As Line mentioned in her post,the idea of a "lady of leisure" is disputed by AV(it was enough of a job just to keep servants for longer than a few weeks!)and I find it amusing that the gentlemen of the time were considered to be shoppers of a limited range. I can well understand why one would be annoyed at a late delivery of food and once again,it shows the power of the Georgian ladies that they felt it was not a man's place to chose furnishings,clothes,etc.