Added to the gorgeous feast of information provided by Julie, are these lovely lines from JA's letters. Together they are making this GR a fabulously happy one.

Letter 24;
"It is too handsome to be worn, almost too handsome to be looked at.."

"We find no fault in your manner of performing any of our commisions, but if you like to think yourself remiss in any of them, pray do." :D

"..therefore with three methods of going [to the ball] I must have been more at the ball than anybody else."

Letter 24,
I love this one;

"We greive therefore in some comfort"