Woman Who Hosts a Jane Austen Regency Ball for Her 40th Birthday Says ‘Honor Milestones’ and ’Celebrate People’

Courtesy of Brett Edwards via Katie Cook

For Katie Cook and her family, celebrating the birthdays of near and dear ones has been a family tradition for many generations, a celebration of the worth and value of the family member. Thus, for her 40th birthday, the Jane Austen fan decided to host a Regency ball.

“I wanted to do a party because I wanted to have all the people I love in one place,” Mrs. Cook told The Epoch Times. “I realized I love Jane Austen.”