Well question five asks what the importance of the lady in the ermine toque is. Well I'll tell you. Miss Brill is socially naive. She doesn't understand any of the events that are occurring around here. We know this because the story is told from what she sees. It is obvious that she sees everything as good and awesome, while most things that she sees aren't too pleasant. The lady in the ermine toque is CLEARLY (yes, I am quoting Mr. Costello's book with the answers) a prostitute. She is soliciting some guys in the scene that Miss Brill encounters, but Miss Brill doesn't know that. She thinks that it is just a pretty lady talking to some guys. This is a prime example of how Miss Brill has no idea of what is going on around her. She is a little old lady who sees the world as perfect, when it clearly is not.
On another note, I have no idea what is up with the funky hat. She seems sad when she puts it up in the end, so I just don't know its importance. Hopefully I'll find that out soon.
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