In these lines, we learn that Marguerite values culture. We learn this from the descriptions she gives us of Mrs. Bertha Flowers. We learn that Mrs. Flowers is always very well-dressed ("<em>printed voile dresses and flowered hats</em>") and appears to be very graceful ("<em>had the grace of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her"</em>). She also tells us that she is as respectable as any rich white woman in town. The fact that the speaker appreciates elegance and grace so much shows that the speaker values culture.
