Vile Bodies · Character
Baroness Yoshiwara
An exotic foreign baroness at a party.
minor
Also known as The little Baroness Yoshiwara
First appearance: ii
Baroness Yoshiwara's tie to Mr. Outrage is one of the pressures that moves Vile Bodies—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Baroness Yoshiwara first appears in 0004 ii.
With Mr. Outrage (social): Baroness Yoshiwara and Mr. Outrage are both part of the decadent upper-class social scene, sharing a superficial acquaintance at parties.
In III: A guest in Mr. Outrage's room, puzzled by his behavior, dressed in a golden Paquin frock.
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