In December, a “Villains and Heroes” costume party hosted by the Republican donor Robert Mercer drew a contingent
that included one of Mr. Trump’s senior advisers, Kellyanne Conway, who wore a Supergirl costume; the billionaire Trump supporter Peter Thiel, who dressed as the pro wrestler Hulk Hogan; and Mr. Trump, who wore his usual suit and tie.
With 400 of his closest friends in attendance, the New York financier Stephen A. Schwarzman
celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday at his Four Winds estate in Palm Beach, Fla.
Partygoers feasted on short ribs, while two camels wandered along a stretch of sand and a gondolier propelled his craft across the pool.
Many of the guests at Mr. Schwarzman’s party were affiliated with the new White House, among them Mr. Trump’s daughter
and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and his cabinet picks Steve Mnuchin, Wilbur Ross and Elaine Chao, according to Bloomberg.
President Trump and the first lady attended an American Red Cross ball on Feb. 4 at Mr. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, a party with a theme of “From Vienna to Versailles.” With its harpists,
and waiters in powdered wigs, it was an exercise in 18th-century French opulence.
To top off the evening at what is just one of the multibillionaire’s many homes, Gwen Stefani sang “Happy Birthday to You” before taking
a quick twirl with the birthday boy around a dance floor constructed inside a two-story tent where acrobats shimmied and jumped.
The guests had cocktails in the entry hall before moving on to the dining area, where later they ate cake sculpted
in the shape of a Chinese temple with a dragon curled around the edges of the roof, according to one guest.
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