Letter sent by non Latin scholar

Well, a terse missive was sent by yours truly to US World News, and I
did include my address,as well as a society link, so we'll see.

Marie, that gown passage puzzles me as well, but I am afraid the
depth
of my Latin knowledge is confined to unpleasant medical terminology.
It would be interesting to know how many various interpretations
exist
on this telling, or not so telling, commentary.