[8] The interpolated song I Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave, with lyrics by Will D. Cobb and music by Gus Edwards, became one of Held's greatest hits.

The New York Times gave the musical a positive review, calling it "a pungent show, with a great amount of feminine spice attractively attired.

It felt that the "very small plot" was "delicately attenuated" and praised many of the performances, concluding that it was "an extravagant and entertaining production of its species, not without good lyrics and pleasing music".

It acknowledged that "Anna Held's eyes, Julian Mitchell's stage-management, Charles Bigelow's personality, the good looks of the chorus, and salaciousness of several of the features will probably allow The Parisian Model to edify the Broadway crowds for many weeks to come".

The paper praised many of the performances and the climactic skating scene but concluded: "Real merit the concoction has none, the music being reminiscent, the humor bewhiskered and hoary, and the plot imperceptible.