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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 554, 28 August 1880, Page 2

Remin|Be>ces of Wbllihqion.—ln the year 1845 & worthy oitizon plodded his with 60U10 difficulty through fern and ti-trea to Te Aro Flat, being in searoh of tbe eurveyor's peg which had been driven in at the corner of what is now Cuba and Dixonstreets. Upon this spot was erected a small house, in which a very successful drapery business was carried on by two ladies,of remarkable talent and energy, who haye long siuce retired from the scene to the land "' of their birth"Land o* the mountain and the flood, Land of brown heath and shaggy ,wood.' In the year 1866 it passed into the hands of. Mb Jamks Smith, the present proprietor, who gave to the prediises the appropriate name of Te Aro House,, and under whose management business, has steadily, pro?.,, greased with the rising lortunes.of the c\ty, } until at length it was found that a consult)- '■ . rable enlargement was necessary, and ' tlio result was, To Aro House, as at present,' ' J ; one of the most complete and Extensive'' • Drapery Establishments in the colony of • New Zealand. The general Drapery occu- ; pies a large space, being 49 feet , by 25 jfeet, :r amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, fancy Dresses, Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Eibbons,'laces, &a. The Men's,- Boy's, and ' Youths' Clothing Department measures feet by 14 feet, and has attached a able sitting-room. Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar space alloted to „ them. " The Show-room for the sale of Mil-'" linery,- MantleSj Jaobets.-CostumeSj a very spacious apartment,. elegantly fitted . up, and beautifully lighted from theiroof, ), ; md measujes. 39 feet 22 feet. The stack/ ■ of • goods. is: at all times large and well selected, and patterns: are forwarded post free on application,. A speoial feature 1 Xe AroH9u»9 ieth« QfdwD?p<tftoeoVw^ ; ;- "i f