Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-03
A MISSOURI GIANTESS
MISS ELLA K. EWING VISITS At
WAllA WALLA.

Inc lalIeSt woman IN the W0rld-Would
Make Two Ordinary Sized Womcn-She is
Eight Feet -Four Inches TaII-Wears No. "a
Shoe. and Has Gloves Made to Order.
Eight feet four inches tall; weigh
ing 265 pounds; wearing No. "a shoe !;
hands SO large that her gloves have to
be made to order and yet enjoying life
the same as ordinary individuals.
This is Ella K. Ewing, the Missouri
giantess of National fame, in Walla
Walla this week for the purpose of
showing herself to Walla Walla peo.
pie who like to see something out of
the ordinary.
Miss Ewing and her father, and
cousin, Miss Twent Blackwood, who is
travelling about the country with her,
arrived at Walla Walla the other day
from the Salem fair and will remain
there during fruit fair week. The
party is stopping at the Palace hotel.
Miss Ewing enjoys the distinction of
being the tsllest woman in the world
at the present time, and history does
not tell of a woman as tall as she is.
Despite her physical proportions Miss
Ewing told Statesman representative
that she enjoyed life, though at times
things were a little inconvenient.
The size of Miss Ewing at first
glance is something startling to the
ordinary individual, though one gets
accustomed to her immensity after q
few minutes conversation for she is q
charming talker and tells many funny
experiences that she has passed through
since taking to the road eleven years
ago.
Eyes, / am the tallest woman in
the world. 1 never heard OF one any
taller" she said. al was born in
Lewis county, Missouri, 27 years ago,
and my parents tell me that 1 was
just like an ordinary child. weighed
at birth just 81 pounds. Until six
years of age never knew care and
then my troubles commenced. l be-
gan to grow. The proverbial bean
stalk was not in it. I never stopped
until 1 was eight feet four inches tall,
my present height. 1t was rather EN-.
barrassing at first to be so tall, people
used to stare at me so, but after q
while l got so l didn't care at all.
Now OF course when people stare at
me it costs them money.
The greatest inconvenience l ex-
perience is travelling about in the cars.
I am so tall and the sleeping berths
so short that We don't agree at all.
Then the car seats are so close to-
gether that 1 cannot sit comfortably"
Miss Ewing was asked how she
managed to get bed large enough for
her to sleep in. Well, now, that is
leading question, but will tell you.'
she said. II just rent a room with
two beds in it and place them side by
side. Then sleep crosswise. How is
that?" and she laughed merrily.
Il never walk about much on the
streets. When l wish to go from my
hotel to the exhibition tent, which, by
the way, will be located near the fair
grounds, always take carriage"
The size OF Miss Ewing can be ap.
preciated when one is told that when
she stands erect and holds her arm
outstretched an ordinary individual
can walk underneath quite easily.
Her hands are immense and she says
that all her gloves have to be made to
order. She wears number "a shoe,
16 inches long, though her foot is not
90 wide as one would suppose. With
her hands outstretched she can .pan 7
feet 10 inches.
Her father is travelling with her.
Her mother died several years ago.
She has been on the road for IL years
and during part OF that time was with
Barnum and Baily's circus earning
$3.50 week.
Newspapers had it some time ago
that Miss Ewing was engaged to be
married to Edward Beaupre. the Mon.
tana giant, who is now in Europe, but
she laughingly denied ths allegation
when asked about the rumor. "No, I
don't think there is anything in it,"
she said, seeing that Beaupre has
been married for six weeks. In fact
he is now enjoying his honeymoon"
From Walla Walla Miss Ewing in
tends to make the State lair at Yak
ina and from there to Spokane to the
Interstate Fair. She expects to win.
ter among the orange groves of Cali.
fornia.
Senator Lodge on the Beef Trust.