I just got sending to stealth addresses working on 1.9.8... but to be honest, DW is talking about changing format, and I don't have the time to put in all the checks necessary to make it solid.

Not to mention the current master head on github did a complete overhaul of the Transactions class, which is what I did heavy work on...

My opinion is: wait for it. It'll come eventually once stealth addresses are set in stone (in a BIP)