A Kiss at Midnight – Berkeley Springs, WV (circa 1910)
We met Miss Odessa Mendenhall in earlier postcard stories – we recently looked at the postcard Odessa received from Frank in Smithfield, West Virginia.
Odessa lived in Berkeley Springs, a resort town built around the mineral springs in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Springs,_West_Virginia
I noted that I have quite a few postcards related to Miss Mendenhall – and several relate to themes of courtship and romance.
This postcard shows an amorous couple on a bench beside a pond.
They are kissing by moonlight.
A country house, without lighted windows, appears in the background.
The young gentleman’s hat is on the ground beside his feet.
I believe the young woman is wearing a hat.
On the reverse, the postcard is addressed clearly to Miss Mendenhall, but I was confused by the inscription where the message would be written.
It looks like “c/o Yourself”.
Odessa had such a large circle of correspondents that I hesitate to suggest that she mailed this postcard to herself.
I considered that a friend might be suggesting that the postcard illustrates the adventures of Odessa.
Or, the message could be a reminder to “take care of yourself”.
In any event, the postcard is a great example of romantic postcard illustration, and it was well-preserved within the large collection of Miss Mendenhall.
