Create an Edward Gorey-style black-and-white illustration of a young woman with an air of gothic elegance. She wears a corseted dress with intricate lace details and gold button accents, evoking a Victorian aesthetic. Her hair is neatly braided, adorned with roses, and her choker adds a subtle touch of mystery. The woman's expression should be neutral and detached, as though lost in thought, reflecting Gorey's signature style of characters with ambiguous emotions. Incorporate meticulous cross-hatching to bring out the depth and texture of the fabric and lace. The character’s features and hair should be delicately outlined, using fine lines to create subtle shadows and tonal gradients. Place her against a minimal background--perhaps a suggestion of wooden arches or a faint bookshelf in the distance--allowing the figure to remain the focal point. To enhance the atmosphere, introduce small symbolic elements: a distant clock, hinting at themes of fleeting time, and a faint stained-glass window casting eerie patterns. These motifs add layers of symbolism, echoing the quiet tension and surrealism typical of Gorey’s work.