Judge, 1889-08-10 · page 12 of 16
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This page is primarily **advertising with one substantial poem** rather than political cartoons. The featured content is "A Five-Foot Venus," a humorous verse satirizing marriage and courtship conventions. The poem advocates marrying short women (five feet tall) over tall ones, using economic arguments: tall women require more fabric for clothing, larger shoe sizes cost more, and treating a tall woman to dinners and ice cream expenses a suitor heavily. The satire mocks materialistic marriage calculations while poking fun at both men's practical concerns and women's fashion costs. The poem's repeated refrain—"A Venus just five feet high"—ironically invokes classical beauty (the Venus de Milo) while reducing marriage selection to practical budgeting. It reflects Victorian-era attitudes about gender, domesticity, and courtship, presenting the appeal of smaller, more "manageable" wives. The remainder of the page contains period product advertisements (meat extract, jams, corn salves, pianos) typical of *Judge* magazine's revenue model.
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Tall women look well on the tragedy stage, Majestic and stately ; but yet You don’t want a woman to rant and to rage, But a dear little creature to pet. You wish one the size you can take on your knee ‘And kiss when your labors are by : ‘And that is the reason I say she should be A Venus just five feet high. A tall girl? Don’t wed her, dear boy, T implore, Not even the belle of the town. ‘Twill take twenty yards or a half a score more To make the dear creature a gown. Then think of her gloves, and her shawls, and her shoes— Large sizes are dearer to buy. A man of sound judgment will certainly choose ‘A Venus just five feet high, If you walk with Miss Lofty and treat to ice-cream— In summer refreshingly nice— “Tis exceedingly costly to win her esteem, saucers will hardly suffice. In winter, when oysters are toothsome and good, You'll’ never get off with a fry ; When you foot up the column you wish you had wooed A Venus just five feet high. The Venus of Milo is lovely in art, But the Medici give me instead, If you marry a woman as high as your heart ‘She'll always look up to your head ; And wanting a woman to love and to kiss, And cause all your sorrow to fly, Choose one who will give you perennial bliss— °A Venus just five feet high. —Samucl Minturn Peck in Boston Transcript, The Sohmer Piano received the First Medal of Merit and Diploma of Honor at the Centennial Exhibition. It has the indorsement of the leading artists in the United States and foreign countries. THE IMPROVED COAT COLLAR SPRING. Fy Man and Roy should ha: under the Collar and keep the Colla and Vroat of Coat in perfect shape._ without toning. Cannot blow open. a fenoved‘instanty., antea 1ifeth esoo.one in Use. asc. Collar Sprit Boston, Mass. Postpaid, | Buttloc Po. 88 Court Sqr., i> “ee N. Espenscheid’s N CELEBRATED “New York”’ Hats, SALESROOMS: 118 Nassau Street, 118 NEW YORK. “THE FIRST WEALTH IS HEALTH."—Emerson. DR. 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