do these look big to you?

In her handwritten Pioneer Girl manuscript, Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote that she had one violent quarrel with Genevieve Masters during their De Smet school days:

She called attention to my being fat and made fun of my clothes. In return for which I explained to her about the size of her feet, they were very large, and said that at least my clothes were my own and not my aunt's and cousins cast off garments sent to me because I was a poor relation. Mrs. Masters and Nannie at Walnut Grove did send Mrs. Sam Masters their old clothes and she made them over, which explained the fine, beautiful materials of Genieve's dresses.

For your viewing pleasure, I give you Genevieve's feet.
- posted by pioneergirl at 11:51 PM