ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ʃiː wʌz bˈɪld ɪnðə wˈɑːʃɪŋtən pˈoʊst æz ðə "mˈɑːɹvələs mˈɛksɪkən mˈɪdʒɪt" ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz "ɐ tˈaɪni bˌʌt ˈɔːl pˈaʊɚfəl mˈæɡnɪt tə dɹˈɔː ðə pˈʌblɪk.
In 1889 she was billed in The Washington Post as the "marvelous Mexican midget" and described as "a tiny but all powerful magnet to draw the public.