The marriage of a daughter, which had been the first object of her wishes since Jane was sixteen, was now on the point of accomplishment, and her thoughts and her words ran wholly on those attendants of elegant nuptials, fine muslins, new carriages, and servants.
– Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 50. Instead of concerning herself with her youngest daughter Lydia’s moral behavior, Mrs. Bennet worries about carriages and servants and expensive wedding outfits – without regard to whether Lydia and Wickham can afford all this.