Read the excerpt from part one of iritles.
sheriff (unbuttoning his overcoat and stepping away from the stove as if to the beginning of official business).
what is the primary purpose of these stage directions?
to show interactions between characters
to direct actions that take place onstage
to describe a character's appearance
to indicate a character's tone of voice

i believe the answer is inference

at the beginning of the story, elisa just has the small idea of wanting more attention, but as the story progressed, her desire for more attention grew larger. before she talked to the man with the wagon she was just focused on her chrysanthemums but when she talked to him and got some attention she enjoyed it, so she decided to get all dolled up for henry. but when they were on the way to dinner she was so upset because she saw the flowers on the side of the road and realized the man didn't take interest in her like she thought.