The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-17

Springfield, Ohio-Chiquita, the smallest de-
veloped woman in the world, is busy these
days fussing over the tiniest and the daintiest
bits Of laces and the softest fannels and the
sweetest and oldest little doll clothes you
ever saw. And It Is all because the stork-
that same long-legged German fellow that
Herr Grimm used to tell about. that same
sober old chap with tapping wings that has
palaces and cottages for many and many
century-is preparing to pay her visit.
It was only the other day that the secret
carnival in the Ohio town, tripped and nearly
fell, and it was then that her physician told
her plainly. that she must forego receiving
the public for some time to come.
Her boy-husband-they called him boy
when he eloped with and married her, a lit
tie more than year ago. at the age of ~;
but he Is as big as any ordinary man-just
walks about the house, rubbing his hands
and smiling SO pleasantly that It makes
VINO him IN feel TOO And
herself, being only twentysi inches tall, is
so glad that it is all her good old doctor
can do to keep her from standing on her
head, pastime she INDUCED in great
deal up to the time she assumed the grave
dignities of wifehood.
chiquita. off the stage, was known Es-
piridona Cenda. She was born in the prov
ince of Matanzas, Cuba in 1870, and was the
eldest of Ave children, all Of the others being
Of normal size Atho only Little
proportional Her hand is just three inches
long and her foot three and a half inches.
A finger ring three-eighths of an inch in di-
black hair reaching below her waist Her
dark eyes are wonderful and the effective
manner in which she uses them shows that
she is well aware of the power they pos
sess. Her face is full of light and express
sion, and she has winning way and the
grace natural to women Of her country.
She plays the piano and the guitar quite
well, is skilful domino and chess player,
draws ! little writes good hand and dances
bewitchngly.
Frank G. Bostock, the animal trainer, hap
pened 70 run across her in Atlanta, Ga. He
her tempting offer, and she signed con-
tract with him for a term of years. When
Bostock opened at the Pan-American expo
sition at Buffalo, Chiquita one of the
chief features of the big show itself. And
up to this time she was heart whole and
fancy free.
There was certain coronetist in the Bos-
took band named Tony Woeckner. He was
he was popular. All the folks in the show
called him Tony, SO It isn't much wonder
that Chiquita got to calling him Tony also.
In time Tony's attention to Chiquita be-
came so marked that visitors began to COM
ment on it, and even the player folk went
about saying, tTony is too young and
"Chiquita is too little
One nignt the theater in which Chiquita
played caught fire and nearly burned down
Tony was accused Of negligence and was
discharged. They could no longer see each
other daily, SO they decided to elope. One
midnight Chiauita stole out Of the theater
escort. She ran to a corner, where friend
of the bridegroom-elect was il waiting
This friend. a tall man, picked her up as
be would baby and carried her in his arms
to Tony, who was short distance away in
a carriage A magistrate made them man
and wife.