Unlike other trappings of the aristocracy, the monocle has mostly been a joke since its invention. ... Its advent is usually associated with Philipp von Stosch, an 18th-century German baron, ...

A monocle as well known abroad as that worn by Sir Austen Chamberlain or the late Baron ... His loud tones were not always smooth but there was none of the nasal bleating common to most German ...

Imagine a super rich person. Someone like Sheldon Adelson or Warren Buffet or Mr. Monopoly. Is he wearing a monocle? It’s possible: monocles have been the chosen eyewear of our cartoon rich ...