The only ornament she is willing to use is the many variegated ribbons on the hat she often wears at home. Although it is very old, it looks so beautiful to her. "She" in the sentence refers to the prostitute boule de suif. Through the portrait description (clothes) of the characters, boule de suif is an inferior person and has no money to buy jewelry, so those old silks and satins are the most beautiful in her opinion. In this paper, "although ... but ..." is a sentence pattern used to turn complex sentences, and contrast is used to indicate inferiority.

On the right side of the marble steps in front of the door, there is a gold-plated bronze statue of a woman with all kinds of flowers on her head and a globe used as a pendulum in her hand. "This sentence describes a corner of a noble family. Through such an environmental description (object), it highlights how rich the aristocrats are and the rich status of their families, and it can be seen that this kind of people are diametrically opposed to boule de suif.

Because he is too fat, he is always panting and struggling when walking, and his thick flat feet aggravate his walking pain. This sentence describes a rich man who eats and sleeps with a lot of money every day, showing the image of another rich man and highlighting his "oil-rich" status. So this sentence, through the portrait description, highlights the rich life of "he". In particular, the use of words such as "panting" and "fat flat feet" vividly depicts the image of a rich man who is "fat enough to leak oil".

Well, only people from China.

I hope it helps you.