Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-03
SHE ENORMOUS FEET
But is Nevertheless Looking for a
Respectable Husband-The Fortu-
nate Man Will Strike it Rich.
Miss Fannie Mills, the "Sig Foot"
From Ohio, Tells q Exporter Some
thing About Herself.


Omaha Herald.
Yesterday il WAS demonstrated that big
ee are sn attraction by the tactical 7241
people laid for admission to the Eden
musee to see Miss Fannie Mills, the "big
foot" girl. When it WAS announced that
she would hold receptions at the Musee,
and that she possessed the largest fee. of
any person In the world, many discred-
tied the announcement. Among the many
who went to see her were some OF the
disbelievers, while the great majority
went TO gee something that is q wonder,
and something that they had never
seen before. All through the afternoon
and evening the crowds OF people lin
gered about the platform upon which she
sat and gazed In establishment at the
enormous feet they saw before them.
One of the feet WAS encnssd In a No. 80
shoe, which buttoned at the side, and
which was SO large that it had 10 be made
of two calf skins. The shoe As per-
fectly, but naturally has an ungainly
look, owing to its immense size. The
other foot was covered by dark red silk
stocking, on the inside Of which was cut
q circular hole showing the skin of the
foot. Notwithstanding the fact that
Miss Mills feet are so enormously
large, she is an ordinary, or, perhaps,
rather small sized woman. She has
neat figure, and has q pleasant and
agreeable countsnance. She is 8 brunette
and has a rather dark complex n. Yes
terday she was dressed in black silk
dress with but few ornaments. She
wears but little iewelry. AS she sat be-
fore the crowd sne was esksd many curl
Gus questions, and many expressions Of
establishment were to be heard on very
side. Many persons improved the oppor-
tunity of feeling Of the uncovered foot,
and all doubts of its being genuine were
dispelled after single touch.
reporter for the Herald had an inter-
view with her last evening, and he found
her to be q very pleasant and entertaining
conversetionalist, and that she was an
educated and well-informed lady. In
speaking Of her life, she said az was
born In S.ndusky. OHIO, twenty-six years
ago, and my father WAS theR, and is to-
day, q well-to- do farmer in that place.
Then my feet were as large in proportion
to my body as they are to-day, and 1 was
looked upon as wonder by everybody
who saw me. People came from miles
around to Sc, me, and II stranger
came into town he or she WAS always
brought to see me. Many people pre-
dicted that would not live until MATURE
ty, but, contrary to those predictions, 1
have lived sn these years and have aiWays
ell i lyed the best of health. Many people
have formed an opinion that it WAS from
some Illness that my feet became swollen
| to their present size, but they have been
4 b1,t ha ,,br ;o;.
| in the country, who will testify to the
| fact that they are IS natural in their de-
velopment as yours, and that they have
grown ss naturally as my body"
"In walking are they not an impede
ment rather than an aid?" asked the re-
porter.
"No, indeed" she replied. "TheY are
! used by me as naturally as yours are by
YOU. OF course in climbing stairs 1 CAN
not use them as easily as you do yours,
snd owing to their weight become tired
very easily. Conse quently do but little
walking. OF course understand the
fact that 1 look ungainly, and for that
reason seldom go on the street without
being in carriage"
"Who makes your shoes?" inquired
the reporter.
81 have all of my footwear made in
Boston. They are pretty we'll used to
me king large shoes there, snd fad that
by having sill OF my work done by one
manufacturer obtain better satisfaction.
wear out about six pAirs Of shoes in q
year, and they cost me on an averages OF
/ OF sis psir, My hose are slss9 rii..11ee by
8 Chicago manufacturer"
"What can you cay regarding your early
education1"
81 am happy to stste that was fortu-
nate in having parents who looked after
that in manner that showed good sense.
At an early age was sent to the village
school, and after learning all that was
taught in that institution, 1 spent
couple of years in boarding school near
by, and then took the regular course in
an Ohio seminary, from which / grad
uated when l was twenty-one years Of
age"
"By the way," interrupted the re-
porter, "when did your feet stop grow
ing"
"At the age of fifteen years my feet st
tsined their present size. They are
eighteen inches long and probably weigh
about thirty pounds each. When 1 WAS
last weighed 1 tipped the scales at 100
pounds"
"Is it fact that you are DESTROYS of
getting married." asked the reporter.
"It is. My father offers to any re-
spectacle young man who will wed me
farm in Sandusky and $4,000, but there is
a proviso to the effect that 1 am to ap-
prove OF the choice"
"Dtd you ever get any offers?"
"Well, should say that did, and I
am getting so tired OF reading them that
am beginning to give up all hopes Of
wedding. intend, however, to give the
Omaha young men the best chance, and
think it will be the last chance. During
the three years that I have been giving
receptions have had more than $500
offers, both verbal and by letter. Ihave
had men come right up TO
me in an audience and
offer to marry me then and
there. I know of one man who was fool
ish enough to follow me from St. Psul,
through Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and
St. Louis, after had refused him In MIN
nespolis, and would not be surprised to
ind him in Omaha this week. When I
arrived here yesterday found thirteen