Letter 37: JA's black cap

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Letter 37: JA's black cap Written by Line (9/20/2007 8:22 p.m.)

I am prevented from setting my black cap at Mr. Maitland by his having a wife & ten Children.

What was the significance of JA's cap being black? Did older women wear black caps instead of white?

And in the postscript:

I scandalized [Mrs. Busby's] nephew cruelly; he has but three Children instead of Ten.

What did JA mean by "scandalizing him cruelly"?

I'm reminded of "Northanger Abbey": A family of ten children will be always called a fine family, where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number.

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Letter 37: JA's black cap Line (9/20/2007 8:22 p.m.)

re: black cap and scandalized nephew JoAnn (9/20/2007 10:12 p.m.)
- Maybe same Black cap ... Mandy N (9/21/2007 5:11 a.m.)

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