Provide a character sketch of Della in "The Gift of the Magi."

Della is a loving wife. She is beautiful and her hair is a
prized possession. She is frugal and saves every penny she can when buying groceries.
She desires to please her husband...

She lets down her
long, beautiful hair for one last look before she sells it to buy Jim a platinum chain
for his valuable gold watch, the watch given to him by his father and
grandfather.

Every day when Jim comes home, Della lovingly
greets him with a a great big hug:

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But whenever Mr. James Dillingham Young came home
and reached his flat above he was called "Jim" and greatly hugged by Mrs. James
Dillingham Young, already introduced to you as Della. Which is all very
good.

Clearly, Della is a
loving wife. She cooks delicious meals for him. She does everything she can to make him
happy.

Now, it is Christmas and she has very little money
to buy Jim a present. She loves him so much until she sells her long, beautiful hair for
20 dollars...and she buys him the platinum chain for his
watch...

Della is ecstatic and nervous at the same time.
What will Jim think of her hair being gone? She desires to please Jim, and she knows how
he loves her long, beautiful hair...

Della is sitting
anxiously by the door when Jim comes in. On the stove, the frying-pan is hot, ready to
cook the chops. The coffee is made a 7 o'clock...Della is quite organized and efficient
as a homemaker.

Truly, Della is a giving wife...she
sacrifices the ultimate sacrifice to please her husband...she dotes on him and puts his
happiness ahead of her own...she is an ideal wife...