with the usual 

 ease when the spectacles are on or off the nose. 



The advantages of these glasses are many, and will 

 be readily appreciated not only by sportsmen but by 

 all short-sighted persons. The framework of the 

 glasses can, of course, be filled with any kind of lenses, 

 and attached to any cap, etc. Personally, I can safely 

 say that I have found this arrangement of the greatest 



