Paris Academy of Beauty Arts

The Paris Academy of Beauty Arts was a Syracuse, New York-based distributor of cosmetic products, including a "mail-order course in bust developing," under the direction of Harriett Meta, "world famous beauty specialist" and E. Virgil Neal's second wife.

Selected Publications

• Meta, Harriett (1910), The Magic Key to Beautyland, Syracuse, NY 

Advertising

• "ACADEMY ORGANIZED TO MAKE WOMEN BEAUTIFUL. Proposes to Give Away 50,000 Copies of Wonder New Book on Beauty, Entitled 'The Magic Key to Beautyland,' to Prove to Readers the Marvelous Extent to which They Can Make Themselves Beautiful and Fascinating at Their Own Homes. Ten Great Paris, London and American Beauty Specialists.", Buffalo Evening News (Buffalo, NY): 13, 15 Oct. 1909, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/351583139 
• "WOMEN MADE BEAUTIFUL IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS: THE STRANGE CENTURY-OLD AND JEALOUSLY GUARDED BEAUTY SECRETS OF THE FAMOUS BEAUTY SPECIALISTS OF GAY PARIS LAID BARE. Sensational Disclosures in Remarkable New Book 'The Magic Key to Beautyland.' Tells of How Famous Actresses, Wealthy Society Women and Ladies of the European Nobility Seemingly Defy Age and Time and Remain Ever Young and Beautiful.", Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA): 8, 12 May 1911, https://www.newspapers.com/image/616681275/