Mrs. John Wallace lived in Princeton, the college town in south central New Jersey.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton,_New_Jersey
(I have a dozen postcards related to the Wallace family over 30 years; I am sorting through the relationships identified on them.)
In July of 1936, Mrs. Wallace received a postcard from Lillian.
Lillian mailed the postcard from French Lick, a resort town in southern Indiana.
Originally the site of a French trading post, French Lick grew as the salt licks and mineral springs of the area were commercially exploited for medicinal tonics and for tourism.
Visitors traveled to French Lick to experience the mineral waters since the 1840’s.
By the end of the 19th century, French Lick was a resort that included entertainment casinos which attracted famous musicians and popular figures of the fin-de-siecle .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Lick,_Indiana
“Pluto Water”, a best-selling natural laxative, was bottled in French Lick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_Water
The face of the postcard is a photograph of the French Lick Springs Hotel.
The hotel is tagged with the product associated with the area, “The Home of Pluto Water”.
Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his first campaign for the Presidency at a National Governors Conference at the French Lick Hotel in June of 1931.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Lick_Springs_Hotel
On the reverse, Lillian reports “we came over yesterday and will remain for several days”.
“It’s always nice here”, adds Lillian, “Selena and I enjoy the rest.”
It seems that Mrs. Wallace has two sons, as Lillian asks, “Please kiss those attractive boys for me; I think they are adorable”.
Lillian and Selena have been invited to have dinner with “the Higgins” – and there is a further comment that I cannot decipher.
One hopes that the visitors found refreshment at the French Lick Springs Hotel, that Mrs. Wallace showered her sons with affection, and that the friends remained correspondents for many years.
