Sentence:  Before we could embark on the details of his mother's health we were joined by a fair, plump woman of indefinite age, who had once been—and at moments still was—very pretty. She wore a simple black silk dress, perhaps in deference to Tilly's death, though the note of mourning was jarred by flamboyant aquamarine ear-rings and too much <WSD>rouge</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Red or pink makeup to add colour to the cheeks; blusher.