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Show "SIDE LINES" jiOlDB LINES," to the small town " girl or woman, aometlmea aeem a alluring and at unattainable a the proverbial fruit that la juat out of reach. But thej're not!" lnslata one girl who manage! to turn out numeroui little painted cards, after a full day'i work behind the counter. "It really reate me, after (tending all day, to It and make the little flub-dub-berlea; I think any girl can have 'paying hobby'." Every girl who spends a stated Dumber of hours every day at her typewriter, or behind her teacher's dusk, or who has her life job taking care of a house, should have, If possible, possi-ble, an avocation that ihe can enjoy. Living In a small town Is not a handicap. handi-cap. It Is easier to make "pin money," In connection with one's regular duties, du-ties, In a small place than In a larger one. There Is less competition In a small town, and more leisure. The small-town girl who doesn't know what she can make her "paying hobby" should take an Inventory of her abilities. Can she make hats, do hemstitching, make buttons, paint postcards, make paper flowers, ribbon rosettes, silk lamp sbadt-s, quilts, house slippers, fancy hardkerchlefs, or garters, lingerie pins, vases, beaded bead-ed bags, door stops, wooden string holders, desk sets, directory covers, bird shelters and feed cups, toyst One girl raised money making new theater curtain for the village opera house, collecting the money for the advertisements painted on It from the town business men. Another embroiders collars and bloUKes. Still another makes a steady Income planning plan-ning and managing parties In her spare hours. There Is money In but-tsrfly but-tsrfly fathering and mounting, making mak-ing of soups and toilet articles, making mak-ing hair twltehfs, poultry raising, ; gardening, running a rental library, and even In such a si id pi s fcut as advertising ad-vertising and selling one's old clothes. In general, the article upon which ths girl decides as her side line should he low In wlioIt'KuIe cost and simple In construction. It nhould be as nonr-ly nonr-ly pnifi ,pnl In appearance as possible. pos-sible. I.hm.,, where It Is to be dls plnved or dej'vered In boxes. It should be carefully packed for taking cur f H e article gives the subtle Imprcs-v Imprcs-v -n tt 'it It Is worth taking rare of .t,!. ll. hi Hie licM.y of making It Is t a; " .u( ii'" une. i |