The Rich Are Not Like Us

The hotel ballroom floor was covered with turf. Three dozen horses arrived by elevator. Trays were attached to saddles. The millionaire’s dinner party had begun. New York’s Cornelius Billings made his money the old fashioned way: he inherited it. Why not host a clever little soirée? The 1903 event cost a mere $1.2 million. Today, the lifestyles […]