In The Great Gatsby, how does Myrtle react when she is in New York?

Myrtle acts very differently when she in New York. She enjoys spending Tom's money, as we see when she asks for a puppy and when she stops to buy a magazine, some "cold cream" and perfume. Moreover, she boasts about the high cost of hiring a woman to come to the apartment to look at her feet.

Myrtle also likes to portray herself in a more glamorous light. One her arrival in New York, for instance, she changes into a "cream-colored chiffon" dress and is described by Nick as sweeping around the room when she moves.

Finally, Myrtle develops an inflates sense of self-importance: she moves as though she has a "dozen chefs" waiting her in the kitchen and claims that she has to keep on at "people" all the time, like the ice boy.