Do you wear readers? So did President Lincoln.
Love this quote from the March 8, 1961 edition of the “Chicago Tribune” posted on Antique Spectacles, talking about the President-elect’s inauguration:
“All being seated, Senator Baker, of Oregon, rose and said: ‘Fellow citizens, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, will now proceed to deliver his inaugural address.’ Mr. Lincoln rose, calm, collected and serene in manner, and, with a preliminary glance over his vast and imposing auditory, put on his spectacles and began to read…”
It’s a scene many of us play out in our own lives — at work, at restaurants, everywhere we need to read. The difference is that we’re free to pick from a seemingly endless selections of shapes, colors, and materials so that our glasses can reflect our personal style in a really individual way.
Still — if Lincoln had wanted a new pair just like the old ones? We could have come close. Classic is always in.