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These were the first monocles worn in England and could be found from the 1830s onwards. The second style, which was developed in the 1890s, was the most elaborate, consisting of a frame with a raised edge-like extension known as the gallery . [ 2 ]
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History of May Day May Day dates back to the age of the Celts, in roughly 1000 B.C. during the Iron Age and The Roman Empire. The Celts inhabited the areas we now know as France, Spain, Britain ...
According to the article, monocles are "rarely worn today." This suggests that they are sometimes worn. Personally, I've never seen anybody wearing a monocle in my life. Perhaps a rewrite of this part? Exploding Boy 23:33, 4 July 2010 (UTC) I've seen people wear monocles in movies, TV-series, pictures etc. as part of a costume.
1301 – King Andrew III died without any male heirs, ending the Árpád dynasty, which had ruled Hungary since the late 9th century.; 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's opera Tosca (poster pictured), based on the play La Tosca by French dramatist Victorien Sardou, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
After continued petitioning from the National Women’s History Project (now the National Women’s History Alliance), Congress expanded the holiday and designated March as Women's History Month ...
The nose pads were traditionally made of cork, were attached directly to the frames, and were either hinged or stationary. This variety was popular from the 1890s to the 1930s. They were created and marketed as 'sporting pince-nez', which were claimed to be more difficult to jar from the face than the other varieties, and more comfortable in ...