# Lady Tippins — Our Mutual Friend character guide

> Lady Tippins in Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Lady Tippins, the Lady Tippins, Tippins

**First appearance:** 0011-xi-podsnappery

## Who they are

Widowed society gossip who frequents Veneering parties and matchmakes.

## In the story

### [The Man from Somewhere](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/ii-the-man-from-somewhere)

A charming but obtuse older guest who makes daring digestive experiments and prompts Mortimer to read the note.

### [A Marriage Contract](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/x-a-marriage-contract)

A gossipy, artificial guest who surveys the proceedings with a gold eyeglass and provides cynical commentary.

### [A Piece of Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/iii-a-piece-of-work)

Works energetically as a self-styled electioneering agent, calling on acquaintances and promoting Veneering's candidacy.

### [An Anniversary Occasion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/xvi-an-anniversary-occasion)

Lady Tippins arrives in a one-horse carriage and engages in playful banter with the guests. She is lively and flirtatious, drinking grape-juice and attempting to draw stories from Mortimer Lightwood.

### [The Voice of Society](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/our_mutual_friend_se/chapters/xvii-the-voice-of-society)

Chairs a mock committee to elicit 'the voice of Society' against Eugene's marriage, displaying her frivolous and malicious nature.

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