Lakhasly

Catherine is 20 years old when she buys the extravagantly beautiful red dress.She is said to be "eloquent in her garments" which are eye-catching and beautiful things she is not able to be. Catherine revels in the dresses in her stunning wardrobe, but her father is repulsed or discomfited by them. Dr. Sloper has a "dread of vulgarity," and he cringes at the openly eye-catching and lavish dress his daughter wears.

Catherine is 20 years old when she buys the extravagantly beautiful red dress. For her the red dress represents her inner longing to shine. It is a treat that makes her look more mature and is an outward expression of the fun-loving part of her personality as well as her longing for attention and admiration which she normally dares not give voice to or act out. She is said to be "eloquent in her garments" which are eye-catching and beautiful things she is not able to be. Catherine revels in the dresses in her stunning wardrobe, but her father is repulsed or discomfited by them. Dr. Sloper has a "dread of vulgarity," and he cringes at the openly eye-catching and lavish dress his daughter wears. His sense of upper-class propriety and his perpetually negative and disdainful judgment of his daughter underlies this judgment