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TIL that the Vanderbilts held a costume ball as a housewarming party in 1883, during the Gilded Age. Most contemporary sources put the cost of the ball at $250,000 (nearly 6 million dollars in tod... (www.mcny.org)

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Original Title: TIL that the Vanderbilts held a costume ball as a housewarming party in 1883, during the Gilded Age. Most contemporary sources put the cost of the ball at $250,000 (nearly 6 million dollars in today’s money), including such costs as $65,000 for champagne and $11,000 for flowers.

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