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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 589, 8 October 1880, Page 2

Keminiscbsues op Wellington.—ln' th year 1845 a worthy citizen plodded his waj with some difficulty through'fern and ti-trei to Te Aro Flat, being in searoh of the sur veyor's peg which had been driven in atthi corner of what is now Cuba and Dixon streets, Upon this spot' was : ereoted a sinal house, in which a very successful draper; business was carried on bvtwo ladies .0' remarkable taletit and energy, who havi long since retired from the scene to the lane of their birth- ".'■ :T'~ :^~-^ "Land 0* the mountain and the f100d, % ■ Land of brown heath and shaggy ;wo6d, In the year 1866 it passed, into the hands:o: ■ Mb!JAMKs the premises l the.apprbprjat name of Tel under vwhcuj 'management business baa steadily nj| greased with the rising; fortunes;of thejfl until at length it was found that a cojM rable enlargement. wa? : nectary; ;^^|

result was, as at presentonVof the'most'.complete and Extensive ; fe| Drapery : Establishments ■ colony 'o£/ ' New Zealand; |.',the : ?'-' General Drapery; pies a large space, being 49 feet by 25 feet; : % Tp : amply sufficient for<all Manchester goddd^^ Fancy Ribbonß,Laces^Aoi-'The"Men'fyflojf'sj m ■ r i Youths' Clothing Department ■ feetby Hfeet, and has attached a and Hqu&Mtt' ;v /nralshlngsiiave a- similar space lallbteijtif ; ; , them. 'The Show-room-for linery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, &oMBS " ayeryvSpacious.apartment,: elegantly flttidrV up, and beautifully lighted, from the roirf, A: and measures 39 feet by 22 feet.,; The stoolt. ' 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 is the Order Department, and very careful attention is paid to the wants of Country Residents. Allordersare executed under the immediate supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded t their destination with that promptness and despatch which have always distinguished Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling ' ton.—[advt.l :