The Campbells hosted the most extravagant parties in St. Louis.
When high society ladies threw a party in the West, they spared no expense. Women living in rural areas had their challenges, but the wealthy ladies in the Gateway to the West, St. Louis, Missouri, had the luxury of almost any item they desired. Residing in a river town, with boats teeming full of imported goods, and a railroad town, where trains transported products of all kinds, made it easy for them to entertain.
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