Complex sentence: Frau Zauberblit: an escapee from a nearby sanitorium (she appears to have mild symptoms of tuberculosis); in her gay straw hat, she enjoys the companionship and culture that Badenheim provides.
Split into simpler sentences: Frau Zauberblit: an escapee from a nearby sanatorium, she appears to have mild symptoms of tuberculosis. In her gay straw hat, she enjoys the companionship and culture that Badenheim provides.