No, I'd think she'd not be

[mamadeb]

This can be filed under how language has changed since the late 19th C:

"Katy is a nice girl enough," pronounced her mother, "but not of the
sort to attract a gay young man, I should fancy."

From What Katy Did Next.

I'm reading 19th Century women's domestic fiction on Gutenberg just for something to DO.

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[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Given that Katy later married the young man in question, I'd say that was not the case. :)