The evening world., 1902-10-16
Smallest of Living Adults Gives
Impression of Largest City Of
Western Hemisphere to The
Evening World.
AT OUR HORSE CARS.
Twenty-sIx.lneh Woman AdmIres the
Brooklyn Bridge and the Lofty
Buildings and Would Like to Ride
In the Subway.

Corita. the smallest living adult In
ne world, is in the biggest city of the
Western hemisphere for the first time.
From the vantage grounds OF the Wom-
ans Exposition at Madison Square Gar
den this little mite, but twenty-six
inches high and Weighing scarcely sew
enteen pounds, has seen the wealth and
beauty Of New York parade before her.
Speaking literally, Corita has looked up
to everything she saw, but the mental
attitude Of this very mature midget Of
tw~enty-nlne years is only that Of a
much-travelled woman Of the world.
Indeed, when she tells you her impress
sions Of New York one realizes that
they match the city rather than the
woman. The thoughts she thinks are
occasionally as big as she Is little. and
she expresses them In words almost as
long as her tiny body.
"If you really want to know what
has impressed me most in New York"
said the little lady, extending a dimpled
n much bejewelled hand to The Even
ing World reporter, at is the fact that
you still have horse cars. When l no
tioed them for the first time I was
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been in Chicago and other big Western
towns and I don't think I have ever
seen n horse car in my Western city
with a population of over fifty thou
sand.
Like Talking to n Doll.
The little woman switched the skirt
Of her trailing blue satin gown and
herself. She speaks in n we'll
fnodulated voice. Nevertheless one AN
not quite get over the first impression
that one Is talking to a very accom-
plished Edison doll. One feels that
Corita will come to the end of the cyl
inder after awhile, and that unless n new
one Is put In she will say the same
thing over again.
But she does not.
I'll tell o the way l am going to
have my picture taken.'' she went On.
1.-The other day I went to Bostock's
animal show at the st. Nicholas Rink.
I saw n dear little hybrid lion and
tigers. Yes, 1 know they are a good
deal bigger than l am. | played with
them and they were very gentle and
seemed to love me. Mr.. Bostock has
promised to give me one. When he does
I will be photographed with my now
pet. There is a great big monkey there
that 1 just love. His name Is Big jim.
and l feed him peanuts.
What has most impressed me in New
York after tine horse cars? Brooklyn
Bridge. Several days ago drove down
town n over the bridge. on my way
down we passed many s~kyscrapers-
that funny triangular one at Twenty
ahtyJ etranf that 1pniFg almost nl fnnuEn
one of my breaths would blow 1t over;
then those taller ones downtown. /
noticed the Park Row Building ard the
pulitzer Building, They were like great
giants that had turned to stone.
Wants to Ride I'm the subway.
"Going down Fourth avenue heard
blasting and had to keep lodging my
head all the time. l was afraid some
huge rock would come through the win
dow. / hope l will be in New York
when the Subway is finished. l would
love to go rafting through that great
hole In the ground.
"When we got to the bridge l was
amazed at the number OF people COM
ing and going over It all the M
spent two hours seeing everything A
great big policeman was my escort, ana
ne told me lots Of things. 1t seemed
such an Lmpossibility for hat great big
structure TO be held up By Wires. II on.y
proves that the little things count for
most in the world. l have always
thought thai was such a fine story
about the little people who pinned Gull
liver to the ground by his hair.
why have you never married. the
reporter asked. Would you prefer to
marry d man OF your own size?"
II have never married" answered the
pretty little doll-lady, because ] am
make a great deal of money. l get
everything l want, l m independent
Ind could never allow any one to con-
troll me.
o course. ] may some time meet
with some one with whom l Will fall in
love. but 1 hope not. l am not exposing
myself to Cupld's darts. Maybe ! am
so little he can't see me and doesn't
know I am aliVe.h