The Most Scandalous Parties In Society History

Another shining moment during New York's Gilded Age, social schmoozer C.K.G. Billings threw a legendary dinner party that we're still trying to emulate. A black tie meal - on horseback. 'Twas only fitting as a toast to his new $200,000 stables, although the location was indeed surprising. Like Hyde's costume ball, Billings' bash was held at Sherry's, but the inside was transformed to look like a woodland scene. Thirty-six guests sat on grand horses with saddlebags filled with iced bottles of champagne and attached trays to eat their courses.

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