Their Eyes Were Watching God

After Jody's death, the narration says:

"Janie, stated and ironed her face, forming into just what people wanted to see, and opened up the window and cried,"Come heah people! Jody is dead! Nah husband is gone from me

What does Hurston mean by [Janie] starched and ironed her face"?

a. Janie prepared her face so it looked sad and mournful for the townspeople

b. Janie's face is burning and tight after witnessing her husband's death

c. Janie is so old that her skin is now tight and wrinkled

Janie's face has never been presentable for public