Question

what does the writers compare Della,s hair to ,when it fell about her rippling​

Answer 1

Answer:

he other was Della's hair. The author says that the queen of Sheba would have been envious of Della's hair, had she lived in the flat across the airshaft.   Now Della's hair rippled and shone like a cascade of brown waters.  The purpose of the author's description of Della's hair and clothing is to explain how precious and beautiful what Della has sacrificed in order to buy the gift for her husband. This part of a story is taken from "The Gift of the Magi" short story written by O. Henry in 1905.