FANNIE MILLS'S FEET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1002, 17 November 1883, Page 4

FANNIE MILLS'S FEET.

A corespondent of the Cincinnati khqmrtr, -Writing from Sandusky, Ohio, says : , Fannie Mills has the largest feet in the world, so far as known, and they are still growing. Your correspondent came here on purpose to see the wonderful sight, which would, under ordinary circumstances, be a very indelicate proceeding. It seems strange and rather unusual in a young man to travel 200 miles to see a pair of feet, and these belonging to a woman. / . Fannie Mills is twenty-two years old, and resides oh the dairy farm of her father, George Mills, two miles from Sandusky* Your correspondent called at the Mills’-.home at evening, and the head df the- household was standing m the yard. His greeting was kindly, and he entered into conversation on the subject of his. daughter’s big feet. He laiighingly remarked that people generally did’nt believe the seemingly incredible stories concerning Fannie’s immense pedal extremities, but to prove that they were really so large he invited the reporter into the house to see for himself. , ; The young woman was called byner father, and waddled rather than walked into the front room. She wore a long gown, which was scarcely; sufficient to hide the deformity. She sat down in her chair and exposed her feet to view. It is almost impossible to exaggerate the marvellous sight. She removed her (Noah’s Arks), and then great white pillow cases, which were worn as look like two immense hams. The toes are irregular, and the little toes are represented by two little knobs. There are -no toes nails, although the places where they should be are clearly defined. Your correspondent undertook?the delicate task of measuring th/s fe&. The right, foot is one foot siix inches, and the left one inch E* irter. Over the instep of the right t is twenty-one inches, and over the (Hie inch less. The big toe of the left foot is eleven inches in circumference. The right foot is longer than the left by an inch, but the latter is thicker and heavier. The feet are respectively arid eight inches wide. From this actual measurement of Fannie Milli’ feet any one can readily imagine what marvellously large shoes shei must wear. Heretofore they have been manufactured in Albany, N.Y., but a Sandusky shoe firm has the lasts and a pair on'exhibition, which have attracted great attention. Her feet have increased in size since the display in the shoe store window?was made. The left shoe is inches long, the right i 8 inches in length, the left is 7 inched wide : and the other 8 inches. The right instep of the shoe measures 19# inches, and the left inches. Fannie Mills weighs 109 pounds, and, although delicate looking, says she has good health. It takes two calf hides to make a pair of shoes, and all of her vitality goes to sustain her massive limbs and feet. The girl had unusually large feet when she was born, and they have continued to grow alarmingly fast ever since. The girls of Chicago, whose big feet are proverbial, must now surrender the palm to poor little Fannie Mills, who bears her hard fate cheerfully*