The woman in the ermine toque, who Miss Brill looks down upon saying that she bought her hat when, "her hair was yellow" and that her hat was "shabby," symbolizes how people think when they see Miss Brill. The woman in the ermine toque is a shadow for Miss Brill. the woman is delighted to see the well dressed man, just as Miss Brill is happy to see the young couple, both of course, turn out to be dissapointments.
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