The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-17
GIRL IS BASHFUL
Miss Parks Refuses to Tell
Her Street Number.
MRS. AVER Is WILLING
Other Cities Interested in the
Beautifying Scheme.

Great discussion has followed the publ
cation of the story of Amanda Parks IN
the Eagle yesterday morning, and there
was an eager demand for pictures Of the
Young lady at the news stands yesterday.
Harriet Hubbard Aver was telegraphed
Yesterday 10y a correspondent Of this city
asking for Amanda Parks street address
in this city.
The reply from Mrs. Hubbard Aver
came as follows:
would give it with pleasure, but MISS
Parks strenuously objects.
People in Wichita take three views OF
the matter:
!. That Miss Amanda Parks is Wich-
tia girl who has gone from here 10 New
York, proposed the novel experiment, out
under an assumed name.
> That Miss Amanda Parks was for
merly of Wichita, but has been living
somewhere else for years, and has given
Wichita as her residence in order 10 save
herself possible ridicule, and that her
name is really Amanda Parks.
3. That the whole thing is a pure fake
some Young woman being sent to Mrs.
Aver by the New York World. after a
letter having been written. In word
that Mrs. AVER has been deceived into en-
tering on an experiment TO aid young
woman whose principal idea is TO manu-
facture an interesting series Of articles
for the New York World.
The last view is not tenable. Neither
the World nor Mrs Aver would enter upon
such a scheme The first view is probably
the correct one. The photographs pub
Iished in the World, particularly the one
showing Miss Parks in street dress. Is
familiar although no one can speak the
name Of the subject. Miss Parks, as she
calls herself has been at one time resi-
dent of this city. and of recent years. Her
face is perfectly familiar to many people.
The course of experiments vii be
watched with interest. There is a world
of room for Improvement in Miss Parks.
Mrs. Ayers first week of improvement
will probably consist in starting her in
on gymnastics to give her a graceful car
rage and to take that "stoop" out of her
shoulders Her eyebrows with a little
amputation will be given an artistic arch.
The insertion of missing teeth will give
| fulness TO her cheeks. Massage will take
out the wrinkles.
AS people in Wichita remember the sib-
! ject of the photographs, Miss Parks. or
Miss Whosoever, Mrs. Ayers great task
will be the complexion. malarial saffron,
due to climatic influences on certain tenn
peraments Most Wichita people who be-
lieve they know the subject think that the
!
pletely.
Interest in the experiment is not con-
| fined to Wichita or New York. The st.
Louis papers are interested in the mat
ter and have telegraphed for something
about Miss Parks. which up TO date it has
not been possible TO supply them.
During the rounds of a reporter for the
Eagle several of the local photographers
were shown the Photographic productions
in the New York World and asked If they
| could remember ever having seen the
young lady in their gallery, and each one
was quite sure he had at some time taken
her picture. One well known photograph
er said the young lady is the daughter of
a prominent attorney who once lived in
this city. Another thought the picture re-
semo1ed lady VINO was nNlhg on the
West Side, and another ventured that She
was the daughter of once prominent city
official. Many others were positive that
they knew the lady at first glance, but
would finally detect some little discrep-
ancy that did not quite tally with the de-
scription given in the account published.
One prominent society lady was mention
ed by one Of the retail merchants in the
city, but none would venture to say they
were correct, and the ladys identity. IL
she has any, still remains mystery here.