"You don't hear much about ""society"" anymore, but it still mattered in the '60s when Truman Capote (center) mixed socialites and celebrities with his <strong>1966 Black and White Ball</strong>. Held in honor of the Washington Post's Katharine Graham -- pictured on the far left -- it was more of an excuse for a Capote party.  The 500 attendees included Frank Sinatra, CBS founder William Paley, <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/12/showbiz/lauren-bacall-dead/index.html"">Lauren Bacall</a> -- pictured on the far right dancing with choreographer Jerome Robbins -- three presidential daughters and<a href=""http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-inside-story-of-truman-capotes-masked-ball-475551.html"" target=""_blank""> Capote's elevator man</a>. It was both a throwback to the swell soirees of the past and a precursor to the media-mad, celebrity-studded bashes of today."
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