There was something ascetic in her look, which was augmented by the extreme plainness of a straight-skirted, black, stuff dress, a starched linen collar, hair combed away from the temples, and the nun-like ornament of a string of ebony beads and a crucifix.
Todo en su aspecto era ascético. Aumentaba esta impresión la extrema sencillez de su vestido negro con un cuello blanco almidonado, su cabello liso y el monjil adorno de un rosario y un crucifijo.