She's in her usual Martha's dress, which is dull green, like a surgeon's gown of the time before. The dress is much like mine in shape, long and concealing, but with a bib apron over it and without the white wings and the veil. She puts on the veil to go outside, but nobody much cares who sees the face of a Martha.
In "The Handmaid's Tale," the character describes the attire of a Martha, a servant in the dystopian society. The dull green dress, reminiscent of a surgeon's gown from the past, symbolizes the suppressed individuality and roles assigned to women in this oppressive regime. The dress is similar to the narrator's outfit, indicating a shared experience among women, yet it lacks the decorative elements that would suggest personal identity or freedom.
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