Mrs. Bennet asks Mr. Bennet to go and introduce himself to the new neighbor, Mr. Bingley, for the express purpose of eventually prevailing upon him to marry one of their daughters. In short, "The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news." Mrs. Bennet lives to marry off her five daughters, and she doesn't even particularly care how ridiculous, socially inappropriate, or unintelligent their prospective husbands are. What she cares most about is their fortune. This is why she can be so willing to marry Elizabeth, her second eldest, off to Mr. Collins (who will inherit Longbourn) though he is an absolutely terrible choice for her.
Jane Bennet, on the other hand, is unwilling to behave as solicitously as her mother. For example, she is horrified when her mother suggests she go to Netherfield on horseback since it seems sure to rain. Her mother figures that then she'd have to stay until she had a chance to see Mr. Bingley, and Jane is mortified by the idea of looking as though she'd planned such a thing. Mrs. Bennet does not care. Although her plan works (after Jane falls ill and must stay at Netherfield for several days), Jane would never have ridden the horse if she'd had any say in the matter. She is somewhat reserved, never boisterous and loud like her mother, and she is always socially appropriate.
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