My guess - JA hoped Cassandra was impressing people

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My guess - JA hoped Cassandra was impressing people Written by Tracy W (9/16/2007 2:32 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, I find the sentence somewhat..., penned by Reeba

As Mandy N says, wearing a white gown was fashionable back then. I think by "gay parties" JA is referring to a series of other guests who were visiting Edward and Elizabeth. It sounds like Cassandra talked about visitors in the last letter JA got from her.

So my guess is that JA was teasing Cassandra by saying that she hoped she had "dressed to impress" her brother's visitors.

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Wearing a white gown in the morning Line (9/16/2007 8:22 a.m.)

I find the sentence somewhat... Reeba (9/16/2007 9:56 a.m.)
- My guess - JA hoped Cassandra was impressing people Tracy W (9/16/2007 2:32 p.m.)
  - Ah! Parties not party's. Thanks Tracy. Nfm Reeba (9/16/2007 2:41 p.m.)
- A white gown... Mandy N (9/16/2007 11:29 a.m.)
  - Can you be a little more JulieW (9/16/2007 11:33 a.m.)
    - Wearing white... Mandy N (9/16/2007 12:44 p.m.)
      - I wondered about this   LaurieC (9/16/2007 1:41 p.m.)
        
        It means mediocre or "so-so". nfm   Lila (9/16/2007 11:21 p.m.)
        
        French?   JoAnn (9/16/2007 3:35 p.m.)
        
        Come ça   Maisy (9/16/2007 7:32 p.m.)
        
        Like I said...   JoAnn (9/16/2007 9:54 p.m.)
        
        And mine is extremely rusty ;o)   Maisy (9/16/2007 10:13 p.m.)

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