Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-12-24
Extraordinnry Heroine
ism.
Chicago the Posscssor of the Model
Girl OF the Period--A Remark able
Surgical Operation.

Chicago the Posscssor of the Mode
Girl OF the Period--A Rscmark abls
Surgical Operation.
1t has been reserved for Chicago :,
possess one of the most remarkabl,
young ladies' of the period--a verita
BILE heroine, the Model Girl of the
Period.
There lives i'm Wabash avenue, In
a home of highly respectable exte.
rior, young lady, the pride OF hel
mother and the joy of her papa
She is, or rather she was, in every
respect, an attractive, graceful and
accomplished girl; and so thought
young Mr.. -, to whom she Is en-,
gagged, and who, looking at her with
the eye Of lover, could see, oI
course, no hlemish in her.
Yet there tcds one little defect, one
small imperfection, which was said
to- mar the symetry of her otherwise
perfect form. Nature had given hel
IA pair of wonderfully small feet, bul
although I'm length they were al
that Chinese beauty might have
adored, they were just little toe
broad in proportion to their size.
But for this little oversight of Nature
they would have been the most raw
ishing pair OF little feet that ever
"twinkled" beneath n petticoat. The
young lady often sighed as the boot.
maker took the measure of them.
ard thought how she might have
dazzled the world, aud her ndorer
particularly, had Nature been little
less liberal. In short, her feet gave
her no rest at night or day. She was
about to he married, and, In view oI
that event, she resolved to make a
double sacrifice. . a..
A few months ago she visited an
eminent surgeon of this city, and
n.ade proposal which caused the
practitioner to shudder. He at once
declined TO accede to her strange re.
quest; and there the matter dropped
for time. More recently the young
lady renewed her proposition, ex.
pressing her firm determination ia
have it carried out, and SO persistent.
~ did she cling to her resolution
that the doctor was mt last prevailed
upon to comply with her wish.
This was nothing less than the am.
putation of the small toe of eacl,
foot. which would reduce the mem.
Der to "a size exactly proportioned "a
It's length. The operation was one
demanding the incest skill. on th.
part of the surgeon, aud few days
since was successfully performed,
with the consent of the young iady's
relatives and friends. The obnoy.
ions toes have been extracted lust
like teeth, leaving the feet some
what disilgured for Time, but suited
tn fl. into the smallest, daintiest lit.
tie boot that can be fashioned. The
young martyr Is now In bed waiting
patiently for the wound To heal. III,
operation has cost her pang, per,
iiaps, bat only-thitk what she I'M,
gained (what she has lost by it
Two small fantastic toes! Many .
victor has lived long, honored an,
happy. with one foot in the grave
This courageous little heroine ha.
achieved Il victory which the fash
ionable world will delight to honor
aud she can now walk abroad IN
muddy weal her without trailing he,
skirts. Doubtless she is aching foI
the next evening party, where he
little foot will be exhibited as
triumph Of art over nature. TIL
young lady has boldly put into prac
tice the Scripturnl precept, "If tl,
small toe offend thre, cut 1t off,.
Chicago Tribune.