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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 572, 18 September 1880, Page 2

Reminisekoeb of AVelhngton.—ln the year 1845 a worthy citizen plodded Ms way with some difficulty through fern and ti-trei to Te Afo Flat, being in search of the surveyor's peg which had been driven in ,at the corner of what is npw Cuba an 4 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 have long since 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 Me James Smith, the present proprietor, who gave to the premises the appropriate name of Te Aro House, and under whose management business has steadily progressed with the rising fortunes of the city, until at length it was found that a considerable enlargement was necessary, and the result was, Te Aro House, as at present, ' one of the most cpmpjete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in the colony, of New Zealand. The jeiieral Drapery occupies a large space, being 49 feet by 25 feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses, Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, &o. The Men's, Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 42 feet by 14 feet, and has attached a comfortable sitting-room, Carpets and Household furnishings have a similar Bpace alloted to them. The Show-room for the sale of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets,; .Costumes, &c, is,. a'very spacious apartment, elegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted from the roof, and measures 39 feet by 22 feet. The stock of goods is at all times large and well selected, and patterns are forwarded post . free on application. A special feature at , Te Aro House isthe Order Department, and very careful attention is" paid: to the wants of Country Residents. Allorders are executed under the immediate supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed anil forwarded to their' destination .with, that promptness and despatch which' have, always matin-;' guished Te Aio House, Cuba-'streeV Welling ton.-[ADVT.I