Maria (Elephants Can Remember)

In the novel Elephants Can Remember, Maria is the maid of Ariadne Oliver. She is often asked by Ariadne for advice and comments on what she is thinking of wearing. In the opening chapter, Ariadne is trying on a new hat to wear for a literary luncheon. She seemed to like it the wrong way round, but in the end decided to wear it the right way the designer had meant for it to be worn. Maria concurred and said that wearing it the right way round is always safest.