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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 603, 25 October 1880, Page 2

Reminiscences oh vvEU.uiu'HW.—ln the year 1845 a worthy citizen plodded his way with some difficulty through fern and ti-tree to To Aro Elat, being in search of the surveyor's peg which had been driven in (itthe corner of what 13 now Cuba and Dixon' streets, Upon this spot was erected a small bouse, in which a very successful drapery business was carried on by two ladies of remarkable talent and energy, who have long siuce retired from tlio scene to the land of their birth—- '' Laud p* the mountain and the flood, Land of brown heath and shaggy wood. 1 In the year 18G6 it passed into the bands of MbJamks 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 tho result was, To Aro Houso, as at present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery „Establishments in the colony of New Zealand. The general Drapery occupies a large space, being 49-feet by 25 feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses, Silks, Gloves, - Hosiery, Ribbons, Laces, <fcc. Tho Men's, Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 42 feet by 14-foot, and lias attached a comfortable sitting-room, Carpels and Household furnishings-have a similar space, alloted to them. ;The Show-room for the sale of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, Ac., is a very spacious' apartment, elegantly fitted dp, 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'fapplication'. A special feature at Te Aro House is the Order Department, and very careful attention is paid to the wants of.Country Residents. Allqrdors are executed under;the immediate supervision of the proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded to their' destination with that promptness and despatch which have always distinguished Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling