Question

characterstics of mrs otis

Answer 1

Wilde describes Mrs Otis as a middle aged woman.She has been a celebrated New York Belle.She has an expression of American culture.

Answer 2

Answer:

CHARACTER SKETCH OF MRS OTIS

She is the wife of the American ambassador to the royal court of England. Before marriage, she was called Miss Lucretia R. Tappan and was well known for her beauty. She is described as ‘a very handsome, middle-aged woman, with fine eyes, and a superb profile’. The author praises her for having ‘a magnificent constitution’ and ‘a really wonderful amount of animal spirits’. He says that on this account she was more English than American.