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'{{for|the Thoroughbred racehorse|La Lorgnette}} [[Image:Silver Lorgnette, circa 1909.jpg|thumb|Silver Lorgnette, circa 1909]] A '''lorgnette''' is a pair of [[glasses|spectacles]] with a handle, used to hold them in place, rather than fitting over the ears.<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lorgnette</ref> They were invented by an Englishman named [[George Adams (optician)|George Adams]]. The lorgnette was usually used as a piece of [[jewelry]], rather than to enhance vision. Fashionable ladies usually preferred them to spectacles. These were very popular at [[masquerade ball|masquerade parties]] and used often at the opera (becoming the model for today's fancier [[opera glasses]])<!--when??-->. They were worn popularly in the 19th century. The lorgnette was employed as a prop and affectation by one of the greatest trial lawyers of the 20th century, [[Earl Rogers]] of Los Angeles, California, as documented in his biography written by his daughter Adela Rogers St. Johns, ''Final Verdict''. The lorgnette is featured on the front cover dust jacket of this biography.<ref>''Final Verdict'' by Adela Rogers St. Johns, 1962, Doubleday & Co.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{tool-stub}} {{clothing-stub}} {{Glasses}} [[Category:Corrective lenses]] [[Category:Eyewear]] [[Category:French loanwords]] [[bg:Лорнет]] [[da:Lorgnet]] [[de:Lorgnon]] [[it:Lorgnette]] [[nl:Lorgnet]] [[nn:Lorgnett]] [[pl:Lorgnon]] [[sv:Lornjett]] They were invented in 1909. No matter what susan says'