Sohmer Pianos ad (1891)

[progbear]

Found in an 1891 issue of Puck, created by popular artist Frederick Opper (click through to see full-sized image):

Comments

[imweirdlikethat]

I love me a woman that refuses drinks when I offer them. (???)

[progbear]

I don’t know, maybe dehydration was considered attractive then?

[pikkewyntjie]

Maybe it was some sort of temperance test? It's hard to tell whether the "refreshments" are food or drinks. I can't tell if he's suggesting they go to a bar or a restaurant. Perhaps a lady worth marrying would decline an offer of alcohol or she would decline an offer of food to keep her figure. I dunno. Either way, I am not the type to decline refreshments and I can't play the piano so I guess I never would have gotten married.