"she had full, rouged lips and wide-spaced eyes, heavily made up. Her fingernails were red. Her hair hung in little rolled clusters, like sausages. She wore a cotton house dress and red mules... (with) red ostrich feathers." - she is made up despite being a house wife 'red mules' and 'full rouged lips' the red is a seductive colour and the 'ostrich feathers' are rare/exotic/expensive representing her status on the ranch.