# Mrs. Barry-Smith — The Cords of Vanity character guide

> Mrs. Barry-Smith in The Cords of Vanity by James Branch Cabell.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smith

**First appearance:** 0017-i

## Who they are

Elena's mother, a formidable and scheming woman.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Mrs. Barry-Smith is an older social acquaintance, possibly a chaperone or family friend.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Mrs. Barry-Smith is an older social acquaintance, possibly a chaperone or family friend.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_social_

Mrs. Barry-Smith is an older social acquaintance, possibly a chaperone or family friend.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/iii)

Elena's mother, seen below in the square with a purple shawl and a birdcage, having rescued Bill Bryan.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/i)

Elena's mother, who rents a house on Regis Avenue for the winter.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_cords_of_vanity_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as Elena's mother, who adores the narrator for his kindness in finding her out-of-print novels.

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