The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-08
A FETCHING idea.
Young Woman Be-
comes a Walking
Advertisement.
DRESSES IN A NOVEL FASHION.
Members of Her Own Sex
Express Their Mind in
Unmeasured Terms.
DRESSES IN A NOVEL FASHION.

a local land company has introduced
many novelties into the real estate
business. but none have caused more
talk and comment than it's latest me-
thod of advertising. The company does
not pursue one fixed policy in announc-
ing its land sales, but uses many me-
thods, the most conspicuous being fur
nished by a woman oddly and queerly,
but neatly attired She has been a COM
mon sight on the streets of the city
for more than week and her costumes
Fave created more than the usual num-
Der of "rubberuecks."
A Spy man talked with the woman at
the real estate office yesterday and
found her as pleasant a conversational
list as she is an oddly dressed. She was
attired in a neat, well fitting costume
that would attract attention anywhere.
Over the costume was worn crash
cape, reaching to the waist line and
edged at intervals of three inches with
small bells. On the back of the cape
was an inscription advertising the land
company. The figure was surmounted
by Quaker bonnet tied under the chin
by two long streamers of pink. The
sides and back of the bonnet were orna-
mented with the companys cards.
telligent face that people on the street
get little opportunity to see as the wo-
man moves along. She is the only wo-
n an engaged in the work of street ad-
vertising, and some of her experiences
are as interesting and novel as those
which have befallen Billy Vino, the
Vermont rube She is known as
Blanche Parker, although she freely ac-
knowledges that is not her name.
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the work about four years, and has al
ways been connected with the Wilbur
company. Her home is in Boston where
she was employed as a saleslady in one
of the large dry good stores. Positions
in the stores are no sinecures and she
was obliged to take vacations with the
other help. 1t was during one of these
forced vacations that she answered an
advertisement from the land company,
and has been with it since.
She is married and her husband is a
travelling salesman, but she took up
with advertising work to assist in the
care of her mother, who is an invalid.
She saws that it is to spare her mother
and relatives embarrassment that she
is not known by her real name.
She said that when she first engaged
in the advertising work. she found it
embarrassing and partially disguised
herself with a veil and spectacles, but
the embarrassment Wore away, and
she does not now mind the attention
she attracts. Her work consists al
most entirely in making herself con-
spicuous. and she is always found in
the largest crowds and on the street
when the most people are abroad. She
walks along without noticing anybody,
and says that she would hardly recog-
nize her own mother while she is on
the street, as she has to be careful OW
ing to the notice she attracts, She
makes it a practice to see nobody eX
cept at the cOmpany's office.
She is aware of the attention be-
slowed upon her, and it amuses her to
hear some of the remarks that her APP
pearanCe calls forth. The women are
the most curious, and some of the COM
ments upon her appearance, although
showing lack of breeding, only amuse
Miss Parker. In many places people
have been curious about her sex, be
lieving that a woman would have del
icate feelings about engaging in such
business, and she has often been asked
to settle many Wagers on that score.
She is free from insults owing to the
manner in which she does her work,
but occasionally some remark is made
which she would resent if she We're
particularly sensitive.
She has never experienced any diff
Guilty in securing boarding accommoda-
lions, and finds that many people are
complimentary toward her for her
show of pluck. She finds the work
healthy and pleasant, and much easier
than working behind a counter. She
has had many offers from other con-
Germs to engage in advertising work for
them, but is satisfied with her position
with the land company, and expects to
remain with it as long as her services
are required.