I'll have to check. She may have indeed said, "Liberty dressing gowns." But your answers, and an email from Mr. Whitworth, make it clear she's speaking of Liberty Department Store of Regent's St., which is, I guess, fairly upscale. So it would seem that the reference refers to a mutual wedding gift the couple have made, which makes sense with Spark's subesequent statement that they must have been very much in love.
This is, incidentally, a novel that is absolutely delicious and, like so many things that are so good you can't stop eating, served in a portion that's entirely too small. It makes you want to reorder and eat it all over again.
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