What did Jane Austen mean by "employ for captivation"?

I read the phrase employ for captivation in Jane Austen’s 1813 Regency novel, Pride and Prejudice:

“Undoubtedly,” replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, “there is a meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable.”

But I don’t understand what it means. Does it mean to try to captivate someone?

It would be easier to answer if you quote a full sentence. I'm guessing that the phrase is something like “those devices that young ladies employ for captivation”, meaning – yes – tricks whose purpose is to captivate the attention of their targets.