Although some of these characterisations are observable in other sources, perhaps these here are more interesting in terms of how Emily was perceived in the second half of the 19th century, rather than as definitive observations of fact. They do not strike an appearance of being scholarly studies - for example in the first source are also listed various bits of domestic advice, such as "A housekeeper who has made a study of economical comfort in her home has found after long experience that it is not the fullness of hair mattresses which adds to their comfort, so much as close tufting."